The Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs has released an updated schedule of visa and consular fees that will apply across its global diplomatic network from 1 May to 31 May 2026. The fee table—circulated to embassies and consulates on 8 May—covers short-stay Schengen visas, long-term national visas, residence permits, passport services, super-legalisation and a wide range of other consular transactions. The headline change is a rise in the standard Schengen visa fee from €80 to €90 (approx. CZK 2,250), in line with the EU-wide adjustment adopted earlier this year. Children aged six-to-twelve will pay €45, while EU-family members, diplomatic passport holders and children under six remain exempt. For corporate mobility managers the key figures are the new CZK 73,823 monthly salary threshold that now applies to Blue Card residence permits and the CZK 5,000 fee for long-term business visas. The schedule also confirms that an appeal against a Schengen-visa refusal will cost €80 and that the Czech Republic continues to offer a reduced CZK 2,500 fee for long-term visas issued for non-profit purposes such as study or research. Although the document originates from the Czech embassy in Doha, the fee matrix is applied consistently across all Czech posts world-wide. The ministry routinely publishes local currency equivalents next to the euro or koruna amounts so that travellers and HR departments can budget accurately in markets where consular payments are denominated in local currency—in this case Qatari riyals.
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To help travellers and HR teams keep pace with these fee updates, VisaHQ offers a one-stop online platform that tracks the latest Czech requirements, generates customised document checklists and facilitates application submissions with expert guidance. You can access the dedicated Czech Republic portal at https://www.visahq.com/czech-republic/ for real-time fee information and personalised support, streamlining compliance and reducing administrative workload.
Employers sending staff to Czechia in May should therefore ensure that assignment cost projections reflect the higher Schengen visa charge and, where relevant, the Blue Card salary floor. The timing is also important: applications lodged after 31 May will fall under a new tariff that the ministry says it will publish at the end of the month, suggesting further inflation-linked adjustments may follow. In practical terms, travellers should bring exact payment in the currency specified by the local embassy and allow for processing times that can exceed 15 calendar days at popular posts. Companies with frequent mobility flows are advised to keep scanned receipts, as the Czech Financial Administration now accepts digital versions for expense audits. With leisure and business travel into Prague forecast to hit post-pandemic highs this summer, the revised tariff will directly influence hundreds of thousands of third-country nationals seeking to enter Czechia for work, study or tourism. Mobility teams are urged to circulate the new fee table internally and update employee communications immediately.
To help travellers and HR teams keep pace with these fee updates, VisaHQ offers a one-stop online platform that tracks the latest Czech requirements, generates customised document checklists and facilitates application submissions with expert guidance. You can access the dedicated Czech Republic portal at https://www.visahq.com/czech-republic/ for real-time fee information and personalised support, streamlining compliance and reducing administrative workload.
Employers sending staff to Czechia in May should therefore ensure that assignment cost projections reflect the higher Schengen visa charge and, where relevant, the Blue Card salary floor. The timing is also important: applications lodged after 31 May will fall under a new tariff that the ministry says it will publish at the end of the month, suggesting further inflation-linked adjustments may follow. In practical terms, travellers should bring exact payment in the currency specified by the local embassy and allow for processing times that can exceed 15 calendar days at popular posts. Companies with frequent mobility flows are advised to keep scanned receipts, as the Czech Financial Administration now accepts digital versions for expense audits. With leisure and business travel into Prague forecast to hit post-pandemic highs this summer, the revised tariff will directly influence hundreds of thousands of third-country nationals seeking to enter Czechia for work, study or tourism. Mobility teams are urged to circulate the new fee table internally and update employee communications immediately.
