Biometric EES Glitch Causes Three-Hour Passport Queues at Prague Airport
Interior Ministry Hotlines for Foreigners Shut Down Until New Year
EES Meltdown Triggers Three-Hour Queues at Prague Airport
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Holiday Travellers Face Double Whammy of Border Checks and EES Delays
An Expats.cz roundup warns that travellers to and from Czechia face longer queues both at land borders—where Austria, Germany and Poland are running extended checks—and at Prague Airport, where the new biometric Entry/Exit System is still unstable. Businesses are urged to build extra transit time into holiday travel and to brief staff on documentation requirements to avoid costly delays.
Interior Ministry Helplines for Foreigners Go Quiet Over Christmas
Czechia’s Interior Ministry has suspended its main helpline for foreigners from 22 December to 2 January and restricted the Ukraine-specific line to two limited service days. Expatriates and employers are advised to use e-mail or in-person visits to handle residence-permit and temporary-protection issues during the holiday period.