Since the start of the war in Ukraine, the Czech Republic has imposed a ban on Russian and Belarussian nationals prohibiting them to file visa and residence permit applications through Czech embassies. This policy has been updated several times, and the last update brought the extension of the ban through 31 March 2024.1 It is, however, not the only adjustment made by the recent update – as the authorities have had to react to changing circumstances along the way.
The Czech Republic has introduced two government resolutions in addition to the Lex Ukraine legislation. One of these provides more detail on the current conditions applied to Russian and Belarussian nationals in relation to their options of filing visa and residence permit applications.2