Address of consulate department of SLOVAK EMBASSY IN UKRAINE:
4, Chapaeva Str.,
0190,1 Kiev
Ukraine

Telephone: (044) 234 06 06, 234 60 07
Fax: (044) 234 06 23
E-mail: consulate@consulate.slovak.kiev.ua
Web_sait: www.slovakia.kiev.ua
Working hours: Mn. – Fr. 9.00 – 17.00
except Slovak national holidays

Acceptance of documents for visa:
Mn. – Fr
9.00 – 12.00

On 21 December 2007 Slovakia together with 8 countries – new EU members – joined Schngen zone, which covers(together with new members) the territory of 24 countries, where there is no control on the inner borders (Austria, Belgium, Greece, Denmark, Estonia, Iceland, Spain, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Malta, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Finland, France, Czechia , Sweden, Hungary). These countries announced single principles of entrance and short-term stay on their territories. To enter Schengen territory the citizens of third countries should have travel document with actual visa.

Visas, which are issued before Slovak joining the Schengen are also valid after joining, but only on Slovak territory.
The money amount for coverage of stay is 1700 Slovak Krones per day (about 55 Euro). For Ukrainians up to 16 years, which does not have own travel document, the entrance to Slovak territory is possible only accompanied by a person, in which foreign passport and visa he is inserted.

Schengen member states issue uniform visas, which allow the owner to enter and stay in Schengen zone:

Visa type „А” – valid for air passengers only, does not allow to leave the airport territory.

Transit visa „В” – allows transit through Schengen territory (duration of stay should not exceed 5 days)

short-term visa „С” – allows stay in Schengen zone up to 90 days within six month after the date of first entrance. Besides uniform Schengen visas, Schengen states can issue national visas „D”, as well as permission to stay, which are valid on the territory of issuing country. Long-termed visas allow visa-free transit through Schengen territory, which is restricted up to 5 days. The permission to stay, issued by one Schengen member state, allows its owner to trip and stay in Schengen zone within three months. Consular fees for citizens of Ukraine, Russia, Albania, Moldavia, Montenegro, Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia makes 35 Euro, visa is issued within 10 calendar days.

For the citizens of other states consular fees make 60 euro.

The citizens of Ukraine, which are released from consular fees according to the Agreement between Ukraine and EU on simplifying visa regime:

№	Category	Documents, which are necessary for release from consulate fees *
1.	Close relatives – spouses, children, parents, grandparents and grandchildren of Ukrainian citizens, which live legally in any EU state	- original appliance in writing from the inviting person
2.	Members of official delegations, who, according the formal invitation take part in formal meetings, consultations, councils, exchange programs and the events, which are organized by intergovernmental organizations in any EU state, as well as members of national and regional councils and courts, which are not released from visa regime according to this agreement	- Letter of Ukrainian regulatory body, which proves the fact that the applicant is really a member of delegation, which will stay on the territory of one Party of the Agreement with the purpose of participation in the events, stated in invitation letter
3.	Pupils, students, aspirants, with learning purpose	- application in writing or approval from receiving party(original)
4.	Invalids and accompanying persons	- Certificate of Invalid
5.	Persons, which documentary prove the necessity for humanitarian reasons	– urgent medical treatment, attendance of funerals or relatives in a bad case - in case of medical treatment: official document, which allow the necessity of medical treatment in this medical institution and document of sufficient amount of money to cover this; - in case of funerals: death certificate and the document, which approves the kinship of applicant
6.	The participants of international sport competitions and accompanying persons	- written application from the inviting organization: relevant organs, national sport federations, and EU member-states national Olympic committees
7.	Participants of official exchange programs, arranged by partner states	- written application from these cities administrations relevant authorities
8.	Journalists	- certificate or other document, issued by the professional union and approving that the person is really a qualified journalist; - document, issued by the employer, that approves that aim of staying is journalist work accomplishment
9.	Pensioners	- pensionary certificate
10.	Drovers of international cargo and passenger carriers	- Application in writing from the Ukrainian Association of international road carriers, in which purpose, duration and frequency of haulages should be specified
11.	Crewmembers in international rail transport	- Application in writing from Ukrainian railway company, in which purpose, duration and frequency of haulages should be specified
12.	Children up to 18 and children on allowance up to 21	- Certificate of birth; if persons, depending on parents (e.g. students): Student’s Identification Card + copy of a reference from the place of studying

* - upon availability of other documents, which are necessary for submission of visa application.
In extraordinary circumstances, when the application is submitted three days before the intended departure, for Ukrainians and Russians the consulate fee can 70 euro.

Documents, which are necessary for visa issuance   
Application