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On 30 June, the Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic relaxed the rules of travel to the Czech Republic. The new rules come to effect on 1 July 2020.
On 30 June, the Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic relaxed the rules of travel to the Czech Republic. The new rules come to effect on 1 July 2020. You can find the condition for entry of persons to the territory of the Czech Republic in accordance with the Ministry of Health Protective Measure here (pdf, 187 kB). Information on the website will be gradually updated.
The list of EU+ countries broken down by a level of risk has been updated. Poland and Great Britain are considered as countries with a low risk at the moment. As of June 30th, 2020 the Polish and British citizens and EU citizens with temporary or permanent residence permit in Poland and Great Britain can enter the Czech Republic without the necessity of having a negative PCR test and without the necessity to prove the purpose of travel.
The list of EU+ countries broken down by a level of risk has been updated. Belgium is considered as a country with a low risk at the moment. As of June 23rd, 2020 the Belgium citizens and EU citizens with temporary or permanent residence permit in Belgium can enter the Czech Republic without the necessity of having a negative PCR test and without the necessity to prove the purpose of travel.
As of June 15th, 2020 based on evaluation of epidemiologic situation, the EU+ countries will be divided into three groups according to a level of risk of COVID-19 - low (green), medium (orange) and high (red) risk.
EU+ citizens and citizens of other countries with the granted status of long-term resident in the EU may enter the Czech Republic without the necessity of having a negative PCR test and without the necessity to prove the purpose of travel in case they travel from the country with low risk (green). If they travel from the countries with medium and high risk, they can enter the Czech Republic only if they belong to one of the exceptions from the entry ban of foreign nationals and fulfil the conditions for entry defined by the Ministry of Health Protective measure (e.g. submission of a medical certificate). This also applies to the Czech citizens who live in other EU+ country and travel to the Czech Republic.
Czech citizens living in the Czech Republic and foreigners with residence permit in the Czech Republic (including EU citizens) may come back from the green and orange countries without any restrictions. If they travel from the red country, they have to submit a medical certificate or they have to undergo a quarantine.
As of the June 5th, 2020 the border checks at the land border between the Czech Republic and Austria and between the Czech Republic and Germany are abolished and these borders can be crossed at any point again. However, the police will carry out spot-checks aimed at compliance with the Ministry of Health Protective measure. At the air border, the temporary reintroduction of internal border control is being prolonged until June 30th, 2020 23:59. Passengers can now use all airports for flights within Schengen.
The rules for entering the territory of the Czech Republic and quarantine measures are defined by the Ministry of Health (pdf, 135 kB). Information regarding entry to other countries is the responsibility of the embassies in the countries of destination and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Quarantine measures and RT-PCR test conditions are the responsibility of the Ministry of Health.
The activities of diplomatic missions of the Czech Republic are gradually resumed. Depending on the epidemiological situation, the conditions for entry into the Czech Republic will also be gradually relaxed. More detailed information regarding the stay of third country nationals in the Czech Republic can be found here.
Source: https://www.mvcr.cz/mvcren/article/coronavirus-information-of-moi.aspx
