non-immigrant visas

Emergency Appointments

All applicants requesting an emergency appointment must fill out an electronic visa application form and schedule an appointment through the online appointment system, then request an earlier emergency appointment via e-mail to consprague@state.gov. The e-mail must contain the following information:

• Applicant’s name
• Applicant’s date of birth
• Applicant’s phone number
• Applicant’s reason for requesting an emergency appointment
• Applicant’s scheduled appointment date and time. Please provide as much detailed information in your e-mail as possible so that the Embassy can determine the urgency of your request.

All applications for an emergency appointment will be reviewed on the day they are received and the applicant will be informed whether they have been given an emergency appointment. The Embassy’s guidelines are very specific regarding what constitutes an emergency. These reasons are:

• Illness or death of an immediate family member (immediate family members are the applicant’s mother, father, brother, sister, husband, wife, son, and/or daughter)
• Emergency medical treatment which includes any persons needing to travel for support (such as a parent caring for an ill child)
• Emergency business travel. Note that business travelers whose companies are members of the American Chamber of Commerce in the Czech Republic can contact the AmCham Visa Program liaison, at (420) 222 329 430 or www.amcham.cz for special visa appointments. 

If you are granted an emergency appointment under these guidelines, the consular section will contact you with the date and time of your emergency appointment and a list of required documents to confirm your emergency situation.  This is in addition to the documents required for all visa applicants, which are listed on the “Interview Checklist” page.

Please remember that it is not possible to receive your visa on the day of your interview.