Notice for all visa applicants

Application for a visa must be submitted in person at the visa centre. All applicants are asked to arrange their appointment in advance.

Exemptions apply to nationals of some countries which have signed Community-level visa facilitation agreements. Such countries include: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cape Verde, Montenegro, Macedonia, Moldova, the Russian Federation, Serbia, Georgia, Turkey and Ukraine. With respect to the nationals of the countries, the decision must be delivered within 10 calendar days. Nationals of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Ukraine don´t need a visa, if they are holders of biometric passports.

The submission of complete documentation does not in any way guarantee that your application will be approved.

In individual cases, where further scrutiny of the application is necessary, the deadline may be extended up to a maximum of 45 calendar days after the application has been considered admissible.

Citizen of Iran, Morocco, Vietnam, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Belarus must submit Slovak Foreign Police verified invitation: Pozvanie cudzinca, Ministerstvo vnútra Slovenskej republiky

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is not a member of the Schengen Area. Citizens of the European Economic Area (EEA) do not need a visa to enter Slovakia.