Information from the Ministry of the Interior

In connection with the adoption of the new Act on Identity Cards, we would like to draw your attention to the suspension of the system used to submit applications for the issue of identity cards and their subsequent collection:

• Applications for an identity card under Act No. 328/1999 Coll., as in force prior to the date on which the new Act comes into force, may be submitted to the competent issuing authority by 28 July 2021 at the latest.
• From 30 July 2021 to 1 August 2021, it will not be possible to collect an identity card containing machine-readable data and a contact electronic chip in accordance with Act No. 328/1999 Coll., as amended prior to the date on which the new Act comes into force.
• Between 29 July 2021 and 1 August 2021, a citizen may apply for an identity card without machine-readable data in accordance with Act No. 328/1999 Coll., as amended prior to the date on which the new Act came into force, valid for a period of 1 month.

In connection with the adoption of the amendment to the Travel Documents Act, we would like to draw your attention to the following:

• Between 29 July 2021 and 1 August 2021, it will not be possible to submit an application for a passport under Act No. 329/1999 Coll., as amended prior to the date on which the amendment to the Act comes into force. 
• From 30 July 2021 to 1 August 2021, it will not be possible to collect a passport under Act No. 329/1999 Coll., as in force prior to the date on which the amendment to the Act comes into force.