Czech Embassy in Riyadh

The Czech embassy in Riyadh is listed as open 5 days a week, 07:45–16:15. It opens on Sunday but not on Saturday.

The Czech Republic requires Saudi citizens to hold a visa issued in advance. Whether the Czech embassy in Riyadh takes applications itself or through a visa centre is set out on its official website.

2025 figures: 17,706 short-stay Schengen visa applications were lodged at the Czech Republic’s embassy in Riyadh, and 17,106 visas were issued. 563 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 3.2%. The refusal rate fell by 1.7 points from 4.9% in 2024. Applications rose by 21% compared with 2024 (14,672).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 3.2% (2025) to 6.2% (2023).

Across all Schengen consulates in Saudi Arabia, 5.2% of applications were refused in 2025; the Czech Republic’s rate worldwide was 14.2%. The Czech Republic received the 8th largest number of applications of the 20 Schengen states represented here.

90.3% of the visas issued here were multiple-entry visas, valid for several trips. The statistics count applications, not people, and include every nationality that applies here, not only citizens of Saudi Arabia.

Besides the Czech embassy in Riyadh, the Czech Republic has 1 other mission in Saudi Arabia. Honorary consulates: Jeddah. Saudi Arabia in turn has an embassy in Prague.

About the Czech embassy in Riyadh

It appears in official lists as Embassy of Czech Republic in Riyadh.

Address and contact

Address: سعد بن غرير, Rijád. The record for the Czech embassy in Riyadh includes a phone number, an e-mail address and an official website.

Czech citizens travelling to Saudi Arabia

Czech citizens receive their visa for Saudi Arabia at the border; it covers up to 90 days.

Before visiting the Czech embassy in Riyadh

Current procedures for the Czech embassy in Riyadh, including any appointment system, are on its official website, linked on this page.