🇨🇿Czechia Visa for South African Citizens2026 Requirements, Fees & Documents

Travel insurance is mandatory for all Schengen countries. If you have not purchased, please click here (visa.vfsglobal.com ↗). - A filled in checklist. Click Here (PDF checklist ↗) to download checklist. - An original application form for Schengen visa (A4) (www.mzv.cz/visaform (mzv.cz ↗)) filled in completely and legibly and signed by the applicant (or the legal guardian for children). - A proof of payment of the visa fee. - A passport valid for 90 days after the applicant’s last day of stay in Schengen territory, with two blank visa pages for the visa sticker. Please note that the Czech Republic DOES NOT accept South African Temporary passports. - A copy of the passport (only the data page with the photograph and the signature). - A recent passport sized photograph (3,5 x 4,5 cm) in colour to be glued, do not staple. - A proof of financial funds for the stay at the territory of Schengen states, e.g. recent bank account statements showing movements over the last 3 months. - A round trip air-ticket and itinerary with dates and flight numbers specifying an entry to and an exit from the territory of Schengen states. If more than one entry is required, a reason must be provided. - Proof of a valid travel health insurance for the entire duration of the stay in the Schengen territory – a letter from the insurance company covering medical expenses, including emergency hospital treatment and repatriation (transportation) to the home country/country of residence, stating the name of the person, the policy number, the period of cover and the medical coverage equivalent of 30.000 EUR. - Proof of accommodation in all Schengen countries visited during the trip. - Visa of the final / main (with the longest stay) country of destination must be obtained (if needed) before applying for a Schengen visa. - A certified parental consent from both parents is required for children under the age of 18 travelling alone. If a child travels with only one parent, the other parent must produce a notarised (certified) consent. For pupils and students – an original letter from a school, a college or a university. - Official Invitation from the person to be visited, if applicable, certified by the Alien Police inspectorate in the Czech Republic (it is required when a physical or a legal person invites the applicant to the Czech Republic and provides accommodation, financial support or other from the requirements list). - Spouses of EU/EEA citizens and their children under the age of 21: Full Marriage or Full Birth certificates must be submitted with the application as a proof of the relationship with a EU/EEA spouse/parent.

Travel insurance is mandatory for all Schengen countries. If you have not purchased, please click here (visa.vfsglobal.com ↗). - A filled in checklist. Click Here (PDF checklist ↗) to download checklist. - An original application form for Schengen visa (A4) (www.mzv.cz/visaform (mzv.cz ↗)) filled in completely and legibly and signed by the applicant (or the legal guardian for children). - A proof of payment of the visa fee. - A passport valid for 90 days after the applicant’s last day of stay in Schengen territory, with two blank visa pages for the visa sticker. Please note that the Czech Republic DOES NOT accept South African Temporary passports. - A copy of the passport (only the data page with the photograph and the signature). - A recent passport sized photograph (3,5 x 4,5 cm) in colour to be glued, do not staple. - A proof of financial funds for the stay at the territory of Schengen states, e.g. recent bank account statements showing movements over the last 3 months. - A round trip air-ticket and itinerary with dates and flight numbers specifying an entry to and an exit from the territory of Schengen states. If more than one entry is required, a reason must be provided. - Proof of a valid travel health insurance for the entire duration of the stay in the Schengen territory – a letter from the insurance company covering medical expenses, including emergency hospital treatment and repatriation (transportation) to the home country/country of residence, stating the name of the person, the policy number, the period of cover and the medical coverage equivalent of 30.000 EUR. - Proof of accommodation in all Schengen countries visited during the trip. - Visa of the final / main (with the longest stay) country of destination must be obtained (if needed) before applying for a Schengen visa. - A certified parental consent from both parents is required for children under the age of 18 travelling alone. If a child travels with only one parent, the other parent must produce a notarised (certified) consent. For pupils and students – an original letter from a school, a college or a university. - Official Invitation from the person to be visited, if applicable, certified by the Alien Police inspectorate in the Czech Republic (it is required when a physical or a legal person invites the applicant to the Czech Republic and provides accommodation, financial support or other from the requirements list). - Spouses of EU/EEA citizens and their children under the age of 21: Full Marriage or Full Birth certificates must be submitted with the application as a proof of the relationship with a EU/EEA spouse/parent.

