Vietnam Embassy Bratislava

About the Embassy of Vietnam in Slovakia

The ambassador is Giang Truong Pham, who presented credentials on 28 January 2025, according to the Diplomatic List of the Slovak Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs (7 October 2026). Vietnam also has honorary consulates in Košice and Prievidza. The office is in the capital, Bratislava, about 8 km in a straight line from Bratislava Airport (M. R. Štefánik).

Do Vietnamese citizens need a visa for Slovakia?

Citizens of Vietnam need a Schengen visa for short stays in Slovakia, as Vietnam is listed in Annex I of Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 (consolidated version of 30 December 2025); Slovakia applies the common Schengen visa list.

Documents checklist

The most frequent applications and the documents the Vietnamese authorities ask for:

Renewing a Vietnamese passport abroad

• Fill in the declaration online at passport.mofa.gov.vn (form TK02), print it and bring it to the embassy
• Your old passport with copies of the personal-information and annotation pages
• Proof of residence abroad (residence card, valid visa or residence confirmation)
• Two new photos, 4 × 6 cm, white background, bareheaded, without glasses
• Lost passport: police report of the host country and written statements to the embassy
• Valid 10 years from age 14 (5 years under 14)

Sources: Embassy of Vietnam in Prague – renewal of an expiring or damaged passport (mofa.gov.vn), Embassy of Vietnam in New Zealand – renewing an expired passport abroad (checked October 2026). Requirements and fees can change and individual posts may ask for more – confirm the current list with the embassy before your visit.

Other consulates and embassies in Bratislava

97 other countries are represented in Bratislava, among them: Albania (embassy), Algeria (embassy), Armenia (honorary), Austria (embassy), Azerbaijan (embassy), Azerbaijan (honorary), Bangladesh (honorary), Belarus (embassy), Belgium (honorary), Belize (honorary), Brazil (embassy), Bulgaria (embassy), Cabo Verde (honorary), Canada (embassy), Chile (honorary), China (embassy), Colombia (honorary), Costa Rica (honorary), Côte d’Ivoire (honorary), Republic of the Congo (honorary). The full list of all 98 missions is on the overview page for Slovakia.

Closing days

Slovakia’s days off are New Year’s Day and the Day of the Establishment of the Slovak Republic (1 January), Epiphany (6 January), Good Friday, Easter Monday, Labour Day (1 May), Victory over Fascism Day (8 May), St Cyril and St Methodius Day (5 July), the anniversary of the Slovak National Uprising (29 August), Our Lady of Seven Sorrows (15 September), All Saints’ Day (1 November) and 24, 25 and 26 December. Under the 2025 amendment, 1 September, 28 October and 17 November remain state holidays but are working days, and in 2026 also 8 May and 15 September are working days. A holiday that falls on a weekend is not moved. In 2027, Good Friday falls on 26 March and Easter Monday on 29 March.

Emergency assistance

In Slovakia, dial 112 for any emergency, 155 for an ambulance, 150 for the fire and rescue service and 158 for the police (slovensko.sk). Slovak citizens who need help in Vietnam can contact the Embassy of Slovakia in Hanoi, which is responsible for the country, or the Slovak foreign ministry’s International Operational Crisis Centre, which works around the clock on +421 2 5978 5978 (mzv.sk).

Diplomatic missions of Vietnam in Slovakia

Vietnam in Slovakia

Measured in a straight line from Bratislava, the nearest other Vietnamese office is the Honorary Consulate in Prievidza (about 130 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Bratislava.

• Bratislava – Embassy of Vietnam in Slovakia (this page)
• Košice (310 km) – Honorary Consulate
• Prievidza (130 km) – Honorary Consulate