Consular and visa information
1. Consular Section of the Embassy of the Slovak Republic in Moscow
Y. Fuchika Street 17/19
Tel.: +7-495-956-49-23
Fax: +7-499-250-28-72
e-mail: cons.moscow@mzv.sk
web: www.mzv.sk/moskva
Office hours for lodging Schengen visa applications: Monday-Thursday: from 9.00 to 12.00
(accredited travel agencies according to prior telephone appointments)
Collection of passports: Monday – Thursday: from 15.00 to 15.30 p.m.
Last working day in month the Consular section is closed.
2. Consulate General of the Slovak Republic in St. Petersburg
Orbeli Street, 21/2
Tel.: 812-294-36-66, 812-294-36-96
Fax: 812-294-36-56
Mobil: 921-905-35-17
E-mail: cg.saintpetersburg@mzv.sk
Applicants with residence in the City of St. Petersburg, the regions of: Archangelsk, Pskovsk, Leningrad, Murmansk, Novgorod, Republic of Karelia, Neneck autonomous region
3.The Hungarian Consulate General in Ekaterinburg
Address: Ul. Gogolya 15., Ekaterinburg 620075
Tel: (00)-(7)-(343) 355-92-54, 310-10-06
Mobile: (00-7-922) 150-90-44
Fax: (00-7-(343) 355-92-55
E-mail: mission.jkb@kum.hu
Applicants with residence in: Federal Region of Ural, Federal Region of Privolzhsk, Federal Region of Siberia
Citizens of Armenia travelling to Slovakia should lodge their Schengen visa application forms at the Consular Section of the Embassy of the Republic of Poland
44A, Hanrapetutyan Street
0010, Yerevan
THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA
Tel.: + 374–10- 542 493 / 95 /97
Fax: + 374-10-542 498 / 96
E-mail: erewan.amb.sekretariat@msz.gov.pl
On-line registration for submitting visa application: http://www.e-konsulat.gov.pl
Citizens of Azerbaijan travelling to Slovakia should lodge their Schengen visa application forms at the Consular Section of the Embassy of the Republic of Latvia in Baku
Address: 44 J.Jabbarli Str., AZ 1065, Baku, Azerbaijan
Telephone: (994) 12 4366778
(994) 12 4366777 (Consular Section)
Fax: (994) 12 4366779
E-mail: consulate.azerbaijan@mfa.gov.lv
Schengen Member States to which you can travel on the basis of a uniform Schengen visa:
AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, ESTONIA, FINLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, GREECE, HUNGARY, ICELAND, ITALY, LATVIA, LIECHTENSTEIN, LITHUANIA, LUXEMBOURG, MALTA, NETHERLANDS, NORWAY, POLAND, PORTUGAL, SLOVAKIA, SLOVENIA, SPAIN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND.
WHAT IS A UNIFORM SCHENGEN VISA?
It is an authorisation issued by one of the Member States of the Schengen Area with a view to an intended stay in or transit through the territory of the Member States of a duration of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period from the date of entry in the Schengen Area.
WHO CAN APPLY FOR A SCHENGEN VISA IN RUSSIA?
Russian nationals and third-country nationals who are legally present/resident in Russia.
WHICH MEMBER STATE IS COMPETENT FOR EXAMINING AND DECIDING ON MY VISA APPLICATION?
In order to determine which Member State is competent for examining and deciding on an application for a uniform Schengen visa, the following rules apply:
- the Member State which is the only destination of the visit(s).
- if the visit(s) include(s) more than one destination, the Member State which is the main destination of the visit(s) in terms of the length or purpose of stay.
- if no main destination can be determined, the Member State whose external border the applicant intends to cross in order to enter the Schengen area.
Please ensure that you apply at the competent consulate or you may risk a visa refusal or refusal at the border to enter the Schengen Area.
WHERE CAN I LODGE MY APPLICATION?
Applications can be lodged directly at the Consulate of the Slovak Republic if, regarding the purpose of the visit, Slovakia is either a) b) or c) in accordance with the above mentioned.
VISA FEE
Applicants shall pay a visa fee of EUR 35 in cash directly at the Consulate of the Slovak Republic.
The 70€ is to be paid when the supporting documents have been submitted by the visa applicant within three days before his/her envisaged date of daperture or in case where the visa applicant applies for a visa more than three days before departure but is ready to pay the „urgent fee“ in order to have the visa issued three days.
The visa fee does not depend on the validity period of the visa.
WHICH APPLICANTS ARE EXEMPTED FROM THE VISA FEE?
According to Visa Facilitation Agreement between EU and Russian Federation the visa fee is waived for applicants belonging to one of the following categories:
- close relatives – spouses, children (including adopted), parents (including custodians), grandparents and grandchildren – of citizens of the Russian Federation legally residing in the territory of the Member States;
- members of official delegations who, following an official invitation, participate in meetings, consultations, negotiations or exchange programmes as well as in events held in one of the Member States by intergovernmental organisations;
- members of national and regional Governments and Parliaments, Constitutional Courts and Supreme Courts;
- pupils, students, post-graduate students and accompanying teachers who undertake trips for the purpose of study or educational training;
- disabled persons and the person accompanying them, if necessary;
- persons who have presented documents proving the necessity of their travel on humanitarian grounds, including to receive urgent medical treatment, and the person accompanying such person, or to attend a funeral of a close relative, or to visit a seriously ill close relative;
- participants in youth international sports events and persons accompanying them;
- persons participating in scientific, cultural and artistic activities including university and other exchange programmes;
- participants in official exchange programmes organised by twin cities.
