Czech Consulate General in Los Angeles

The Czech consulate general in Los Angeles is listed as open 4 days a week, 09:00–12:00.

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

2025 figures: 300 short-stay Schengen visa applications were lodged at the Czech Republic’s consulate general in Los Angeles, and 296 visas were issued. 4 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 1.3%. That is barely different from 2024 (0.4%). Applications rose by 19% compared with 2024 (253).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 0.4% (2024) to 4.7% (2023).

The Czech Republic issues Schengen visas at 4 locations in the United States; this office handled 27% of their 1,102 applications in 2025. Refusal rates elsewhere: New York 4.2%, Washington D.C. 0.3% and Chicago 5.3%. 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.

8.1% 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 the United States.

For matters it cannot handle, the Czech embassy in Washington D.C. (3,708 km) is responsible. Besides the Czech consulate general in Los Angeles, the Czech Republic has 25 other missions in the United States. Consulates: Chicago and New York. 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 Los Angeles

It appears in official lists as Consulate General of Czech Republic in Los Angeles. A consulate does consular work for a region: passports, certificates and help for nationals in difficulty.

Address and contact

Address: Wilshire Boulevard 10990, 90024 Los Angeles. The record for the Czech consulate general in Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles is closed

Expect the Czech consulate general in Los Angeles to be shut on Veterans Day on Wednesday 11 November 2026 and Thanksgiving Day on Thursday 26 November 2026, and often on Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day on Tuesday 17 November 2026, a holiday in the Czech Republic.

Before visiting the Czech consulate general in Los Angeles

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

Near the Czech consulate general in Los Angeles

The Czech consulate general in Los Angeles has one other foreign mission within 1 km.