Slovakia business visa

1. Schengen short-stay visa for business

   Visa needed

   Business visitors who require a visa and meet the Schengen visa requirements.

   Stay

   Up to 90 days in any 180-day period.

   Valid for

   Usually the intended trip for new applicants; up to five years for some multiple-entry visas.

   Entries

   One, two or multiple entries.

   Fee

   €90 standard. Reductions, exemptions and additional service fees may apply.

   Processing

   15 calendar days after an admissible application is lodged, if there are no issues.

   1. Apply through the embassy or consulate for your main destination, or its appointed service.
   2. Submit no earlier than six months before entry.
   3. Attend the first-application interview and provide fingerprints and a digital photo if required.
   4. Pay the applicable fee and wait for a decision.

2. Visa-free business visit

   No visa needed

   Ordinary passport holders from the listed visa-waiver countries and territories.

   Stay

   Up to 90 days in any 180-day period across the Schengen Area.

   Passports that qualify (62)

   • Albania
   • Andorra
   • Bosnia and Herzegovina
   • Georgia
   • Moldova
   • Montenegro
   • Monaco
   • North Macedonia
   • San Marino
   • Serbia
   • Ukraine
   • United Kingdom
   • Vatican City
   • Argentina
   • Brazil
   • Chile
   • Colombia
   • Paraguay
   • Peru
   • Uruguay
   • Venezuela
   • Antigua and Barbuda
   • Bahamas
   • Barbados
   • Canada
   • Costa Rica
   • Dominica
   • El Salvador
   • Grenada
   • Guatemala
   • Honduras
   • Mexico
   • Nicaragua
   • Panama
   • Saint Kitts and Nevis
   • Saint Lucia
   • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
   • Trinidad and Tobago
   • United States
   • Mauritius
   • Seychelles
   • Brunei
   • Hong Kong
   • Israel
   • Japan
   • Macau
   • Malaysia
   • Singapore
   • South Korea
   • Taiwan
   • Timor-Leste
   • United Arab Emirates
   • Australia
   • Kiribati
   • Marshall Islands
   • Micronesia
   • New Zealand
   • Palau
   • Samoa
   • Solomon Islands
   • Tonga
   • Tuvalu

1. Apply to Slovakia's embassy or consulate if Slovakia is your main destination.
2. Submit the application no earlier than six months before entry.
3. Attend in person for a first application and interview, and provide fingerprints and a digital photo if required.
4. Pay the applicable fee and wait for a decision.

• Travel document.
• Fingerprints and a digital photograph, if required.

• Count short stays in all Schengen countries together.
• Visa-free visitors must explain the purpose and conditions of their stay and have enough funds for their visit and onward or return journey.
• Applicants who can justify frequent travel may qualify for a longer multiple-entry visa.
• Slovakia's reference amount is €56 per day, or a certified invitation letter.

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