Slovak Consulate in Saint Petersburg

Russian citizens must obtain a visa before travelling to Slovakia. Check with the Slovak consulate in Saint Petersburg whether visas are handled at its counter or by an appointed visa centre.

In 2023, Slovakia’s consulate in Saint Petersburg received 54 applications for short-stay Schengen visas and issued 49. 2 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 3.9%.

Slovakia issues Schengen visas at 2 locations in Russia; this office handled 18% of their 299 applications in 2023. Refusal rates elsewhere: Moscow 4.1%, which makes Saint Petersburg the lowest of the group. Each office serves the applicants who live in its own consular district, so the rates also reflect who applies where, not only how strictly files are assessed.

Across all Schengen consulates in Russia, 10.6% of applications were refused in 2023; Slovakia’s rate worldwide was 12.9%. Slovakia received the 22nd largest number of applications of the 25 Schengen states represented here.

Multiple-entry visas made up 89.8% of those issued. The statistics count applications, not people, and include every nationality that applies here, not only citizens of Russia.

The Slovak embassy is in Moscow, about 636 km away. Besides the Slovak consulate in Saint Petersburg, Slovakia has 1 other mission in Russia. Russia in turn has an embassy in Bratislava.

About the Slovak consulate in Saint Petersburg

It appears in official lists as Consulate of Slovakia in Saint Petersburg. Its work is consular: passports and documents for its own citizens and, often, visas for visitors.

Address and contact

Address: улица Орбели 21 к2, Санкт-Петербург. No phone number or website is on record for the Slovak consulate in Saint Petersburg.

Slovak citizens travelling to Russia

Slovak citizens need a visa for Russia, which they can apply for online as an e-Visa for stays of up to 30 days.

When the Slovak consulate in Saint Petersburg is closed

The next closures of the Slovak consulate in Saint Petersburg for public holidays in Russia are New Year's Day on Friday 1 January 2027 and New Year holiday on Saturday 2 January 2027; it may also close for Christmas Eve (Štedrý deň) on Thursday 24 December 2026.