The UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) issued a fresh update to its Czechia country advice on 18 July 2026. The bulletin, timed for the last working week before the British summer break, reminds UK passport-holders working in or transiting through Prague that post-Brexit rules cap stays in the Schengen Area at 90 days in any 180-day window. The notice underlines two issues corporate mobility teams often overlook. First, UK travellers must ensure their passport is less than 10 years old on the date of entry and has at least three months’ validity beyond the planned exit—something that has stranded multiple business delegates at Prague Airport in recent months. Second, employers should start briefing staff about the forthcoming ETIAS travel-authorisation system, now scheduled for late 2026: once operational, UK nationals will have to apply online and pay a €7 fee before boarding. The FCDO also flags Germany’s ongoing internal border checks (which affect road and rail routes from the UK via Germany into Czechia) and warns of heightened weather-related disruption across central Europe following severe storm forecasts. Companies relocating short-term assignees to Czechia should therefore verify Schengen-day counts, double-check passport issue dates and build ETIAS registration into pre-trip workflows well ahead of the system’s launch.
