Embassies and consulates in Slovakia

Outside Bratislava, missions are found in Košice (15), Prešov (3), Nitra (1), Žilina (1) and Liptovský Mikuláš (1); most of them are consulates general, consulates and honorary consulates.

Slovakia belongs to the European Union and the Schengen area. Of the 198 passports in the visa data, 93 can enter visa-free and 105 need a visa from an embassy or consulate for Slovakia. As a Schengen state, Slovakia counts every short stay towards the shared limit of 90 days in any 180.

In fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 to September 2025) the United States issued 3,749 nonimmigrant visas to citizens of Slovakia, the 116th highest number of the 206 nationalities listed. Exchange visitor visas (J) made up 45%, visitor visas 25% and work and treaty visas 10%. That is 8% fewer than in fiscal year 2024 (4,083).

From October 2025 to February 2026, citizens of Slovakia received 1,139, 32% more than in the same months a year earlier.

For visitor visas (B1/B2) the State Department reports an adjusted refusal rate of 14.3% for citizens of Slovakia in fiscal year 2025 (fiscal year 2024: 11.6%).

Slovakia itself has 126 missions abroad, in 68 countries. Its largest networks are in Turkey (11), Germany (10), Poland (6), Australia (5) and Belgium (5).

Where the embassies are

All 45 embassies are in the capital, Bratislava. Poland has the most missions in Slovakia, 4, followed by Azerbaijan (3), Germany (3), Hungary (3) and Canada (2).

Travel advice for Slovakia

Foreign ministries’ advice on travel to Slovakia: the US State Department rates Slovakia at Level 1, exercise normal precautions (updated 11 February 2026), the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office does not advise against travel to Slovakia (updated 28 August 2026) and the German Foreign Office has no travel warning for Slovakia (updated 13 October 2026).