Egypt Embassy Bratislava

Before your visit

• Consular section: e-mail consular@egypt-embassy.sk (according to the Slovak Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs).

About the Embassy of Egypt in Slovakia

The ambassador is Walid Mohamed Ismail Mahmoud, who presented credentials on 17 October 2025, 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

Documents are submitted Monday to Friday 09:30–13:00 and collected 15:00–16:00. Visas and legalisations are normally completed on the same day; passport renewals, birth certificates and visas that need prior approval take longer. Tourist e-visas are issued through visa2egypt.gov.eg.

Source: www.egypt-embassy.sk/en (checked October 2026).

Do Egyptian citizens need a visa for Slovakia?

Citizens of Egypt need a Schengen visa for short stays in Slovakia, as Egypt 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 Egyptian citizens usually need to bring for the most common requests, based on official Egyptian government information:

Issuing or renewing an Egyptian passport abroad

• Personal appearance is mandatory for applicants over 15
• Valid Egyptian national ID card and a copy (without it the passport is issued for 3 years only)
• Original and copy of your current passport
• Four recent photos, 4 × 6 cm, white background
• Men aged 29 or over: military status document (e.g. exemption or service certificate, or a letter from the Egyptian military attaché)
• Divorced or widowed women: the authenticated divorce or death record

Sources: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Egypt – issuance or renewal of passport (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: 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), Indonesia (embassy), Ireland (embassy), Israel (embassy), Italy (embassy), Jamaica (honorary), Japan (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 Egypt’s national day (23 July).

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 Egypt can contact the Embassy of Slovakia in Cairo, 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).