In most of the countries you will find diplomatic missions, which usually refers to an embassy and/or a consulate. Diplomatic bodies represent other country interests in Slovakia, with the aim of strengthening international relations between the states and providing services for their citizens in Slovakia.

Embassies and consulates are considered legal territories of their home countries. They are not "foreign territory" but they are protected and considered the property of the country using them, meaning that Slovakia does not have jurisdiction over the embassy or consulate of another country.

What is the difference between Embassy and Consulate

The Vienna Convention on Consular Relations international treaty defines the diplomatic mission’s purpose and framework. The various diplomatic missions offer several services and carry out different missions. For example:

• Embassy: This is the primary diplomatic representation of a country’s government and is headed by an ambassador. An embassy is the main location for a diplomatic presence of one country in another. A country has at most one embassy in another country, and is always established in the capital city of the host country. In the absence of a consulate in a country, the embassy has also a consular section to carry out all the relevant consular services (see below).
• Consulate General: This is a diplomatic mission, headed by a consul that provides a full range of services such as: issuing passports/visas, keeping birth and marriage records, assisting expats, providing legal information, translations etc. It can be located in any major city of the host country, although often in the capital city (in certain cases, in the same building as the embassy). In major countries and large territories, you often have more than one consulate.
• Honorary Consulate: It supplements the Consulate to provide a limited range of consular services and is headed by an honorary consul. They help nationals abroad. For example, in the event of a hospital stay, missing person, death, natural disaster or other emergency. They can also issue emergency travel documents and consular declarations for which the applicant is required to appear in person.

NB: You will usually apply for a visa at the Consulate of the country you want to visit. However, if there is no such representation in Slovakia, you can apply for a visa at the embassy.

Where to find Consulates and Embassies in Slovakia

Not all countries have an Embassy and/or a Consulate as it depends of the political situation, the relationship with the host country, the size of the country, and the number of foreign citizens living there.

In some cases, countries can share representations and you can be assisted by the services of another embassy or consular service to get the information you need.

We recommend you register/contact your country’s embassy at your destination. It is a free service provided by any diplomatic mission and it will allow them to record information about your upcoming trip abroad. It can be used to assist you in case of an emergency.

Registration will also allow you to get routine information from your nearest embassy or consulate, as citizen residing abroad.

The Slovakian capital, Bratislava hosts 46 embassies.

There are also 34 consulates and two other representation in Slovakia: European Union and Taiwan Representative Office in Bratislava.

All consulates and honorary consulates are located in Bratislava, except for those countries who own an embassy in the capital of Slovakia and might have another diplomatic mission outside the capital.

You will find below a list of selected countries (the list is not exhaustive) that have a diplomatic mission in Slovakia. The list includes embassies, consulates, honorary consulates and sometimes other official representations for you to be able to get information and services.

Embassies and Main Consulates in Bratislava

China

Embassy of China in Slovakia
Address: Jancová 8, 81102, Bratislava
Tel: (+421) 2 62 80 42 83
E-Mail: cinska.ambasada@gmail.com   
Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/ChinaEmbSVK/ and https://twitter.com/chinaembsvk?lang=en
Opening hours: Monday to Friday. From 8:30am to 05pm

The consular section provides a range of consular services such as document authentication and legalization processing, as well as notary certification and marriage registration, visa affairs, and consular protection to all Chinese living in Slovakia.

France

French Embassy in Slovakia
Address: Hlavné Námestie 7, 812 83 Bratislava
Tel: (+421) 2 59 34 71 11
E-Mail: diplo@france.sk
Social Media: https://twitter.com/Ambafrance_Sk
Opening hours: Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. and 1.30 p.m. to 5 p.m

The French General Consulate in Slovakia provides reception of the public (consular affairs), register of French nationals established outside France, identity cards and passports, civil status: marriages, births ..., other steps (legalization of signature, driver's license...), elections, national service and assembly of French nationals abroad.

Germany

Embassy of Germany in Slovakia
Address: Hviezdoslavovo námestie 10, 813 03 Bratislava
Tel: (+421) 2 59 20 44 44
E-Mail: bratislava@hk-diplo.de 
Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/AuswaertigesAmt and https://twitter.com/GermanyDiplo and https://www.instagram.com/auswaertigesamt/
Opening hours: Mon - Fri: 09.00h - 12.00h

The Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Slovakia provides passports and ID cards’ services, nationality, family and inheritance matters, criminal records, visa and entry, lawyers, doctors and translators and customs service, etc.

Honorary Consulates: In addition to the embassy in Bratislava, Germany has other honorary consulates in Žilina (zilina@hk-diplo.de).

Japan

Embassy of the Japan in Slovakia
Address: Hlavné námestie 2, 813 27 Bratislava 1
Tel: (+421) 2 59 80 01 00
E-Mail: info@bv.mofa.go.jp and consular@bv.mofa.go.jp
Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/japaninslovakia/?hl=en and https://www.facebook.com/EmbassyofJapanintheSlovakRepublic/
Opening hours: Monday to Friday 8.30 - 12.30 and 13.30 - 17.00

The Japanese consulate shares the same details as the embassy. They provide a range of consular services such as visa and passport processing as well as document legalization.

Russia

Embassy of Russia in Slovakia
Embassy:
Address: 4 GorodovaSt, 811 06, Bratislava
Tel: (+421) 2 54 41 44 36
E-Mail: info@rusemb.sk

Consulate:
Address: 5 Marotigo St., 811 06, Bratislava
Tel: (+421) 2 54 41 79 29
E-Mail: konzulat@rusemb.sk 
Social Media: https://twitter.com/RusEmbSK and https://www.facebook.com/ambasadarus/ and https://www.instagram.com/rusemb_slovakia/
Opening hours: Monday to Friday from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM

For services such as issues of citizenship of the Russian Federation, visa and passport processing as well as document legalization, it is requested to visit the Consular Section under appointment.

United Kingdom (Great Britain)

British Embassy in Slovakia
Address: Panská 16, 811 01 Bratislava
Tel: (+421) 2 59 98 20 00
E-Mail: britishembassybratislava@fcdo.gov.uk
Social Media: https://twitter.com/ukinslovakia and https://www.facebook.com/ukinslovakia

The British Embassy in Slovakia provides services to British nationals living in and visiting the country. Some of the services are: emergency travel document replacement, notarial and documentary services, marriage, consular fees, etc.

USA (United States of America)

Embassy of the United States of America in Slovakia
Address: Hviezdoslavovo namestie 4, Bratislava, Slovakia
Tel: (+421) 2 54 43 33 38
E-Mail: contact_bratislava@state.gov
Social Media: https://twitter.com/usembassysk and https://www.facebook.com/USEmbassySlovakia/ and https://www.youtube.com/USEMBBratislava
Opening hours: Monday to Friday 9.00 AM to 5.00 PM

The US representation in Slovakia provides a range of consular services such as regular passport applications and renewals, Consular Reports of Birth Abroad (CRBA), and notarial services, assistance on death of a U.S. Citizen and emergency financial assistance, etc.

Honorary Consulates in Slovakia

Contact directly the Embassy/Consulate website for more information.

For countries with no consulates or embassies in Slovakia, the Honorary Consulates are supervised by diplomatic representations located in other country, often Vienna, in Austria for Slovakia.

Honorary Consulates in Bratislava

• Belgium (belgian.consulate.bratislava@vgd.eu)
• Chile
• Denmark
• Finland
• Lithuania
• Morocco
• Sweden