Czechia tourist visa
Required documents, fees and processing time for a Czechia tourist Schengen visa when you apply from Canada.
SCHENGEN · VISA C✈ DOCUMENTS
🇨🇿 Czechia·····✈·····🇨🇦 from Canada
To
Czechia
Type
C · TOURISM
Apply at
CANADA
Centre
VAC
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Action neededTourism — short stay (Type C) · applying from Canada.
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Competent authority
Czech mission covering the applicant's province of residence: Embassy of the Czech Republic in Ottawa, or the Consulate General of the Czech Republic in Toronto.
Application centre
None (applies directly to the Embassy/Consulate by appointment requested via email, e.g. Ottawa.Consulate@mzv.gov.cz; in-person biometrics required).
Recommended — commonly expected even when not on the official list
Cover letterA letter of introduction stating who you are and why you are travelling.
Fees
Consular (Type C)
€90
Service fee
—
Est. total (adult)
—
Long stay (Type D)
—
The short-stay (Type C) consular fee is harmonised at €90 for adults across all Schengen states; collected in CAD · centre: unknown.
Fee notes
Embassy Ottawa + Consulate Toronto. Provider unconfirmed. Fee unverified.
Timeline
medium confidenceProcessing
15–45 days
End-to-end
3–9 weeks
Centre
VAC
Appointment wait
Not published; in-person biometric appointment required. Assume ~1-4 weeks (baseline estimate).
Application centre
Consulate-direct (NO VAC in Canada). All Type C applicants apply in person and give biometrics at a Czech mission — the Consulate General in Toronto or the Embassy in Ottawa.
Timeline notes
Jurisdiction split between Consulate General Toronto and Embassy Ottawa; biometrics and in-person submission mandatory (no third-party VAC). Bring PR card/work/study permit proving legal Canadian residence.
Funds to show
high confidenceThe amount you must be able to prove, per the Schengen Borders Code reference amount. It depends only on the destination — not on your nationality or where you apply.
Per day
CZK 1565
Minimum
CZK 46950
In EUR ≈
€62 / day
stays not exceeding 30 days (per day)
CZK 1565 / day
under-18 third-country nationals (half the amount)
CZK 782.5 / day
Floor
stays exceeding 30 days: CZK 46,950 (15x subsistence minimum) plus CZK 6,260 for each whole month of intended stay
Notes
CZK 1,565/day = 0.5x the statutory subsistence minimum (CZK 3,130, as of 1 Jan 2023) per Section 13 Act 326/1999 + Act 110/2006. Indexed to the subsistence minimum, so can change. Minors under 18 prove half. EUR equivalent approx at ~25.2 CZK/EUR.
Consulates apply discretion and may expect a buffer above this figure — treat it as a floor, not a guarantee.
Funds source ↗⚠ Special cases & caveats
- Canadian citizensVisa-exempt; no short-stay Schengen visa needed for stays up to 90 days in any 180-day period (a visa is required if the purpose is gainful employment).
- Non-Canadian-citizen residentsMust hold a Canadian PR card or long-term permit (min. 1 year validity) valid at least 3 months beyond the Schengen visa's expiry.
- Residents in the Toronto consular jurisdictionMust apply at the Consulate General in Toronto rather than the Ottawa Embassy.
- All applicants aged 12+Must attend in person to provide fingerprints unless already enrolled in VIS within the last 59 months.