Czech Consulate General in New York

The Czech consulate general in New York 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.

2025 figures: 337 short-stay Schengen visa applications were lodged at the Czech Republic’s consulate general in New York, and 323 visas were issued. 14 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 4.2%. The refusal rate rose by 2.3 points from 1.9% in 2024. Applications fell by 9% compared with 2024 (371).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 1.9% (2024) to 8.1% (2023).

The Czech Republic issues Schengen visas at 4 locations in the United States; this office handled 31% of their 1,102 applications in 2025. Refusal rates elsewhere: Washington D.C. 0.3%, Los Angeles 1.3% 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.

17.6% 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.

The Czech embassy is in Washington D.C., about 334 km away. Besides the Czech consulate general in New York, the Czech Republic has 25 other missions in the United States. Consulates: Chicago 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 New York

It appears in official lists as Consulate General of Czech Republic in New York. Consulates handle passports, civil registration and, for many countries, visa applications for their district.

Address and contact

Address: East 73rd Street 321, 10021 New York. The record for the Czech consulate general in New York includes a phone number, an e-mail address and an official website.

Czech citizens travelling to the United States

Czech citizens need an electronic travel authorisation (ETA) for the United States, obtained online before travel, for stays of up to 90 days.

When the Czech consulate general in New York is closed

The next closures of the Czech consulate general in New York for public holidays in the United States are Veterans Day on Wednesday 11 November 2026 and Thanksgiving Day on Thursday 26 November 2026; it may also close for Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day on Tuesday 17 November 2026.

Before visiting the Czech consulate general in New York

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

Near the Czech consulate general in New York

Within 1 km of the Czech consulate general in New York there are 14 other foreign missions.