Czech Republic Embassy in Nigeria

Czech Ambassador, Jaroslav Siro (R) with an Artist

The Embassy of the Czech Republic in Nigeria is situated at number 5, Gnassingbe Eyadema Street, Asokoro, in Abuja.

Jaroslav Siro is the designated Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Czech Republic to Nigeria. The Embassy is also accredited to other West African countries such as Benin, Cameroun, Chad, Equatorial Guinea and Niger.

Siro had served as Ambassador in other countries before his present position in Nigeria. In 2007, he served in Republic of South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Mauritius, Swaziland and Lesotho, while residing in Pretoria, South Africa.  In this same capacity in 1999, he served in Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique, while he resided in Harare, Zimbabwe.

He also served as Director of the African Department, MFA, in Prague.

The Embassy operates from Monday –Friday from 8:00am to 4:00pm. The Czech’s  consulate office opens its doors for services on Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 9:00am to 12:00pm.

Visa application and procedures

Applications for visas for short term visa up to 90 days are required to be done in person, especially during the interview sessions.

Passport valid for more than three months from the date of the validity is required for the visa. The new Nigerian e-passports are received only.

The application must be accomplished with letter of introduction and leave letters from employer.

Original forms of voucher of the travel agency and/ or hotel reservation are also required. Returned air ticket original and one photocopy must be presented by applicants, alongside with their travel health insurance.

Applicants also need to confirm about their financial situation; through personal accounts, copies of international valid credit or debit cards. This can also be done through their pay slips of the last three months accompanied with a copy of letter of guarantee.

Visa fees

Fees for processing Czech visa costs 60 euro, and is paid in Naira in the current exchange rate. In case visa is refused the fee is not refunded.

It takes a maximum of 15 days to process the Czech visa. However, when submitted documents need to be verified, the processing time might take up to 60 days depending on the individual case.

Application process

At the beginning of the visa hours tickets with numbers are assigned to applicants.

This is done orderly, without any payment and according to the order in that the applicants arrived to the Embassy.

Applicants with numbers are generally attended to the same day. Alternatively, when there is no chance that the visa officer could attend to all the present applicants the same day, those one with numbers will be given priority the next visa day. Thus, they do not have to keep waiting in vain when knowing they will be treated the next visa day.

During the months of June, July and August students´ and other long term visas application are attended to on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays according to the instructions given by the visa officer. Their application and visa/legalisation fees will be collected and then they will be called to interview with consul. During the rest of the year they apply during common visa hours.