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Coronavirus vaccine for UK nationals living in the Czech Republic

Guidance on how UK nationals with residency in the Czech Republic can access the Czech COVID-19 vaccination scheme.

From:
British Embassy Prague
Published
22 January 2021
Last updated
16 June 2021 — See all updates
This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

Residents of the Czech Republic who have public health insurance, including British nationals, are eligible to receive the vaccine through the Czech national vaccination programme in accordance with their rollout plan. If you are currently eligible for a vaccine, i.e. you have residency in the Czech Republic and are 16+, you can now register for a vaccine.

British residents who have private health insurance can register for a vaccine within the Czech health system from 11 June. Workers who are posted to the Czech Republic by their UK employer are eligible for a vaccine if they request an S1 certificate. More information on the form and how to apply is available on the Your Europe website.

We are aware that some British nationals have experienced issues when trying to register for a COVID-19 vaccine in the Czech Republic. These were mostly caused by the fact that the online booking system originally required a “birth registration number” (rodné číslo), which is something not all UK nationals living in the Czech Republic have.

The Czech Ministry of Health has recently updated the online booking system and UK nationals can now register for a vaccine by using their health insurance number instead of a birth registration number. The health insurance number is provided by your Czech health insurance company and can be found on the insurance card issued by the company in the box called “číslo pojištěnce”, as shown on the picture below.

Please use the number in the “číslo pojištěnce” box when registering for a vaccine.

Details of the national vaccination programme and the online booking system are available on the Ministry of Health website. You can find more information on COVID-19 measures in the Czech Republic in our Travel Advice.

Updates to this page

Published 22 January 2021
Last updated 16 June 2021 + show all updates

  1. Updated information on privately insured UK nationals now being able to register for a vaccine within the Czech health system.

  2. Updated information on more age groups being eligible for a vaccine - people 16+ can register for a COVID-19 vaccine in the Czech Republic from 4 June 2021.

  3. Updated information on more age groups being eligible for a vaccine - people 30+ can register for a COVID-19 vaccine in the Czech Republic from 26 May 2021.

  4. Updated information on age groups being eligible for a vaccine - people 40+ can now register for a COVID-19 vaccine in the Czech Republic. Posted workers with private health insurance can also access vaccines through an S1 certificate.

  5. Updated information on more age groups being eligible for a vaccine - people 45+ can register for a COVID-19 vaccine in the Czech Republic from 11 May 2021.

  6. Updated information on more age groups being eligible for a vaccine - people 55+ can register for a COVID-19 vaccine in the Czech Republic from 28 April 2021.

  7. Coronavirus vaccine for UK nationals in Czech Republic: Anyone over 70 can register for a vaccine from 1 March 2021.

  8. Information for UK nationals living in the Czech Republic about registering for a vaccine using their health insurance number.

  9. First published.