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United States → Czechia

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
United States
To
Czechia
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
818
Change since 2018
-25.7%
Share of all arrivals in Czechia, 2023
0.59%
Inflow 2023818OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from the United States to Czechia

Inflows of nationals of the United States recorded by Czechia; stock of nationals of the United States living there; and acquisitions of Czechia's nationality (OECD).

Inflows by year

1,2322,464200020032006200920122015201820212023
1,2322,4642000200420082012201620202023
Data table
200087
2001119
2002709
2003894
2004657
20051,374
20061,804
20071,738
20082,217
20092,464
20101,680
20111,321
20121,081
2013812
2014916
2015832
20161,063
20171,073
20181,101
2019986
2020732
2021989
2022832
2023818
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2024—10,132—
20238189,745—
20228328,700—
20219897,546—
20207327,245—
20199869,510—
20181,1019,556—
20171,0738,763—
20161,0636,478—
20158326,476—
20149167,134—
20138126,976—
20121,0817,317—
20111,3216,074—
20101,6805,6416
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Migrant population

People born in the United States who live in Czechia: mid-year estimates of the international migrant stock (UN DESA).

Migrant population by year

3,7317,462200020052010201520202024
3,7317,462200020052010201520202024
Data table
20001,797
20053,485
20106,447
20157,129
20207,315
20247,462
Estimate, 2024
7,462
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
0.73%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
13
Counted by
country of birth, refugees added
Source: United Nations, DESA Population Division, International Migrant Stock 2024 (CC BY 3.0 IGO)Data as at 2024

Czechia's consulates in the United States

Short-stay Schengen (C) visa applications at Czechia's consulates located in the United States.

YearApplicationsIssuedNot issuedRefusal rate
20241,2161,203131.1%
20231,1981,146504.2%
20221,0421,002343.3%
202129227982.7%
202027826620.7%
20192,0982,014633.0%
20182,1592,12650.2%
20171,7111,69920.1%
20161,5971,58540.3%
20151,6611,64350.3%
20141,4041,36220.1%
20131,4511,2801027.0%
20121,3791,313664.8%
20111,3361,19414210.6%
20101,3231,18613810.4%
20091,2031,19490.7%

Applications by year

1,0802,1592009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
1,0802,159200920122015201820212024
Data table
20091,203
20101,323
20111,336
20121,379
20131,451
20141,404
20151,661
20161,597
20171,711
20182,159
20192,098
2020278
2021292
20221,042
20231,198
20241,216
Source: European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024

Residence permits in Czechia

First residence permits issued by Czechia to citizens of the United States (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025
  1. Education2,164
  2. Other reasons595
  3. Family379
  4. Work340
YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
20253,4781300
20242,901927443
20232,6391331441
20222,5131040452
20211,5111340428
20201,013424400
20193,1231123343
20184,032217338
20174,197324271
20165,633725238
20154,195916213
20141,780511213
20132,53955195
20123,052550
20112,679050
20102,449060
Work permits by type, 2025
  1. Other paid activities298
  2. Researchers32
  3. EU Blue Card10
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
10,981
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025
252
Changed status into work, 2025
50
Intra-corporate transferee permits, 2025
4
Source: Eurostat (migr_resfirst, migr_resbc11, migr_acq, educ_uoe_mobs02, migr_eirfs, migr_pop1ctz), CC BY 4.0Data as at 2025

Embassy and consulates

Missions of Czechia in the United States, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

MissionCityOfficial website
EmbassyWashington, D.C.mzv.cz
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Czechia, 2023; the United States ranks 14.

Inflows to Czechia, 2023
  1. Ukraine105,952
  2. Slovakia6,512
  3. Philippines2,335
  4. India1,900
  5. Vietnam1,869
  6. Kazakhstan1,437
  7. Romania1,181
  8. Mongolia1,142
  9. China1,114
  10. Bulgaria932
  11. Türkiye911
  12. Moldova836
Other destinations for people from the United States, 2023
  1. South Korea23,710
  2. Japan19,684
  3. Germany14,858
  4. Spain13,218
  5. Canada10,640
  6. Mexico7,656
  7. Netherlands5,729
  8. Portugal4,823
  9. New Zealand4,191
  10. France4,170
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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