Govt approves extending Ukrainian refugees’ visas until 2024

Ukrainian refugees in Czechia looks set to be allowed to extend their temporary protection visas until the end of March 2024, Czech Television reported. A bill to that effect has been approved by the government and will now go before the lower house of Parliament, the minister of the interior, Vít Rakušan, said on Wednesday evening. At present temporary protection visas are valid until the end of March next year. However, Czech officials say the current situation in Ukraine does not suggest they will be able to return by that date.

There are over 350,000 Ukrainian refugees in Czechia at present. More applied for temporary protection but some have since returned to their home country.