What the Czechia visa rules mean for Ukraine travellers
Ukraine citizens can enter Czechia without a visa and stay for up to 90 days. You only need a valid Ukraine passport at the border; immigration officers may still ask for a return or onward ticket, proof of accommodation and enough money for your stay. The 90-day limit usually counts calendar days from your arrival, so book your return flight inside that window.
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. Ukraine citizens are treated the same way as Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Overall the Ukraine passport ranks #66 in the world with 92 visa-free destinations.
More travel options
Planning a longer trip in Europe? With a Ukraine passport you can also visit 45 countries in the region without a visa, including Andorra, Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belgium and Bulgaria.
In the other direction, Czechia citizens can visit Ukraine visa-free for up to 90 days.