Travel insurance is mandatory for all Schengen countries. If you have not purchased, please click here (visa.vfsglobal.com ↗). - A filled in checklist. Click Here (PDF checklist ↗) to download checklist. - An original application form for Schengen visa (A4) (www.mzv.cz/visaform (mzv.cz ↗)) filled in completely and legibly and signed by the applicant (or the legal guardian for children). - A proof of payment of the visa fee. - A passport valid for 90 days after the applicant’s last day of stay in Schengen territory, with two blank visa pages for the visa sticker. Please note that the Czech Republic DOES NOT accept South African Temporary passports. - A copy of the passport (only the data page with the photograph and the signature). - A recent passport sized photograph (3,5 x 4,5 cm) in colour to be glued, do not staple. - A proof of financial funds for the stay at the territory of Schengen states, e.g. recent bank account statements showing movements over the last 3 months. - A round trip air-ticket and itinerary with dates and flight numbers specifying an entry to and an exit from the territory of Schengen states. If more than one entry is required, a reason must be provided. - Proof of a valid travel health insurance for the entire duration of the stay in the Schengen territory – a letter from the insurance company covering medical expenses, including emergency hospital treatment and repatriation (transportation) to the home country/country of residence, stating the name of the person, the policy number, the period of cover and the medical coverage equivalent of 30.000 EUR. - Proof of accommodation in all Schengen countries visited during the trip. - Visa of the final / main (with the longest stay) country of destination must be obtained (if needed) before applying for a Schengen visa. - A certified parental consent from both parents is required for children under the age of 18 travelling alone. If a child travels with only one parent, the other parent must produce a notarised (certified) consent. For pupils and students – an original letter from a school, a college or a university. - Official Invitation from the person to be visited, if applicable, certified by the Alien Police inspectorate in the Czech Republic (it is required when a physical or a legal person invites the applicant to the Czech Republic and provides accommodation, financial support or other from the requirements list). - Spouses of EU/EEA citizens and their children under the age of 21: Full Marriage or Full Birth certificates must be submitted with the application as a proof of the relationship with a EU/EEA spouse/parent.

Travel insurance is mandatory for all Schengen countries. If you have not purchased, please click here (visa.vfsglobal.com ↗). - A filled in checklist. Click Here (PDF checklist ↗) to download checklist. - An original application form for Schengen visa (A4) (www.mzv.cz/visaform (mzv.cz ↗)) filled in completely and legibly and signed by the applicant (or the legal guardian for children). - A proof of payment of the visa fee. - A passport valid for 90 days after the applicant’s last day of stay in Schengen territory, with two blank visa pages for the visa sticker. Please note that the Czech Republic DOES NOT accept South African Temporary passports. - A copy of the passport (only the data page with the photograph and the signature). - A recent passport sized photograph (3,5 x 4,5 cm) in colour to be glued, do not staple. - A proof of financial funds for the stay at the territory of Schengen states, e.g. recent bank account statements showing movements over the last 3 months. - A round trip air-ticket and itinerary with dates and flight numbers specifying an entry to and an exit from the territory of Schengen states. If more than one entry is required, a reason must be provided. - Proof of a valid travel health insurance for the entire duration of the stay in the Schengen territory – a letter from the insurance company covering medical expenses, including emergency hospital treatment and repatriation (transportation) to the home country/country of residence, stating the name of the person, the policy number, the period of cover and the medical coverage equivalent of 30.000 EUR. - Proof of accommodation in all Schengen countries visited during the trip. - Visa of the final / main (with the longest stay) country of destination must be obtained (if needed) before applying for a Schengen visa. - A certified parental consent from both parents is required for children under the age of 18 travelling alone. If a child travels with only one parent, the other parent must produce a notarised (certified) consent. For pupils and students – an original letter from a school, a college or a university. - Official Invitation from the person to be visited, if applicable, certified by the Alien Police inspectorate in the Czech Republic (it is required when a physical or a legal person invites the applicant to the Czech Republic and provides accommodation, financial support or other from the requirements list). - Spouses of EU/EEA citizens and their children under the age of 21: Full Marriage or Full Birth certificates must be submitted with the application as a proof of the relationship with a EU/EEA spouse/parent.