As of Monday, foreign nationals from all safe countries (those on the so-called “green list”) can visit the Czech Republic without restriction, the Foreign Ministry has announced.
Up until now, citizens of those countries could visit the Czech Republic for clearly defined reasons, such as a serious family situation or work in the country.
The change means that travelers from these countries, which were listed among the safe countries in early July, will now be able to do so without needing to establish their purpose of stay — which makes visits for purposes of tourism possible.
The Czech Republic has included all EU countries except for Sweden among its list of safe countries, along with Andorra, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Norway, San Marino, Switzerland, the Vatican, and Britain.
Citizens of these countries were recently permitted to travel to the Czech Republic without stating a reason.
On the contrary, citizens of Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Japan, South Korea, and Thailand could arrive in the Czech Republic only under specific conditions, despite the fact that these countries had also been denoted as safe.
The government maintained these restrictions due to the fact that these countries had similar restrictions in place regarding Czech citizens entering their borders.
Due to the inclusion of these countries on the safe list, however, Czechs did not have to submit a negative test or quarantine upon returning from these nations.
Sweden is the only EU country the Czech Republic includes among high-risk countries.
Serbia and Montenegro were recently reclassified high risk. Their citizens can only enter the Czech Republic on the basis of exceptions issued by the Health Ministry; tourism is not an acceptable reason.
Upon return from these countries, Czechs must submit a negative coronavirus test or spend two weeks in quarantine.