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The Czech Republic citizenship law is generally based on the principles of Jus sanguinis. In other words, descent from a Czech parent is the primary method of acquiring Czech citizenship (together with naturalisation). Birth in the Czech Republic is not generally a basis for acquiring Czech citizenship. The cover of a Czech passport The back-page of a Czech passport The Czech passport (Czech: ) is issued to Czech citizens at any age, it is the primary document of international travel issued by the Czech Republic. ...
Jus sanguinis (Latin for right of blood) is a right by which nationality or citizenship can be recognised to any individual born to a parent who is a national or citizen of that state. ...
The law came into effect on the 1st January 1993, the same date as the Czech Republic itself, and has been amended twice in 1993, and once in 1995, 1996, 1999, 2002.
Dual citizenship is restricted under Czech law although there are some exceptions. Countries that do (yellow) and do not (red) recognize multiple citizenship. ...
Citizenship by birth
In principle, any person born to a Czech citizen is a Czech citizen at birth. - it does not matter if the person is born in the Czech Republic or elsewhere
- where only the father is Czech, and the parents are unmarried, proof of paternity is required
Children born in the Czech Republic to non-Czech parents do not acquire Czech citizenship unless: Children aged less than 15 years found on the territory of the Czech Republic (where identity of the parents cannot be established) are deemed to be Czech citizens. A stateless person is someone with no state or nationality, sometimes because the state that gave their previous nationality has ceased to exist and there is no successor state. ...
Permanent residency refers to a persons status such that the person is allowed to reside indefinitely within the country despite not having citizenship. ...
Emigrants Due to communist regime in 1948-89 hundreds of thousands of Czechoslovakian citizens had emigrated into The West. Authorities had punished them by taking their citizenship away (and by property confiscation and prison sentences). Since the Velvet revolution (1989) many emigrants have tried to obtain the Czechoslovakian and later Czech citizenship back. During 1999 - 2004 a special law allowed them to regain the old citizenship [1]. The West can refer to : The U.S. West or the American West The Western world, or Western Civilization. ...
Non-violent protesters are fighting with flowers against armored policemen The Velvet Revolution (Czech: sametová revoluce, Slovak: nežná revolúcia) (November 16 – December 29, 1989) refers to a bloodless revolution in Czechoslovakia that saw the overthrow of the communist government there. ...
Historical groups of ethnic Czechs living in other countries (post-Soviet states, Romania) get handled on a case by case bases (see more). The Post-Soviet states, also commonly known as former Soviet republics, are the independent nations which split off from the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics in its breakup in 1991. ...
The term Right of return reflects a belief that members of an ethnic or national group have a right to immigration and naturalization into the country that they, the country, or both consider to be that groups homeland, without prior personal citizenship in that country. ...
Declaration If a person was a citizen of the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic as of the 31st of December 1992, he may declare citizenship of either the Czech Republic (or Slovakia, gaining Slovak citizenship) assuming he does not have any other citizenship. Czech and Slovak Federal Republic in English, Česká a Slovenská federativní republika (ČSFR) in Czech, Česká a Slovenská federatívna republika in Slovak, was official name of Czechoslovakia from 1990 until December 31, 1992, when the country was dissolved into Czech Republic and Slovak Republic. ...
Naturalization Citizens that have for at least 5 years (10 years until 2005) held a right for permanent residence and have resided in the Czech Republic for most of that time, can apply for Czech naturalization, if they can prove they have or will lose their original citizenship upon being granted Czech citizenship, is of good character and can prove proficiency in the Czech language. Parents can apply for their children under 15 years of age. Czech (ÄeÅ¡tina []) is one of the West Slavic languages, along with Slovak, Polish, Pomeranian (Kashubian), and Lusatian Sorbian. ...
The residence requirement can be waived if the person has a permanent residence permit and
- was born on the territory of the Czech Republic, or
- has lived there for at least 10 years continuously, or
- has held Czech citizenship before, or
- was adopted by a Czech citizen, or
- his or her spouse is a Czech citizen, or
- at least on of his or her parents is a Czech citizen, or
- has relocated to the Czech Republic before 31st December 1994 based on the invitation of the Czech government, or
- is stateless or has the status of refugee in the Czech Republic
Loss of citizenship  The back-page of a Czech passport Czech citizenship can be renounced voluntarily if doing so wouldn't cause one to be stateless, or by gaining the citizenship of another state, (effectively banning multiple citizenship) unless it is in connection with a marriage or the birth of a child. Countries that do (yellow) and do not (red) recognize multiple citizenship. ...
Waiving the requirements The Czech Ministry of Interior can waive all citizenship requirements if the person cannot be released from their original citizenship, or if the state refuses to issue confirmation of the loss of citizenship, or if proving the documents of the loss would result in discriminative persecution, or they have resided on the territory of what is today Czech Republic for at least 20 years (doesn't apply for gaining citizenship by declaration) The Interior Minister is a member of a Cabinet in a Government. ...
Case studies - Petr was a Czech citizen who has married a Australian woman, Blanche. After the required 2 years he successfully applied for Australian citizenship. He gets to keep his Czech citizenship as he gained it in connection with a marriage, and he gets Australian citizenship, becoming a dual national.
- Jana is Petr's daughter. She is 12 years old and she was included in her father's application for citizenship. She lost her Czech citizenship as she gained her Australian one by her own free will (in this case through her father, who acted for her as a parent), and not in connection with a birth or a marriage.
- Bob is a British citizen. He wishes to apply for Czech citizenship, but as the Czech Republic doesn't allow dual citizenship, he has to renounce his British citizenship to gain the Czech one.
Australian citizenship was created on 26 January 1949 by the Nationality and Citizenship Act 1948 (later renamed the Australian Citizenship Act 1948). ...
British nationality law is the law of the United Kingdom concerning British citizenship and other categories of British nationality. ...
Proof citizenship Czech citizenship can be proved by holding a national ID (občanský průkaz), a travel document (such as a Czech passport), a proof of citizenship document, and a marriage certificate (if citizenship details are included). The front of an obÄanský průkaz. ...
The cover of a Czech passport The back-page of a Czech passport The Czech passport (Czech: ) is issued to Czech citizens at any age, it is the primary document of international travel issued by the Czech Republic. ...
See also
External links - Full amended text of 40/1993 Sb. as of 2005 (Czech)
- Czech Nationality Act 1993
- Ministry of Internal Affairs page on the citizenship law (Czech)
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