Entry rules · Czechia passport

Do Czechia passport holders need a visa for Germany?

No visa needed. Czechia passport holders have freedom of movement in Germany: they can live, work and travel there without a visa.

Checked against official sources on 11 Oct 2026. Two independent checks agreed.

The rule

Entry
Freedom of movement. Live, work and travel without a visa.
Status
Verified 11 Oct 2026
Official source
EUR-Lex: Directive 2004/38/EC, consolidated text 16.06.2011
Applies to
A short tourist visit with an ordinary Czechia passport.

What the official sources say

The passages the two checks relied on, with where they come from. Quotes are shown as published, in the source’s language.

Entry: freedom of movement

This Directive shall apply to all Union citizens who move to or reside in a Member State other than that of which they are a national

EUR-Lex: Directive 2004/38/EC, consolidated text 16.06.2011 · Article 3(1) · Law, retrieved 11 Oct 2026

No entry visa or equivalent formality may be imposed on Union citizens.

EUR-Lex: Directive 2004/38/EC, consolidated text 16.06.2011 · Article 5(1) · Law, retrieved 11 Oct 2026

Union citizens shall have the right of residence on the territory of another Member State for a period of up to three months without any conditions or any formalities other than the requirement to hold a valid identity card or passport.

EUR-Lex: Directive 2004/38/EC, consolidated text 16.06.2011 · Article 6(1) · Law, retrieved 11 Oct 2026
More quotes (20)

are workers or self-employed persons in the host Member State; or

EUR-Lex: Directive 2004/38/EC, consolidated text 16.06.2011 · Article 7(1)(a) · Law, retrieved 11 Oct 2026

The words “Union citizen(s)” shall be replaced by the words “national(s) of EC Member States and EFTA States”.

EUR-Lex: Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 158/2007 (OJ L 124, 8.5.2008, p. 20) · Article 1(1), adaptation (c) · Law, retrieved 11 Oct 2026

The act referred to in point 3 of Annex VIII to this Agreement (Directive 2004/38/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council), as adapted for the purposes of the Agreement shall apply, as appropriate, to the fields covered by this Annex.

EUR-Lex: Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 158/2007 (OJ L 124, 8.5.2008, p. 20) · Article 2(1) · Law, retrieved 11 Oct 2026

The objective of this Agreement, for the benefit of nationals of the Member States of the European Community and Switzerland, is:

EUR-Lex: Agreement between the EC and its Member States and the Swiss Confederation on the free movement of persons, consolidated text 01.01.2021 · Article 1 · Law, retrieved 11 Oct 2026

to accord a right of entry, residence, access to work as employed persons, establishment on a self-employed basis and the right to stay in the territory of the Contracting Parties;

EUR-Lex: Agreement between the EC and its Member States and the Swiss Confederation on the free movement of persons, consolidated text 01.01.2021 · Article 1(a) · Law, retrieved 11 Oct 2026

No entry visa or equivalent requirement may be demanded save in respect of members of the family and posted workers

EUR-Lex: Agreement between the EC and its Member States and the Swiss Confederation on the free movement of persons, consolidated text 01.01.2021 · Annex I, Article 1(1) · Law, retrieved 11 Oct 2026

nationals of a Contracting Party shall have the right to reside and pursue an economic activity in the territory of the other Contracting Party

EUR-Lex: Agreement between the EC and its Member States and the Swiss Confederation on the free movement of persons, consolidated text 01.01.2021 · Annex I, Article 2(1) · Law, retrieved 11 Oct 2026

Dette kapittelet regulerer retten til innreise og opphold i riket for utlendinger som omfattes av EØS-avtalen eller EFTA-konvensjonen.

Lovdata: Lov om utlendingers adgang til riket og deres opphold her (utlendingsloven), kapittel 13 (Norway) · § 109 · Law, retrieved 11 Oct 2026

Oppholdsrett etter dette kapittelet gir rett til å ta opphold og til å ta arbeid eller drive ervervsvirksomhet i hele riket

Lovdata: Lov om utlendingers adgang til riket og deres opphold her (utlendingsloven), kapittel 13 (Norway) · § 109 · Law, retrieved 11 Oct 2026

Borgere av land som omfattes av EØS-avtalen, heretter omtalt som EØS-borgere, omfattes av bestemmelsene i dette kapittelet.

