Cuba Embassy Bratislava

Before your visit

• Consular section: tel. +421 2 3266 1445, e-mail secretaria@embacuba.sk / consulado@embacuba.sk (according to the Slovak Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs).

About the Embassy of Cuba in Slovakia

The ambassador is Rafael Paulino Pino Bécquer, who presented credentials on 7 June 2022, according to the Diplomatic List of the Slovak Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs (7 October 2026). The office is in the capital, Bratislava, about 8 km in a straight line from Bratislava Airport (M. R. Štefánik).

From the embassy’s website

According to the Cuban foreign ministry’s page for the embassy, the embassy is open Monday to Friday 08:30–16:30 and the consular office Tuesday to Thursday 09:00–12:00. Consular matters are handled by Mercedes Santos Calzada (consulado@embacuba.sk, tel. +421 2 3266 1442).

Source: misiones.cubaminrex.cu/es/eslovaquia/embajada-de-cuba-en-eslovaquia (checked October 2026).

Do Cuban citizens need a visa for Slovakia?

Citizens of Cuba need a Schengen visa for short stays in Slovakia, as Cuba 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

What Cuban citizens usually need to bring for the most common requests, based on official Cuban government information:

Renewing a Cuban passport abroad

• Renewal is possible for passports issued on or after 1 January 2010
• The consular application form (planilla)
• A photocopy of the passport’s main page
• Two colour passport photos, high resolution, light background, no dark glasses
• Cubans born abroad who acquired citizenship: the citizenship resolution and Cuban birth certificate
• Some consulates accept postal applications, others only in person (biometric data) – check with your consulate

Sources: Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs – passport renewal by e-mail or post, Consulate General of Cuba in Madrid (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: Cyprus (embassy), Czech Republic (embassy), Denmark (honorary), Dominican Republic (honorary), Ecuador (honorary), Egypt (embassy), El Salvador (honorary), Estonia (honorary), Eswatini (honorary), Ethiopia (honorary), Finland (honorary), France (embassy), Georgia (embassy), Germany (embassy), Ghana (honorary), Greece (embassy), Holy See (apostolic nunciature), Hungary (embassy), Iceland (honorary), India (embassy). 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. The embassy may also close on Cuba’s national day (1 January).

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 Cuba can contact the Embassy of Slovakia in Havana, 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).