Tourist visa for Slovakia: documents, fees and steps

Documents requested

• Schengen visa application form, completed in full and signedConditions and details

  The form is completed fully and truthfully and signed. It can be downloaded in the chosen language or completed via the electronic visa application, which sends the form as a PDF by email; completing the electronic form does not constitute submission of the application. It must then be printed, signed and presented according to the instructions of the representation or visa centre; certain representations may require electronic completion.
• Travel document valid for at least 3 months after the planned exit from the Schengen area, with at least 2 blank pages, issued less than 10 years agoConditions and details

  The travel document is valid and authentic; it remains valid for at least three months after the planned departure from the Schengen area, has at least two blank pages and was issued within the previous ten years.
• A recent colour photograph of the face, passport format, compliant with ICAO requirements and taken against a light backgroundConditions and details

  The ministry requires a colour photograph of the face, passport format, which meets the requirements of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and is taken against a light background; it shows the applicant's current appearance.
• Travel medical insurance valid throughout the entire Schengen area for the whole duration of the intended stay, with a minimum coverage of 30 000 eurosConditions and details

  Unless exempted, the applicant encloses proof of travel insurance valid throughout the entire territory of the Schengen area, covering the whole duration of the intended stay or transit, with a minimum coverage of 30 000 euros, including repatriation for medical reasons, emergency medical care, emergency hospitalisation and death. For a multiple-entry visa, the insurance covers the first intended trip; valid insurance is also required for each subsequent trip.
• Proof of the purpose of the tourist trip: travel agency voucher, certificate from the accommodation establishment or certificate from a private individual providing accommodation, with legalised signatureConditions and details

  For organised or individual tourism, the ministry's indicative list cites: a voucher issued by a travel agency confirming the services provided; an accommodation certificate issued by the establishment; an accommodation certificate drawn up by a private individual providing accommodation in his or her own home, with an officially legalised signature. A visit on invitation is justified by an invitation (see the item concerning the host). For other purposes of travel (conferences, cultural or sporting events, medical treatment, studies of less than 90 days), the list cites other items.
• Proof of accommodation: travel agency voucher, certificate from the establishment, invitation from the host confirming the accommodation, or proof of sufficient means to pay for itConditions and details

  The ministry cites, as examples: a travel agency voucher confirming accommodation and services; an accommodation certificate from the establishment; an invitation in which the host confirms that they are providing accommodation; an accommodation certificate from the private individual who owns the dwelling; other documents confirming the accommodation or the fact that the applicant has sufficient means to pay for it.
• Proof of sufficient financial means: bank statement for the last 3 months, regular income, financial support from a third party; 56 euros per person per day of stayConditions and details

  The ministry cites, as examples: a bank account statement showing transactions for at least the last 3 months; a document confirming regular income (salary or pension) over at least the last 3 months, for example a certificate from the employer or the social insurance fund or an employment contract; a certificate of financial coverage by a third party, for example an invitation certified by the competent foreigners police service, by which the inviter undertakes to pay all the costs of the stay and departure; traveller's cheques; other documents guaranteeing available funds in convertible currency. The amount required is 56 euros per person per day of stay, according to Decree No. 499/2011 of the Ministry of the Interior; this amount is made up of several elements and a stay already partly paid for is taken into account.
• Elements making it possible to assess the intention to leave the Schengen area before the visa expires: return ticket reservation, means and employment in the country of residence, real estate, integration in the country of residenceConditions and details

  The ministry cites, as examples: the reservation of a return or round-trip ticket (plane, bus or train); confirmation of financial means in the country of residence; confirmation of employment; proof of real estate; proof of integration in the country of residence.

Depending on your situation

• Fingerprints of all ten fingers on first application, except fingerprints registered less than 59 months ago in the Visa Information System, children under 12 years of age and other exemptionsConditions and details

  The fingerprints of all ten fingers are in principle taken when the first application is submitted. If they were recorded in the Visa Information System less than 59 months ago, the representation may reuse them for a subsequent application. They may be taken again in case of doubt about identity, if they cannot be carried over from the previous application, or if their quality does not allow them to be used. They are not taken from children under 12 years of age, from persons for whom this is physically impossible, or from Heads of State or Government, members of national governments, their spouses and members of official delegations travelling on official invitation. The questionnaire does not collect this information: the condition is to be verified by the applicant.
• Accommodation with a private individual: invitation from the host, with signature officially legalised or certified by the foreigners policeConditions and details

  For a visit by invitation, the ministry's list cites: an invitation issued by a private individual, with the inviter's signature officially legalised; an invitation certified by the competent department of the aliens police of the Bureau of Border and Alien Police; an invitation issued by a legal person (company, institution or organisation), with the signature of its legal representative legalised. If the commercial register indicates that the company's managers act jointly, all of them sign the invitation. An invitation in which the host confirms accommodation also serves as proof of accommodation.
• Invitation certified by the police, required of nationals of Bangladesh, Belarus, Iran, Morocco, Pakistan and Vietnam regardless of the purpose of travelConditions and details

  The ministry states that nationals of Bangladesh, Belarus, Iran, Morocco, Pakistan and Vietnam attach to the application an invitation certified by the police, regardless of the purpose of travel. It refers to the competent representation for exceptions. A certified invitation is issued by the competent department of the aliens police of the Bureau of Border and Alien Police.
• For a national of a third country who lives in a country other than their country of origin: document proving authorised stay in that country, for example a residence permit or a long-stay visaConditions and details

  This document is presented to verify that the representation is competent to receive the application. The questionnaire does not compare the country of residence and nationality: the condition is to be verified by the applicant.