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Czech passports are burgundy like most other passports of the European Union, with the Czech coat of arms emblazoned in the centre of the front cover. The words "EVROPSKÁ UNIE" (Czech: European Union) and "ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA" (Czech: Czech Republic) are inscribed above the coat of arms and the words "CESTOVNÍ PAS" (Czech: Passport) are inscribed below the coat of arms.
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 ...
Until 2004, every woman who married in the Czech Republic and wanted to change her name had to adopt a feminine surname, unless her husband was a foreigner whose name ended in a vowel or she was a registered member of a Czech minority group. A law passed in 2004 allows all foreign women, and Czech women who marry foreign men, to adopt their ...
From 1991, the Czech Republic, originally as part of Czechoslovakia and since 1993 in its own right, has been a member of the Visegrád Group and from 1995, the OECD. The Czech Republic joined NATO on 12 March 1999 and the European Union on 1 May 2004. On 21 December 2007 the Czech Republic joined the Schengen Area. [77]
at least one parent is a legal resident of the Czech Republic (i.e. that they are permitted to reside in the Czech Republic for more than 90 days). Abandoned children aged less than 15 years found on the territory of the Czech Republic (where the identity of the parents cannot be established) are deemed to be Czech citizens. [4]
In the Czech Republic, identity numbers given to people at birth and used in documents reveal a person's sex. The Czech language also has different endings for the surnames of males or females.
Czech Republic: EMV National identity card compulsory for Czech citizens over 15 years of age with permanent residency in the Czech Republic Free of charge for first issue or renewal of data; 200 CZK for all ID cards with an electronic chip for all reasons; 10 years (age >15) 5 years (age <15) Municipality on behalf of the Ministry of the Interior
Within that state, the Czech Socialist Republic (Česká socialistická republika, ČSR) [9] was created on 1 January 1969. [17] On 6 March 1990 the Czech Socialist Republic was renamed the Czech Republic (Česká republika, ČR). [18] When Czechoslovakia broke up in 1993, the Czech part of the name was intended to serve as the name of the ...