The British Embassy in Slovakia maintains and develops relations between the UK and Slovakia.

To visit the embassy, you must make an appointment in advance.

If you are a British national and need consular help, call +421 2 59 98 2000. Select the ‘English’ option and ‘Consular services’.

If you’re in the UK and worried about a British person in Slovakia, call 020 7008 5000 (24/7, 365 days a year).

Our work covers a range of issues including EU policies, trade relations, the single market, energy security and climate change.

Find out more on our UK and Slovakia news page.

We provide services to British nationals living and visiting Slovakia. You can access UK government services while in Slovakia.

Read the latest information on the rights and status for UK nationals living in Europe and our practical guidance on Living in Slovakia.

Visiting British Embassy Bratislava

To visit the embassy, you must make an appointment in advance.

If you are a British national and need consular help, call +421 2 59 98 2000. Select the ‘English’ option and ‘Consular services’.

If you’re in the UK and worried about a British person in Slovakia, call 020 7008 5000 (24/7, 365 days a year).

Urgent assistance

If you’re travelling in Slovakia, see our Slovakia travel advice.

If you’re in Slovakia and you need advice which is not covered by reading our travel advice then you can contact us online

If you’re in Slovakia and you need urgent help (for example, you’ve been attacked, arrested or someone has died), call +421 2 5998 20 00.

Get an emergency travel document

You can apply for an emergency travel document if you’re abroad and your passport has been lost or stolen, damaged or expired, and you can’t get a new or replacement passport in time to travel.

Apply online for an emergency travel document

If the person needing the emergency travel document is under 16, a parent or guardian should apply on their behalf.

If you are travelling in more than 3 weeks, check if you can get a new or replacement passport in time to travel.

If you are not a British citizen or have not had a British passport before

If you’re not sure, check if you’re a British citizen

If you’re not a British citizen but think you may be eligible, contact us to apply for an emergency travel document.

Other consular services

Notarial and documentary services

We may be able to offer notarial services, including administer an oath, affirmation or affidavit; make a certified copy of a British passport and witness a signature. See the full list of notarial and documentary services we provide.

Legalisation services

Bratislava does not provide legalisation services. Read our notarial and documentary services page for more information on legalisation.

Consular fees

We charge fees for some of our services. See the full list of consular fees in Slovakia.

Our people

British Ambassador to Slovakia
Nigel Baker OBE MVO

Contact us


British Embassy Bratislava

Panská 16
811 01 Bratislava
Slovakia

Telephone
+421 2 5998 20 00/+44 20 7008 5000

Fax
+421 2 5998 22 37

Use our contact form for consular enquiries:
www.gov.uk/contact-consulate-bratislava

For enquiries that are not about consular issues, email britishembassybratislava@fcdo.gov.uk

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