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Nhập cảnh và thị thực

Czechia is in the Schengen area. Non-EU visitors are registered in the EU Entry/Exit System (EES) on first entry: fingerprints and a facial photo, no passport stamps. Visa-free visitors may stay 90 days in any 180 across all Schengen states. ETIAS is not operating yet: its launch is now expected in 2027, so ignore sites selling "ETIAS" approvals.

Thời hạn hộ chiếu: Non-EU passports: valid at least 3 months after you leave the Schengen area and issued within the last 10 years.

Tại cửa khẩu có thể được hỏi

• EES registration at the first Schengen border: fingerprints and face photo (children under 12 give no fingerprints). Allow extra time at passport control.
• Border guards may ask for a return ticket, accommodation proof, travel insurance and funds for your stay.
• Your 90/180 days are counted across all Schengen states together; use the EU short-stay calculator to check.

Hải quan

• From outside the EU: 200 cigarettes, 1 L spirits or 2 L fortified wine, 4 L wine, 16 L beer; other goods up to EUR 430 by air/sea (EUR 300 by land).
• Personal imports of meat, milk and dairy products from non-EU countries are banned (small exceptions for infant food and medical needs).
• Declare cash of EUR 10,000 or more (or equivalent) when entering or leaving the EU.
• Prescription medicines: carry the prescription; narcotic or psychotropic medicines need a Schengen certificate (Article 75) or a doctor's letter.

Kiểm tra ngày 29 tháng 10, 2026 · Nguồn: home-affairs.ec.europa.eu ↗, travel-europe.europa.eu ↗, home-affairs.ec.europa.eu ↗, home-affairs.ec.europa.eu ↗, finance.ec.europa.eu ↗, gov.pl ↗, mzv.gov.cz ↗

Tiền

Hầu như nơi nào cũng trả bằng thẻ. Thẻ được chấp nhận hầu như khắp nơi.

Mạng thanh toán: Visa, Mastercard

Apple Pay — dùng được · Google Pay — dùng được

Nơi nên đổi tiền

• Pay by card or phone in CZK: accepted almost everywhere.
• Bank ATMs (Česká spořitelna, ČSOB, Komerční banka, Raiffeisenbank).
• City exchange offices that show the "we buy" rate and final amount; you may cancel exchanges up to EUR 1,000 within 3 hours.

Nơi không nên đổi

• Euronet and other independent ATMs (high fees, pushes currency conversion).
• Exchange offices with "0% commission" signs showing only sell rates.
• Street money changers (fake or invalid notes).
• Paying in euros: shops give poor rates and change in CZK.

Cây ATM: Use bank ATMs and always choose CZK. Euronet machines in central Prague charge high fees and offer bad conversion rates.

Tiền boa: Around 10% in restaurants for good service; check whether service is already on the bill.

• When a card terminal or ATM offers to charge you in your home currency, decline and pay in local currency: dynamic currency conversion adds roughly 3-10%.
• Cards issued by Russian banks (Visa, Mastercard and Mir) do not work here because of sanctions; bring enough cash or a card from a non-Russian bank.
• Some places accept euros, but at poor rates.

Kiểm tra ngày 29 tháng 10, 2026 · Nguồn: visitczechia.com ↗, gov.uk ↗, cnb.cz ↗, support.apple.com ↗

Văn hóa và trang phục

Tôn giáo: One of Europe's least religious countries; Catholic heritage.

Trang phục: Casual; cover shoulders in churches. Take shoes off when visiting homes.

Phép lịch sự

• Greet with "Dobrý den" on entering shops.
• Toast with eye contact: "Na zdraví".
• Beer is cheap and central to social life; do not mix beers in one glass.
• Tram and metro etiquette: offer seats to the elderly.

Kiểm tra ngày 29 tháng 10, 2026 · Nguồn: visitczechia.com ↗

Khí hậu

Continental: cold winters, warm summers, rain mostly in summer. Figures are Prague average highs/lows.

Mùa đẹp nhất: May-June and September; December for Christmas markets.

Kiểm tra ngày 29 tháng 10, 2026 · Nguồn: chmi.cz ↗, visitczechia.com ↗

Nên mang

• Type E plug adapter (230 V)
• Warm layers outside summer
• Comfortable shoes for cobblestones
• Card or phone wallet

Không nên mang / cấm mang vào

• Exchanging money on the street.
• Meat and dairy from outside the EU.
• Driving after even one drink.

Thông tin thiết thực

Ổ cắm: Type E (Type C fits); 230 V, 50 Hz

Nước: Tap water is safe to drink.

Giao thông: đi bên phải

Di động và eSIM: EU roaming: SIMs from any EU/EEA country work at home prices (fair-use limits). Ukrainian and Moldovan SIMs too since 1 Jan 2026. Swiss, UK, Serbian and other non-EU SIMs pay roaming; an eSIM data plan is cheaper.

Ứng dụng: PID Lítačka (Prague transport), IDOS, České dráhy / RegioJet, Bolt / Uber / Liftago, edalnice.cz

Internet: Good 4G/5G coverage; mobile data is relatively pricey on local plans.

Sức khỏe: EU/EEA/Swiss and UK (GHIC) cardholders get state healthcare at local rates with their EHIC/GHIC. Others pay in full, so bring insurance. Pharmacies (green cross) handle minor issues.

Bảo hiểm: Schengen visa applicants must hold travel medical insurance of at least EUR 30,000 valid in all Schengen states. Everyone else: strongly advised.

Khẩn cấp: 112; 155 ambulance, 158 police, 150 fire

Kiểm tra ngày 29 tháng 10, 2026 · Nguồn: europa.eu ↗, europa.eu ↗, digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu ↗, gov.uk ↗