Lovdata: Lov om utlendingers adgang til riket og deres opphold her (utlendingsloven), kapittel 13 (Norway) · § 110 · Law, retrieved 11 Oct 2026

En EØS-borger som har gyldig identitetskort eller pass, har oppholdsrett i inntil tre måneder

Lovdata: Lov om utlendingers adgang til riket og deres opphold her (utlendingsloven), kapittel 13 (Norway) · § 111 · Law, retrieved 11 Oct 2026

4. EES-borgari: Útlendingur sem er ríkisborgari ríkis sem fellur undir samninginn um Evrópska efnahagssvæðið (EES).

Alþingi: Lög um útlendinga nr. 80/2016 (Iceland), Lagasafn 1. október 2026, útgáfa 158a · 3. gr., 4. tölul. · Law, retrieved 11 Oct 2026

EES- eða EFTA-borgara sem framvísar gildu vegabréfi eða kennivottorði er heimilt að koma til landsins án sérstaks leyfis

Alþingi: Lög um útlendinga nr. 80/2016 (Iceland), Lagasafn 1. október 2026, útgáfa 158a · 83. gr., 1. mgr. · Law, retrieved 11 Oct 2026

EES- eða EFTA-borgari hefur rétt til dvalar hér á landi lengur en þrjá mánuði ef hann fullnægir einhverju af eftirtöldum skilyrðum:

Alþingi: Lög um útlendinga nr. 80/2016 (Iceland), Lagasafn 1. október 2026, útgáfa 158a · 84. gr., 1. mgr. · Law, retrieved 11 Oct 2026

a. er launþegi eða sjálfstætt starfandi einstaklingur hér á landi,

Alþingi: Lög um útlendinga nr. 80/2016 (Iceland), Lagasafn 1. október 2026, útgáfa 158a · 84. gr., 1. mgr., a-liður · Law, retrieved 11 Oct 2026

All Union citizens shall have the right of residence on the territory of another Member State for a period of longer than three months if they: (a) are workers or self-employed persons in the host Member State; or

European Union / EUR-Lex · Article 7(1) · Law, retrieved 11 Oct 2026

The right of free movement is complemented by the mutual recognition of professional qualifications, by the right to buy property, and by the coordination of social insurance systems. The same rules also apply to citizens of EFTA member states.

Swiss State Secretariat for Migration SEM · Introduction of the Free Movement of Persons Switzerland – EU/EFTA · Government page, retrieved 11 Oct 2026

EEA/EFTA citizens who visit Iceland must carry valid travel documents or identity cards that are accepted for border crossing. Their travel documents must be valid beyond their stay in Iceland.

Iceland Directorate of Immigration · EEA/EFTA citizens · Government page, retrieved 11 Oct 2026

Foreign nationals from EEA/EFTA states who stay in Iceland longer than three months must register with Registers Iceland. Their registration includes legal domicile in Iceland as well as an Icelandic ID number.

Registers Iceland · Registration of EEA/EFTA citizens · Government page, retrieved 11 Oct 2026

The objective of this Agreement, for the benefit of nationals of the Member States of the European Community and Switzerland, is: (a) to accord a right of entry, residence, access to work as employed persons, establishment on a self-employed basis and the right to stay in the territory of the Contracting Parties;

European Union / EUR-Lex · Article 1(a) · Law, retrieved 11 Oct 2026

Czechia passport in other countries of the Schengen area

Checked together with Germany.

Free movement
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland

Germany for other passports

Free movement
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland
Visa-freeUp to 90 days in any 180-day period
Malaysia, Mauritius, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States
Visa-freeUp to 90 daysPublic data
Australia, Canada, New Zealand
Visa required
Bangladesh, Botswana, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Jamaica, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

How this rule was checked

On 11 Oct 2026 we checked this rule against official sources, chiefly EUR-Lex: Directive 2004/38/EC, consolidated text 16.06.2011, as part of one check of all 29 countries of the Schengen area. Two independent checks reached the same result.

Before the check, public visa data (as of 17 Feb 2026) said: visa-free. The official source shows: freedom of movement, and that is what this page shows.

See this check in the log of checks and changes, and how verification works in the methodology.

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Government travel advice for Germany

United States
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
United Kingdom
No advice against travel
Canada
Exercise a high degree of caution

What these governments tell their own citizens about travel to Germany as a whole, as of 30 Sept 2026. It is not about visas, and it reflects each government’s relations and consular reach as well as conditions on the ground.

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Before you travel

This page answers whether you need a visa and how long you can stay on a short tourist visit. It does not cover passport validity, other documents or permission to work. Entry rules change, sometimes without notice, and border officials make the final decision: confirm the requirements for your trip with the official immigration website or embassy of Germany.