This report was written by Lucie Bara, Hana Franková, Dina Krejčí, Zuzana Pavelková, Stanislava Sládeková, Adam Stašek, and was edited by ECRE. The Annex on Temporary Protection in Czechia was written by Tereza Imlaufová, Filip Matyska Lamparter, Stanislava Sládeková, Kristýna Suková, and edited by ECRE.
The information in this report is based mostly on practical experiences and observations of OPU’s staff. If available, relevant case law of administrative courts is mentioned that confirms these observations. Reports of the Ombudsperson also provided a valuable insight into some of the shortcomings of the asylum system. Statistical data were either publicly available or provided by different state authorities (mostly the Ministry of Interior, Immigration Police, Refugee Facilities Administration) on the basis of requests for information.
The 2025 update to the AIDA country report on the Czech Republic was shared with the Czech Ministry of Interior to provide them with the opportunity to provide comments on the draft country report. Any feedback received was reviewed by OPU and, where appropriate, incorporated into the final version of this report.
The information in this report is up-to-date as of December 2025, unless otherwise stated. Statistics are provided for 2025. If they were not available at the time of writing of this report, statistics are provided for 2024.