Embassy of Iceland in Prague

Iceland does not keep an embassy in Prague. The mission accredited to the Czech Republic is at 10787 Berlin, Rauchstrasse 1 — see it on the map (52.50916, 13.35087). The nearest office on Czech soil is the honorary consulate at 186 00 Praha 8, Za Poříčskou bránou 21/365 — map. Honorary consuls handle a limited set of matters and keep short hours, but for a first question they are a great deal closer than the embassy.

Opening hours are not published for this mission in the official Diplomatic List, so treat the contact details above as the starting point. Passport, visa and civil-status matters are almost always handled by appointment, so call 004930-5050 4000 or e-mail berlin@mfa.is before you travel across the city. Missions close on Czech public holidays as well as on their own national day — for Iceland that is June 17 – Declaration of the Republic Day /1944/.

In the Czech Republic a legally binding marriage is performed by a Czech registry office (matrika) or by a church authorised by the Czech state — not by a foreign embassy. A small number of countries allow a consular marriage between two of their own citizens; whether Iceland is one of them is a question only its consular section can answer, so call 004930-5050 4000 or e-mail berlin@mfa.is. What the mission does do in almost every case is issue or authenticate the paperwork the Czech registry office asks a foreigner for. The whole procedure, venue by venue, is in our guide to the legal requirements for getting married in the Czech Republic.

The Czech registry office asks a foreign national for a valid passport, a full birth certificate (the short version is not accepted), a certificate of no impediment — the certificate of legal capacity to marry, which is the document your own authorities or your embassy issue — an affidavit of marital status sworn before a notary, and, if you were married before, the divorce decree or the death certificate of your late spouse. Every foreign document has to be translated into Czech by a court-appointed translator and carry an apostille or consular legalisation. Start three to six months ahead: verification and appointment slots, not the ceremony, are what take the time. To ask which of these papers Iceland issues for its citizens, call 004930-5050 4000 or e-mail berlin@mfa.is. Our step-by-step marriage guide lists the fees and the order to do things in.

הביאו צלם משלכם — לא השגרירות ולא לשכת הרישום האזרחי הצ'כית מספקות צלם, ובשני המקרים תקבלו חלון זמן קצר ומתוזמן בקפדנות בחדר קטן, ולכן צלם שכבר עבד בסביבה כזו שווה יותר מעדשה גדולה. שני דגשים מעשיים: נציגות דיפלומטית היא מבנה בבקרת אבטחה, ולכן כדאי לשאול מראש את המחלקה הקונסולרית אם צלם רשאי להיכנס ואם יש לרשום את שמו ואת תעודת הזהות שלו בכניסה; ואם הטקס עצמו מתקיים בלשכת רישום אזרחי צ'כית, שאלו את הmatrika היכן הצלם רשאי לעמוד. אנו מנהלים רשימה של צלמים הפועלים בפראג ומיקומי הצילום הטובים ביותר, מדריך לצילום הצעות נישואין בפראג לרגע שלפני הניירת, ומדריך לצילום בעיר לדיוקנאות שתרצו אחר כך על גשר קארל או בלטנה.

No. Visas and residence permits for the Czech Republic are issued by Czech embassies and consulates abroad and by the Czech Ministry of the Interior — never by another country’s mission in Prague. The mission of Iceland works the other way round: it serves citizens of Iceland living in or visiting the Czech Republic, and issues visas and documents for Iceland to everyone else. If you are moving here rather than visiting, our guide to living in the Czech Republic covers permits, insurance and costs.

Report the loss or theft to the Czech police first and keep the report — the consular section will ask for it before issuing anything. Then contact the mission: call 004930-5050 4000 or e-mail berlin@mfa.is. Ask for an emergency travel document, which is normally issued for a single journey home. Outside office hours many missions run an emergency duty line; the switchboard message or the website usually gives it, so note the number down before you need it. Because Iceland has no embassy in Prague, the honorary consulate listed above is often the fastest first contact, even though the document itself comes from the embassy.

Yes. Besides the main office, Iceland is represented by the following consulate in the Czech Republic:

• 186 00 Praha 8, Za Poříčskou bránou 21/365, tel. 212 242 091, 09.00 – 16.00 /Mo-Fri/, Ms. Klára DVOŘÁKOVÁ

הן מטפלות בטווח צר יותר של עניינים מאשר שגרירות — בדרך כלל אימות מסמכים, סיוע ראשוני בשעת חירום וקשרים עסקיים — ורבות מהן פתוחות רק שעות ספורות בשבוע, ולכן התקשרו לפני שאתם נוסעים לשם.

The number already carries its own international prefix: dial +493050504000. Note that this is not a Czech number, so it is not a local call from Prague. Every number on this page is a tap-to-call link.

Usually yes, but only in one direction. A mission certifies signatures and copies for its own citizens and legalises documents issued in its own country. A Czech document that you need to use in Iceland normally has to be apostilled by the Czech authorities first — the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for administrative documents, the Ministry of Justice for court and notarial ones — and only then presented to the consular section. Which route your particular paper takes depends on whether both countries are in the Hague Apostille Convention, so call 004930-5050 4000 or e-mail berlin@mfa.is and describe the document before you pay for anything.