Czech Consulate General in Chicago

The Czech consulate general in Chicago is listed as open 4 days a week, 09:30–12:30 with a midday break.

No visa is needed by US citizens for the Czech Republic, for stays of up to 90 days.

In 2025, the Czech Republic’s consulate general in Chicago received 150 applications for short-stay Schengen visas and issued 142. 8 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 5.3%. In 2024 it had been 2.3%: the rate rose by 3.0 points. Applications fell by 30% compared with 2024 (213).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 2.3% (2024) to 5.3% (2025).

The Czech Republic issues Schengen visas at 4 locations in the United States; this office handled 14% of their 1,102 applications in 2025. Refusal rates elsewhere: New York 4.2%, Washington D.C. 0.3% and Los Angeles 1.3%, which makes Chicago the highest of the group. Each office serves the applicants who live in its own consular district, so the rates also reflect who applies where, not only how strictly files are assessed.

Across all Schengen consulates in the United States, 4.9% of applications were refused in 2025; the Czech Republic’s rate worldwide was 14.2%. The Czech Republic received the 17th largest number of applications of the 28 Schengen states represented here.

Multiple-entry visas made up 23.9% of those issued. The statistics count applications, not people, and include every nationality that applies here, not only citizens of the United States.

For matters it cannot handle, the Czech embassy in Washington D.C. (952 km) is responsible. The Czech consulate general in Chicago is one of 26 missions of the Czech Republic in the United States. Consulates: New York and Los Angeles. Honorary consulates: Little Rock, Orlando, Atlanta, Kenner, Kansas City, Charlotte, Houston, Boston and 13 more. The United States in turn has an embassy in Prague.

About the Czech consulate general in Chicago

It appears in official lists as Consulate General of Czech Republic in Chicago. Career consulates of this kind usually renew passports and take visa applications for their region.

Address and contact

Address: North Michigan Avenue 205, 60601 Chicago. The record for the Czech consulate general in Chicago includes a phone number, an e-mail address and an official website.

Czech citizens travelling to the United States

Czech citizens do not need a visa for the United States, but they need an electronic travel authorisation (ETA) before departure; it covers stays of up to 90 days.

When the Czech consulate general in Chicago is closed

The Czech consulate general in Chicago closes on the United States’ public holidays, the next being Veterans Day on Wednesday 11 November 2026 and Thanksgiving Day on Thursday 26 November 2026, and usually on holidays of the Czech Republic such as Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day on Tuesday 17 November 2026.

Before visiting the Czech consulate general in Chicago

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

Near the Czech consulate general in Chicago

The Czech consulate general in Chicago has 23 other foreign missions within 1 km, in a diplomatic quarter.