Conditions for entry from Poland to the Czech Republic valid from September 11, 2021

ACTUAL SITUATION IN ENTERING THE CZECH REPUBLIC FROM POLAND:

Poland was recognized as a country with a low risk of COVID-19 infection, and travelers from Poland can arrive in the Czech Republic under two conditions:

- filled in Passenger Locator form (https://plf.uzis.cz/)

- negative test: antigen (not older 48 hours) / RT PCR (not older 72 hours) before arrival or after arrival (not later than 5th day)

Excemptions are mentioned bellow.

The rules for entering the territory of the Czech Republic and quarantine measures are defined by the Ministry of Health (pdf, 638 kB). List of countries with a low, medium and high risk of COVID-19 transmission is HERE (pdf, 216 kB). List of countries with an extreme risk of COVID-19 transmission is HERE (pdf, 360 kB). Information regarding entry to other countries is the responsibility of the embassies in the countries of destination and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Quarantine measures and RT-PCR test conditions are the responsibility of the Ministry of Health.

The activities of diplomatic missions of the Czech Republic are gradually resumed. Depending on the epidemiological situation, the conditions for entry into the Czech Republic will also be gradually relaxed. More detailed information regarding the stay of third country nationals in the Czech Republic can be found here.

Rules for entry and return to the Czech Republic (as of September 11^th, 2021)
- citizens of Czechia and foreign nationals with residence permit issued by Czechia
- citizens of EU+ and foreign nationals with long-term or permanent residence permit issued by EU+

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Rules for entry and return to the Czech Republic (as of September 11^th, 2021)
- 3^rd-country nationals who do not have any residence permit issued by Czechia or long-term or permanent residence permit issued by other EU+ country
- 3^rd-country nationals who have a short-term visa issued by Czechia before 11th May 2020 or short-term or long-term visa issued by other EU+ country

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TELEPHONE AND EMAIL HOTLINE
Telephone and email hotlines inquire only about rules related to the entry into the territory of the Czech Republic. The information is provided in the Czech and English language. Individual exemption requests will not be answered, Ministry of the Interior does not grant any individual exemptions for entry into the territory of the Czech Republic. Telephone hotline: +420 974 801 801 Mo - Th: 8.00 - 16.00 and Fr: 8.00 - 12.00 Email hotline: cestovani.covid19@mvcr.cz
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• More detailed information on selected exceptions:
  • Cross-border workers (so-called pendlers),
  • International transport.
• Certificate and confirmation form for entry into the Czech Republic
• Public Health Passenger Locator Form (pdf, 285 kB)
  
  

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• The Instruction for the Form for Travellers Arriving to the Czech Republic - Public Health Passenger Locator Form (pdf, 508 kB)

HOW DO I FIND A TEST SITE?

There is a test site at the Václav Havel International Airport in Prague.

Refer to the LIST OF TEST SITES (https://koronavirus.mzdr.cz/seznam-odberovych-center/). (Note: The list is available in Czech only. Ask your inviting party to help you find the nearest test site.)

Plan ahead and schedule your test appointment before you travel.

You may also seek assistance with the coronavirus help line 1221 (Mo-Fri 8 am - 7 pm and Sat-Sun 9 am 4:30 pm) or with the help line of the Ministry of Health: + 420 224 972 222 (Mo-Fri 9 am - 5 pm), e-mail verejnost@mzcr.cz.

If the above does not help, you may also seek assistance directly with a Regional Hygienic Station according to the region where you will stay (mostly in Czech, however):

PRAGUE REGIONAL HYGIENIC STATION – scroll down for the list of test sites, incl. contact info and opening hours

CENTRAL BOHEMIA REGIONAL HYGIENIC STATION

SOUTH BOHEMIA REGIONAL HYGIENIC STATION + pdf-list of hospital test sites (last update in August)

SOUTH MORAVIA REGIONAL HYGIENIC STATION

KARLOVY VARY REGIONAL HYGIENIC STATION

VYSOČINA REGIONAL HYGIENIC STATION + e-mail your questions to koronavirus@khsjih.cz

HRADEC KRÁLOVÉ REGIONAL HYGIENIC STATION

LIBEREC REGIONAL HYGIENIC STATION + contact for the Liberec Hospital test site

MORAVIA SILESIA REGIONAL HYGIENIC STATION

OLOMOUC REGIONAL HYGIENIC STATION 

PARDUBICE REGIONAL HYGIENIC STATION

PLZEŇ REGIONAL HYGIENIC STATION + info line contacts in the region

ÚSTÍ NAD LABEM REGIONAL HYGIENIC STATION + help line + 420 704 829 502, Mo-Fri: 7:00 - 17:00

ZLÍN REGIONAL HYGIENIC STATION