Doing Business In - International Franchise Association

• Czech Embassy in Washington (http://www.mzv.cz/washington)
• The Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs (http://www.mzv.cz ).
U.S. Companies that require travel of foreign businesspersons to the United States
should be advised that security options are handled via an interagency process. Visa
applicants should go to the following links.
State Department Visa Website: http://travel.state.gov/visa/index.html
United States Visas.gov: http://www.unitedstatesvisas.gov/
Consular Section of US Embassy in Prague:
http://www.usembassy.cz/consular/consular.htm
Telecommunications Return to top
The Czech telecommunications infrastructure was updated to meet EU requirements
before accession, and now is comparable with Western Europe. The Czech Republic
leads Central Europe in levels of Web usage in the home and in the workplace, but the
low proportion of students with web access at school means the overall internet
penetration is lower than in some neighboring countries, such as Hungary. Internet
access in Prague and other major cities and towns is easily available.
Most Czechs have cell phones, and many have more than one, considering that there
are just over 12 million cell phones in the Czech Republic and only 10.2 million people.
There is excellent coverage all over the country.
Local telephone and mail services are good, reliable and inexpensive. U.S. long
distance operators serve Prague through direct access numbers.
Country code 420 + number
To U.S. from Czech Republic: 001 + number
Transportation Return to top
Visitors will find traveling in the Czech Republic to be much like traveling in Western
Europe, except that costs are lower for food and transport, particularly in the off-season
(November through April). Basic English is widely spoken in most hotels and
restaurants. International hotels and restaurants catering to foreigners accept major
credit cards, although smaller hotels and restaurants may not. Currency exchange is
widely available, as are local currency (Koruna)-dispensing ATM's, that accept most U.S.
bankcards. Please note that the Euro has not yet been adopted in the Czech Republic.
Major cities have Western-style hotels, though you may consider reducing costs (and
getting more local flavor) by staying in smaller, non-business hotels. Many restaurants
offer a wide variety of international cuisines. Prague menus are usually in Czech and