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Schengen Visa (Short Term)

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Below mentioned forms/checklist are mandatory for all visa categories accepted by BLS

Schengen Visa Application form - English

Schengen Visa Application form - Slovak

Documents required checklist

Checklist for tourism

Checklist for tourism - minors

Tourism

Overview

Individuals travelling to Slovakia with the purpose of tourism can apply for tourism Schengen Visa.

Please note that nationals of the third countries listed below shall submit a police-certified invitation (by the Slovak police) to their application, regardless of the purpose of the journey. Information on exemptions will be provided by the diplomatic missions.

Bangladesh, Belarus, Iran, Morocco, Pakistan, Vietnam

Visa Fees

Visa type Fee (Euro) Fee (Pound)
Adult 90 78
Children under aged 6-12 45 39
schengen visa for family member of EU citizens 0 0
Some countries which have signed Community-level visa facilitation agreements (liberalisation agreement). Such countries include: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cape Verde, Montenegro, Macedonia, Moldova, Serbia, Georgia, Turkey. 35 31

Note:

  • Applicants will be paying a service fee of £18 (including VAT)
  • The applicable Visa Fee and Service fee are as per the current rate of exchange set by the Embassy of Slovakia. They are subject to change without any notice
  • All the Fees are non-refundable

Documents Required

Checklist for tourism - Click here

Checklist for tourism minors - Click here

Schengen Visa Application form (English) - Click here

Schengen Visa Application form (Slovak) - Click here

Photo Specifications

The photo must:

photo requirement

Applicants need to submit their Application form with the new photo format, as explained below:

General

The photo must fulfill the norm specified by the ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization).

  • Use plain light-colored background.
  • The photo must be no more than 6-months old.
  • Not tilted picture (portrait style) showing both edges of face clearly.
  • Close up of the head and top of the shoulders so that the face takes up 70–80% of the photograph.
  • Photo in sharp focus and clear.

Photo Size

The photo for each visa applicant submitted must measure:

  • The picture dimensions must be 240 pixels wide by 320 pixels high at least. A smaller picture will be rejected. For instance, a photo being 235 pixels by 320 pixels is not valid.
  • On the other hand, the photo should keep a proportion of 3.5 x 4.5 (width x height) within limits. However, 250 x 340 pixels picture would be valid, but not a 290 x 340 pixels one.
  • Finally, the image weight (size in Kbytes) can never be bigger than 120 Kbytes. Finally, the image weight (size in Kbytes) can never be bigger than 120 Kbytes.

Processing Time

15 calendar days of the date of the submitting of an application, the period may be extended up to a maximum of 45 calendar days.