Czech passport
The Czech passport (Czech: cestovní pas, pas) is an international travel document issued to nationals of the Czech Republic, and may also serve as proof of Czech citizenship. Besides enabling the bearer to travel internationally and serving as indication of Czech citizenship, the passport facilitates the process of securing assistance from Czech consular officials abroad or other European Union member states in case a Czech consular is absent, if needed.
| Czech passport | |
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The front cover of a contemporary Czech biometric passport | |
The information-page of a Czech passport | |
| Type | Passport |
| Issued by | Czech Republic |
| First issued | September 1, 2006 (biometric passport) |
| Purpose | Identification |
| Eligibility | Czech citizenship |
| Expiration | 5 years after issuance for individuals up to the age of 14; 10 years for citizens aged 15 and above |
As of 2024, Czech citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 189 countries and territories, ranking the Czech passport 6th overall in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index. and 5th in passport index https://www.passportindex.org/. Czech citizens can live and work in any country within the EU as a result of the right of free movement and residence granted in Article 21 of the EU Treaty.
Every Czech citizen is also a citizen of the European Union. The nationality allows for free rights of movement and residence in any of the states of the European Union, Switzerland and the European Economic Area, but a passport or a national identity card is in practice needed for identification.