The Czech government will strengthen the ban on the entry of Russian citizens to the Czech Republic following the proposal of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic Jan Lipavsky on October 12, 2022.
Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the country
“While in Ukraine, Russian rockets are falling on children’s playgrounds and on people who are simply going to work, up to 200 citizens of the Russian Federation travel to the Czech Republic via the international airport every day. That is why we agreed that entry will be denied to those Russian citizens who come to the Czech territory through the external Schengen borders – i.e. through our international airport – for the purpose of tourism, sports or culture.”
According to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, this ban will apply to Russians who have valid Schengen visas issued by any EU member state.
The measure will come into effect on October 25. Thus, the Czech Republic joined the Baltic countries, Poland and Finland, which closed their borders to Russian tourists earlier.
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