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The citizenship law of the Czech Republic is based on the principles of jus sanguinis or "right by blood". [1] In other words, descent from a Czech parent is the primary method of acquiring Czech citizenship (together with naturalisation). Birth on Czech territory without a Czech parent is in itself insufficient for the conferral of Czech ...
The first page of the Constitution of the Czech Republic as published in the Collection of Laws as Act No. 1/1993 Coll. The Constitution of the Czech Republic (Czech: Ústava České republiky) is the supreme law of the Czech Republic. The current constitution was adopted by the Czech National Council on 16 December 1992.
The Czech national identity card (Czech: občanský průkaz, citizen card, literally civic certificate; Czech pronunciation: [ˈoptʃanskiː ˈpruːkas]) is the identity document used in the Czech Republic (and formerly in Czechoslovakia), in addition to the Czech passport. It is issued to all citizens, and every person above 15 years of age ...
The passport is issued by the Interior Ministry (Ministerstvo vnitra), and as is internationally customary remains property of the Czech Republic and can be withdrawn at any time. It is a valid Proof of Citizenship document according to the Czech nationality law. Citizens can hold multiple passports at the same time if they meet the criteria.
This means that Czech citizens could travel to 162 countries and territories visa-free or can obtain visa on arrival. [25] In 2009 Czech citizens could travel to 131 countries without a visa, [26] to 142 in 2010, [27] 152 in 2012, [28] 167 in 2016, [29] 168 in 2017, [30] 182 in 2018, [31] 181 in 2019, [32] and 183 in 2020. [33]
However, even though Czech and Slovak are different languages, in most cases both Czech and Slovaks can easily understand each other, speaking their own language. Nevertheless, language is an important cornerstone of the Czech and Slovak societies. Thus, knowledge of language is a requirement for the acquisition of citizenship.
Gun laws in the Czech Republic are generally lax compared to other European nations, though citizens still have to pass a multi-part test, background check and health clearance to obtain a firearm.
In the Czech Republic, the document was kept in its entirety as a separate document from the constitution, but imbued with the same legal standing as the constitution. [1] [2] It is a part of the Constitutional Code of the Czech Republic – a sum of constitutional laws and other sources of law, explicitly named in the constitution – that possesses the highest level of legal force.