Country Report: Safe third country
Last updated: 30/07/26
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The Asylum Act defines a ‘safe third country’ as a country other than the one of the foreigner’s nationality (or, for a stateless person, their last habitual residence) where the foreigner stayed and built ties before entering the Czech Republic, and:
- can return to and apply for refugee status there under an international treaty;
- will not face persecution or a risk of serious harm; and
- where the principles of non-refoulement and the ban on expulsion that would lead to torture or inhuman or degrading treatment are respected.[1]
The ‘safe third country’ concept is a ground for inadmissibility of the asylum application. This concept, however, is not being applied in practice as of 2025, and there is also no list of safe third countries in the Czech Republic.