Czech Republic Passport and ID card (info only) photo: taken at the office
The municipal office photographs you when you apply in person; you bring no photo.
- Some Czech embassies abroad still ask for a photo: check your embassy's page
Official rules: mv.gov.cz. Rules checked on 26 October 2026.
How to apply
- Apply in person at any municipal office with extended powers (in Prague, any district office). The Ministry of the Interior takes only express applications.
- Bring your ID card, or your birth or marriage certificate if you have none. You need no form.
- It costs 600 CZK for adults and 100 CZK under 15, and takes 30 days. Express costs more: 24 hours or 5 working days.
- It is valid 10 years from age 15 and 5 years under 15, and can't be extended.
Source: mv.gov.cz: passports.
Applying from abroad
At a Czech embassy or consulate (not an honorary consul) it takes 120 days, and express isn't possible. (mv.gov.cz: passports)
What you can still make here
Questions
- Can I take the Czech Republic Passport and ID card (info only) photo at home?
- No. The municipal office photographs you when you apply in person; you bring no photo. Picproved doesn't sell a photo for this document.
- How long does a Czech passport take from abroad?
- 120 days when you apply at a Czech embassy abroad, against 30 days in the Czech Republic. Express isn't offered abroad.
- What can I still make for Czechia?
- Photos for visas and other countries' forms, the standard 35×45 mm and 2×2 inch sizes, and any Czechia document listed below that takes a photo you bring.
All Czechia photo sizes · All countries
