Slovenian Embassy in Washington D.C.

The Slovenian embassy in Washington D.C. is listed as open 3 days a week, 09:00–12:00.

US citizens do not need a visa for Slovenia: stays of up to 90 days are visa-free.

2025 figures: 395 short-stay Schengen visa applications were lodged at Slovenia’s embassy in Washington D.C., and 313 visas were issued. 75 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 19.2%. The refusal rate fell by 2.3 points from 21.5% in 2024. Applications rose by 9% compared with 2024 (363).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 15.1% (2023) to 21.5% (2024).

Slovenia issues Schengen visas at 2 locations in the United States; this office handled 93% of their 426 applications in 2025. Refusal rates elsewhere: Cleveland 14.3%, which makes Washington D.C. the highest 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 the United States, 4.9% of applications were refused in 2025; Slovenia’s rate worldwide was 21.4%. Slovenia received the 22nd largest number of applications of the 28 Schengen states represented here.

56.2% of the visas issued here were multiple-entry visas, valid for several trips. The statistics count applications, not people, and include every nationality that applies here, not only citizens of the United States.

Besides the Slovenian embassy in Washington D.C., Slovenia has 9 other missions in the United States. Consulates: New York, Cleveland, Miami, Overland Park, Knoxville, Houston, San Francisco and Honolulu. The United States in turn has an embassy in Ljubljana.

About the Slovenian embassy in Washington D.C.

It appears in official lists as Embassy of Slovenia in Washington D.C.

Address and contact

Address: California Street Northwest 2410, 20008 Washington. The record for the Slovenian embassy in Washington D.C. includes a phone number, an e-mail address and an official website.

Slovenian citizens travelling to the United States

Slovenian citizens do not need a visa for the United States, but they need an electronic travel authorisation (ETA) before departure; it covers stays of up to 90 days.

When the Slovenian embassy in Washington D.C. is closed

The next closures of the Slovenian embassy in Washington D.C. for public holidays in the United States are Veterans Day on Wednesday 11 November 2026 and Thanksgiving Day on Thursday 26 November 2026; it may also close for Christmas Day (božič) on Friday 25 December 2026.

Before visiting the Slovenian embassy in Washington D.C.

Current procedures for the Slovenian embassy in Washington D.C., including any appointment system, are on its official website, linked on this page.

Near the Slovenian embassy in Washington D.C.

Within 1 km of the Slovenian embassy in Washington D.C. there are 70 other foreign missions.