Czech Embassy in Washington D.C.

The Czech embassy in Washington D.C. is listed as open Monday to Friday, 08:30–11:30.

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

2025 figures: 315 short-stay Schengen visa applications were lodged at the Czech Republic’s embassy in Washington D.C., and 314 visas were issued. 1 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 0.3%. That is barely different from 2024 (0.0%). Applications fell by 17% compared with 2024 (379).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 0.0% (2023) to 0.3% (2025).

The Czech Republic issues Schengen visas at 4 locations in the United States; this office handled 29% of their 1,102 applications in 2025. Refusal rates elsewhere: New York 4.2%, Los Angeles 1.3% and Chicago 5.3%, which makes Washington D.C. the lowest 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.

36.9% 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 in Washington D.C. is one of 26 missions of the Czech Republic in the United States. Consulates: Chicago, 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 embassy in Washington D.C.

It appears in official lists as Embassy of Czech Republic in Washington D.C.

Address and contact

Address: Spring of Freedom Street Northwest 3900, 20008 Washington. The record for the Czech embassy in Washington D.C. 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 embassy in Washington D.C. is closed

The next closures of the Czech embassy in Washington D.C. 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 embassy in Washington D.C.

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

Near the Czech embassy in Washington D.C.

Within 1 km of the Czech embassy in Washington D.C. there are 4 other foreign missions.