Visa Information
Visitors from non-EU countries must posses a passport valid for at least the next 3 months. Participants requiring a visa should apply immediately to the nearest consular office or a diplomatic mission of the Czech Republic in order to avoid a delayed arrival to the Conference. Please note that the visa application procedure can take up to two months. It is not possible to obtain visa at the Prague Airport.
For more information and addresses of the Czech embassy in your country visit web page of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic - www.mzv.cz (English version). The "Application for the Czech Visa" is available on this web page in electronic version, too.
List of countries which DO NOT NEED visa
January 2006
Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Canada, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Guatamala, Honduras, Hongkong*, Hungary, Chile, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea – Republic of Korea, Latvia, Lichtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao*, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, Nicaragua, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Salvador, San Marino, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Uruguay, USA, Vatican, Venezuela.
* for SAR passport holders only
Invitation & Help from Conference Secretariat
We can assist the registered delegates by processing the official invitations on request. These letters do not commit the National and Local Organizing Committee to any financial obligation.
Kindly contact the Czech embassy in your country in time and ask which one of the following documents is required to issue a visa for you for the XXVIth GA IAU conference:
- Official invitation by conference organizers (LOC/NOC/Conference Secretariat) or
- Special Official Invitation by the Foreigners' Department of the Czech Police
1. Official invitation by conference organizers (LOC/NOC/Conference Secretariat)
This invitation will be issued for the respective registered participants by LOC/NOC/Conference Secretariat and will be sent either by e-mail or by regular mail. Kindly be adviced that we can issue the invitation after receiving the fully payment for the registration.
Information needed:
- IAU Member - Yes/No
- Your full name
- Date of birth
- Place of birth
- Country of citizenship (country which issued your passport)
- Number of your passport
- Date of expiry of your passport
- Place of delivery
Kindly note if e-mail version is enough or if you need the original letter to be sent by regular mail. This procedure will take approximately one or two weeks and is free of charge for the registered participants.
2. Special Official invitation by the Foreigners' Department of the Czech Police
In some special cases the Czech Embassy requires the Official invitation by the Foreigners‘ Department of the Czech Police. This invitation costs 100 EUR (DHL delivery service included) and could be arranged only for registered participants. As soon as the required data and payment (contact the Conference Secretariat) are received together with the payment of the registration fee we will start the procedure of issuing the official invitation for you. The procedure usually takes a few weeks. When the official invitation is ready, it will be sent to you by express delivery service. Providing this official invitation Conference Secretariat (Congress Business Travel) does not overtake any financial obligations as regards the travel, hotel and registration costs of the respective delegate.
Information needed:
- Member of IAU - Yes/No
- Your full name
- Date of birth
- Place of birth
- Country of citizenship (country which issued your passport)
- Number of your passport
- Date of issue of your passport
- Date of expiry of your passport
- Full permanent address (street, number, city, state, country)
- Place of delivery
