Visas and Health in the Czech Republic

Would you like to spend your holidays in the Czech Republic? Are you planning an expatriation project in the Czech Republic? Whatever the reason you choose to go there, consider taking out travel insurance or expat health insurance for you and your family. This will avoid possible financial, health, and legal complications in the event of an unannounced accident. We advise you to favour contracts whose guarantees cover repatriation, hospital costs, civil liability and other emergency medical expenses.

• Political regime: Republic
• Capital: Prague
• Area: 78,866 sq km
• Population: 10.2 million
• Spoken languages: Czech
• Currency: Czech Crown

Visas Czech Republic

For EU nationals, a simple ID card is sufficient.

French Embassy in Prague
Velkoprevorské Namesti 2 – 11801 Prague 1
Tel: 420 51 17 17 11
Fax: 420 51 17 17 20

Czech Embassy in Paris
15 Charles Floquet Avenue
75007 Paris
Tel: 01.40.65.13.00
Fax: 01.40.65.13.13
Email: paris@embassy.mzv.cz

Vaccines and safety in the Czech Republic

Vaccines and local diseases

No vaccine is required for visitors. However, HIV testing is mandatory for all foreigners wishing to work in the Czech Republic. The European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) certifies your rights to health insurance in Europe. During a temporary stay in a Member State of the European Union, it allows you to benefit from the medically necessary care.

In the Czech Republic, the following diseases are common: ascaris, diphtheria, tick encephalitis (see ticks), hepatitis A and B, sexually transmitted diseases, polio, rabies, AIDS, tetanus, tuberculosis, typhoid.

Security in the Czech Republic

Delinquency (mainly pickpocketing) is increasing in Prague on the sites most frequented by tourists (the castle and its access routes, the Charles Bridge, the Place de l’Horloge Astronomical, the hill of Petrin, among others, the places of restoration and transit lines, trams and subways, especially Line 22). Also, before you go to the Czech Republic, consider visiting the France Diplomacy website.

Health insurance and repatriation in the Czech Republic

Why take international health insurance when travelling or residing in the Czech Republic? Simply because health spending quickly reaches very high amounts abroad. In addition, the repatriation guarantee is an essential criterion. In the event of a serious accident it is sometimes necessary to carry out a medicalized repatriation to the nearest medical centre or to the country of residence. Depending on where you are at the time of the accident, and depending on the medical prognosis, it may be necessary to Charter a helicopter or a medicalized aircraft.

Mondassur supports you in your choice of international health insurance by helping you compare the different offers on the market. Depending on your profile, we will be able to offer you different travel,international student and expatriate insurance packages.