- children under six years;
- researchers from third countries travelling for the purpose of carrying out scientific research;
- representatives of non-profit organisations aged 25 years or less participating in seminars, conferences, sports, cultural or educational events organised by non-profit organisations.
In case of an application within three days before the intended travel, the fee waiver shall only apply to categories b., e. and f..
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(1) as defined in Recommendation No 2005/761/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 September 2005 to facilitate the issue by the Member States of uniform short-stay visas for researchers from third countries travelling within the Community for the purpose of carrying out scientific research.
HOW LONG BEFORE THE START OF THE INTENDED VISIT CAN I APPLY?
Applications shall be lodged no more than three months before the start of the intended visit.
Holders of a multiple-entry visa may lodge the application for a new visa before the expiry of the visa valid for a period of at least six months.
HOW LONG BEFORE THE START OF THE INTENDED VISIT SHOULD I APPLY ?
It is advisable to lodge an application at least 15 calendar days before the intended visit.
However, it is also recommended that you lodge your visa application taking into account national holidays of the country of destination and Russia. Please note that during holidays the operation of certain consular services may be reduced.
DO I NEED AN APPOINTMENT FOR SUBMITTING MY APPLICATION?
Groups of tourists, sportsmen, participants of cultural events etc. are required to obtain an appointment for the lodging of applications. Individual visa applicants submit their application on the first come first served basis.
SHOULD I HAVE A STAMP ON MY PASSPORT INDICATING THAT MY VISA APPLICATION IS ADMISSIBLE?
When an application is admissible, the competent consulate stamps the applicant’s travel document. This stamp indicates the Member State examining the application (e.g. SK), the date of application (e.g. 22.4.2010), the authority examining the visa application (e.g. Consulate of the Slovak Republic in Moscow) and the type of visa (e.g. C). This stamp has no legal implications, and when a visa is issued, the sticker is placed on the page where the stamp has been affixed.
WHAT SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS ARE TO BE ATTACHED TO MY APPLICATION?
Please check the harmonised list of supporting documents to be submitted by applicants (below).
Please note that during the examination of an application the consulate may request additional documents.
DO I HAVE TO GO THROUGH AN INTERVIEW AT THE CONSULATE?
Please note that during the examination of an application the consulate may call the applicant for an interview.
HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE FOR THE CONSULATE TO DECIDE ON MY APPLICATION?
Applications shall be decided on within 10 calendar days of the date of the lodging of an application which is admissible. That period may be extended up to a maximum of 30 calendar days in individual cases, notably when further scrutiny of the application is needed.
WHAT CAN I DO IF THE VISA IS REFUSED?
Applicants, whose visa has been refused, are informed by an official refusal letter and they have the right to appeal in accordance with the national law of the Slovak Republic.
Each Member State shall indicate the references to the national law and the procedure relating to the right of appeal, including the competent authority with which an appeal may be lodged, as well as the time limit for lodging such an appeal. You will find this information in the form for notifying and motivating refusal that you will be given for such purpose.
The applicant may also decide to launch a new application, particularly if the reasons for the original refusal do not exist any more. National legislation or procedures may limit this right while an appeal against the original refusal is pending.
WHAT DOCUMENTS DO I HAVE TO TAKE WITH ME WHEN I TRAVEL ON A SCHENGEN VISA?
The possession of a Schengen visa does not mean that the holder has an automatic right to enter the Schengen Area as the holder will be subject to checks by border guards at the external border.
At the external border, the visa holder may be requested to produce documents justifying the purpose and conditions of the intended stay and that he/she has sufficient means of subsistence, both for the period of the intended stay and for the return to their country of origin or transit to a third state into which they are certain to be admitted, or that he/she is in a position to acquire such means lawfully.
WHAT RULES APPLY IF MY FAMILY MEMBERS ARE EU OR EEA OR SWISS NATIONALS?
If you are a family member of an EU/EEA or Swiss national you may qualify for an accelerated free visa procedure as long as you meet the following criteria:
a) You are a family member (this includes a spouse, registered partner, child who is under 21 or a depending family member) of an EU/EEA or Swiss national (or of his/her spouse/registered partner);
AND
b) That EU/EEA national or Swiss national is residing in another Member State than that of which he/she is a national or travelling there to take up residence;
AND
c) You are accompanying the EU/EEA national or planning to join him/her.
The visa should be applied for at the Embassy of the country of future residence of the EU/EEA national or Swiss national, not at the Embassy of his/her country of origin.
If you think you qualify for visa facilitation you will need to show proof that you meet these criteria when you submit your visa application.
WHICH RULES APPLY TO NON-RUSSIAN VISA APPLICANTS ("THIRD-COUNTRY NATIONALS")?
Third-country nationals resident in Russia can apply for a Schengen visa in Russia.
Third-country nationals legally present but not residing in Russia can apply for a Schengen visa in Russia, if they provide justification for lodging the application in Russia (residence permit, work permit).
Nationals of Ukraine, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Albania, Georgia and the Republic of Moldova shall pay a visa fee of EUR 35. All other third-country nationals shall pay a visa fee of EUR 60.
The visa fee waiver mentioned for categories d) to h) above only applies to nationals of countries which have a visa facilitation agreement with Member States.
Applications by third-country nationals shall be decided on within 15 calendar days of the date of the lodging of an application which is admissible. That period may be extended up to a maximum of 30 calendar days in individual cases, notably when further scrutiny of the application is needed, and exceptionally, when additional documentation is needed in specific cases, up to a maximum of 60 calendar days.
