Short stays and the 90/180-day rule in Czechia (2026)

Last reviewed: 30 October 2026

In short: Visa-exempt visitors may stay up to 90 days in any 180-day period. Travel documents must be valid for three months after departure and issued within 10 years. Non-EU nationals are recorded in the Entry/Exit System, which replaces passport stamps from 10 April 2026.

RuleWhat applies
Maximum length of a short stayShort visit as a tourist or visitorUp to 90 days in any 180-day period across the Schengen area, counting the 180 days before each day of stay. [1]
Visa or travel authorisation for entryShort visit as a tourist or visitorvalue.visa-free [2]
Passport or travel document requirementShort visit as a tourist or visitorA travel document valid for at least three months after the intended departure and issued within the previous 10 years, unless there is a justified emergency (Article 6(1)(a) of the Schengen Borders Code). [1]
Entry/Exit System recordingShort visit as a tourist or visitorThe Entry/Exit System (EES) electronically records the entry, exit and refusals of entry of non-EU nationals on short stays, with facial image, fingerprints, travel document data and date and place of crossing. It started progressively on 12 October 2025 at the external borders of the Schengen states, and from 10 April 2026 electronic records replace passport stamping. [3]

Notes

  • Applies to nationals of the third countries listed in Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, which includes Australia and the United States. Nationals of other countries need a visa. The original text of the Regulation was read; later amendments and the start of ETIAS were not checked.

Sources

  1. European Union (Publications Office): Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on a Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) (consulted 30 October 2026) · all sources
  2. European Union (Publications Office): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 November 2018 listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement (consulted 30 October 2026) · all sources
  3. Ministerstvo zahraničních věcí ČR (Embassy of the Czech Republic in Oslo): EU Entry/Exit System (EES) (consulted 30 October 2026) · all sources

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