According to the Visa Code, Member States should be present or represented for visa purposes in all third countries whose nationals are subject to visa requirements. Member States that do not have their own consular office in a specific third country or its part should strive to conclude representation agreements to prevent visa applicants from exerting undue effort to access consular offices.
Therefore, the Slovak Republic has entered into representation agreements with some EU Member States, allowing citizens of the respective third countries to apply for and obtain a visa in their home country without having to travel to the Slovak representative office that is relevant to their country. This applies only to Schengen visas. Long-term/national visas, which can be applied for exclusively at the Slovak representative office, cannot be obtained at the representing representative office.
Visa applications are submitted according to the instructions of the consular department of the representing state’s representative office, which also decides on the issuance of the visa. The Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic continues to prepare representation agreements for visa proceedings with other states that have their representative offices in other third countries.
Current list of representation agreements: Kingdom of Belgium Belgium accepts visa applications for the Slovak Republic at its representative offices in the following countries (cities):
- Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kinshasa)
- Burundi (Bujumbura)
Czech Republic The Czech Republic accepts visa applications for the Slovak Republic at its representative offices in the following countries (cities):
- Democratic People’s Republic of Algeria (Algiers)
- Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (Addis Ababa)
- Republic of the Philippines (Manila)
- Republic of Ghana (Accra)
- Republic of Iraq (Erbil), from applicants with legal residence in the provinces of Erbil, Dohuk, and Sulaymania
- Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (Pyongyang)
- Mongolia (Ulaanbaatar)
- Islamic Republic of Pakistan (Islamabad)
The Slovak Republic represents the Czech Republic in the following country (city):
- Republic of Cyprus (Nicosia)
Kingdom of the Netherlands The Netherlands accepts visa applications for the Slovak Republic at its representative offices in the following countries (cities):
- Republic of Mali (Bamako)
- State of Qatar (Doha)
- Republic of Senegal (Dakar)
- Republic of Suriname (Paramaribo)
Republic of Lithuania Lithuania accepts visa applications for the Slovak Republic at its representative offices in the following countries (cities):
- Georgia (Tbilisi)
The Slovak Republic represents Lithuania in the:
- People’s Republic of China (Shanghai)
Republic of Latvia The Slovak Republic represents Latvia in the following countries (cities):
- Republic of Korea (Seoul)
- United Mexican States (Mexico City)
- Romania (Bucharest)
Hungary Hungary accepts visa applications for the Slovak Republic at its representative offices in the following countries (cities):
- Republic of Albania (Tirana)
- People’s Republic of China (Chongqing), from applicants with legal residence in the provinces of Chongqing, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, Gansu, and Shaanxi
- Republic of Moldova (Chisinau)
- Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Riyadh)
- Russian Federation (Yekaterinburg)
- Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh City), from applicants with legal residence in the cities and provinces of Da Nang, Quang Nam, Quang Ngai, Binh Dinh, Phu Yen, Khanh Hoa, Ninh Thuan, Binh Thuan, Dong Nai, Binh Duong, Ho Chi Minh City, Long An, Ba Ria- Vung Tau, Tien Giang, Ben Tre, Vinh Long, Can Tho, Tra Vinh, Hau Giang, Bac Lieu, Cau Mau
- Republic of Ecuador (Quito)
- Republic of Singapore (Singapore)
The Slovak Republic represents Hungary in the following country (city):
- Republic of Cyprus (Nicosia)
Portuguese Republic Portugal accepts visa applications for the Slovak Republic at its representative offices in the following countries (cities):
- Republic of Angola (Luanda, Benguela)
- Republic of Guinea-Bissau (Bissau)
- Republic of Cabo Verde (Praia)
- Republic of Mozambique (Maputo)
- Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe (Sao Tome)
The Slovak Republic represents Portugal in the following country (city):
- Republic of Belarus (Minsk)
Austrian Republic Austria accepts visa applications for the Slovak Republic at its representative offices in the following countries (cities):
- Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (Amman)
- Kingdom of Morocco (Rabat)
- United States of America (Los Angeles)
Republic of Slovenia The Republic of Slovenia accepts visa applications for the Slovak Republic at its representative office in:
- Republic of Montenegro (Podgorica)
The Slovak Republic represents the Republic of Slovenia in the following countries (cities):
- Republic of Cyprus (Nicosia)
- Romania (Bucharest)
- Ukraine (Uzhhorod)
Federal Republic of Germany The Federal Republic of Germany accepts visa applications for the Slovak Republic at its representative offices in the following countries (cities):
- Republic of Benin (Cotonou)
- Burkina Faso (Ouagadougou)
- Dominican Republic (Santo Domingo)
- Republic of Côte d’Ivoire (Abidjan)
Kingdom of Spain The Kingdom of Spain accepts visa applications for the Slovak Republic at its representative offices in the following countries (cities):
- Republic of Haiti (Port-au-Prince)
- Jamaica (Kingston)
- Republic of Colombia (Bogota)
- Republic of Peru (Lima)
Swiss Confederation
Switzerland accepts visa applications for the Slovak Republic at its representative offices in the following countries (cities):
- Republic of South Africa (Cape Town), from applicants with legal residence in the provinces of Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, and Western Cape
- Kyrgyz Republic (Bishkek)
- Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal (Kathmandu)
- Republic of Sudan (Khartoum)
- United Republic of Tanzania (Dar es Salaam)
- Republic of Tunisia (Tunis)
Kingdom of Sweden
Sweden accepts visa applications for the Slovak Republic from citizens of Nigeria, Liberia, and Sierra Leone at its representative office in this country (city):
- Federal Republic of Nigeria (Abuja)
Italian Republic
Italy accepts visa applications for the Slovak Republic at its representative offices in the following countries (cities):
- People’s Republic of Bangladesh (Dhaka)
- Plurinational State of Bolivia (La Paz)
- State of Eritrea (Asmara)
- Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville)
- Sultanate of Oman (Muscat)
- Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Colombo)
- Republic of Uganda (Kampala)
- Republic of Zambia (Lusaka)
- Republic of Zimbabwe (Harare)