Visa
requirements Residence Permits Information for Slovak Citizens
Compensation of the
deported persons Slovak
Citizenship
Information Update
- This is to inform that as of 17
February 2002 the Slovak Republic has become a party to the convention
on abolishment of higher legalisation requirement originally accepted
by the Hague Conference on 5 October 1961.
As a result, starting from 17 February super-legalisation of documents by the Embassy is no longer required for documents legalised by way of Apostille issued by the following countries: Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentine, Armenia, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Belarus, Bosnia a Herzegovina, Botswana, Brunei-Darussalam, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, PRC (only Hong Kong a Macao), Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, Greece, Netherlands, Croatia, Ireland, Israel, Japan, South Africa, Kazakhstan, Columbia, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Hungary, Malawi, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mexico, Namibia, Niue (New Zealand's dependant territory), New Zealand (not for Tokelau), Norway, Panama, Portugal, Austria, Romania, Russian Federation, Salvador, Samoa, San Marino, Seychelles, Slovenia, Germany, USA, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Surinam, Swaziland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Italy, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, Venezuela and Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. According to Article 1 of the Convention the super-legalisation is no longer required in respect of documents produced in one of the above listed countries and are to be submitted in another party to the convention. The Convention covers such documents as:
- documents and deeds issued by
judicial body or judicial person, including those issued by public
prosecution and higher court official,
- public deeds,
- notarial documents - official
authorisation attached to a document signed by private persons,
conformation of registration of a document, confirmation, that the
document existed at the given time as well as signature authorisation,
The
Convention DOES NOT cover:
- documents issued by diplomatic
and consular officers,
- public deeds directly related
to commercial or customs activities.
Please
note that the convention cover solely those documents that have an official
Apostille (see Article 6 of the Convention) that was issued and attached to the
document in way consistent with the laws and regulations of the issuing country
and those set by the Convention.
Entry Requlations and Visa requirements
Change of Visa Procedure
This
is to inform that starting from Friday 15 February a new visa procedure has
been introduced by the
The
new regulations were adopted with the aim to approximate the EU and Schengen
legislation and to comply with increased security risks after the tragic events
in the
Due
to the character of the new procedure, the Embassy will not be able to deal
with visa enquiries by email or over internet. Please, contact us in person
during visa hours (Mo.-Fri
We
apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
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If
you are the holder of a full British passport you do not need a visa for
tourism, business or transit through the
Please note that recently a visa requirement has been introduced
for citizens of
Further
information you may obtain on http://www.foreign.gov.sk/
.
The Visa Department of the Embassy is open to the public Monday to
Friday from
In
order to obtain a single entry tourist, business, transit or multiple entry
visa, you have to submit a fully completed and signed visa application form.
Please add one recent passport size photograph. You must enclose a valid
passport whose date of expiry exceeds the required validity of the visa.
The
visa in the passport can be used within three months of the date of issue and
for the period specified in it. On the border you need to submit only your
passport with the visa sticker in and prove that you have a valid international
health insurance (travel insurance).
The
fee for the visas must be paid in cash or by a cheque drawn on UK bank or by a
postal order, not by credit card. Cheques have to be made payable to the Slovak
Embassy.
Applications
cannot be made by post without prior consent of the Embassy. It normally takes
3 - 4 working days to process an application but in certain cases it may take
up to 30 days.
If
you need any additional information or application forms you should call the
Visa Information Service at 090 6550 8956 (090 6554
0856) for Visa Application Form Fax Service or directly the Visa Section of
the Embassy at 0207 3136 470).
Slovak
visa can be obtained at the Embassy of the
Residence Permits for the purpose of study or
work in the Slovak Republic
Foreigners
may study or work in the
· confirmation about an enrolment for
study issued by college or university (i.e. proof of sufficient funds) or work
permit from local Job Office
· document confirming future
accommodation in the Slovak Republic, hostel or boarding house, i.e. proof of
accommodation confirmed by a lawyer
· Proof that the applicant does not
have a Criminal Record in the
· a certificate from the applicant’s
GP providing that the applicant does not suffer from any infectious diseases
and was tested HIV-negative (max. 3 months old)
· 3 passport size photographs.
All
the documents are to be submitted in the Slovak language or accompanied
by an authorized translation verified by the Slovak Embassy. For the purpose of
granting residence permits additional documents may be requested by the local
authorities at their own discretion. The Embassy of the
Compensation of the deported persons
On
This law stipulates the conditions for claims, the amount and the procedure of
compensation, as well as the persons, who can be compensated (i.e. these
persons and after their death, the marriage partner or parents of the victim),
but on condition, that this person is a citizen of the Slovak Republic and has
a permanent residence on the territory of the Slovak Republic. The compensation
includes the financial support for each month of deportation or hiding in the
amount of 3.000 Slovak crowns as well as the amends for the health damage
caused by deportation or hiding. Each request is processed in the
administrative procedure on compensation at the Ministry of Justice of
the Slovak Republic (section of the rehabilitation and the compensation), Zupne
namestie 13, 813 11
Former
Czechoslovak citizens may directly ask for the Slovak Citizenship at the
Ministry of Interior, Pribinova 2, 812 72 Bratislava
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