What the Czechia visa rules mean for Belgium travellers
Belgium citizens can enter Czechia without a visa and live there under freedom of movement. You only need a valid Belgium passport at the border; immigration officers may still ask for a return or onward ticket, proof of accommodation and enough money for your stay.
Documents to prepare
Whatever your visa status, Czechia applies the same entry conditions to every traveller:
- Passport validity: The Schengen Borders Code requires a third-country national's travel document to be valid at least three months after the intended date of departure from the territory of the Member States and to have been issued within…
- Blank passport pages: Your passport needs at least 2 blank pages.
- Travel insurance: Schengen visa applicants need travel medical insurance valid throughout the territory of the Member States for the entire intended stay, with minimum coverage of EUR 30,000 (Visa Code, Article 15).
- Return or onward ticket: The Czech Foreign Ministry asks Schengen visa applicants for supporting documents on accommodation and a document proving intention to leave Schengen (mostly an air ticket reservation or other reservation, plus proof of…
Czechia entry rules compared
Czechia lets 93 passports in without a visa and requires an embassy visa from 105. Belgium citizens are treated the same way as Albania, Andorra, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Bulgaria. Overall the Belgium passport ranks #3 in the world with 126 visa-free destinations.
More travel options
Planning a longer trip in Europe? With a Belgium passport you can also visit 44 countries in the region without a visa, including Andorra, Albania, Armenia, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Belarus and Switzerland.
In the other direction, Czechia citizens can visit Belgium visa-free.