The Honorary Consulate of Ethiopia in Bratislava is a volunteer-run office that assists Ethiopian citizens in Slovakia; passport and visa applications go to the Ethiopian Embassy in Berlin (accredited to Slovakia).
Contact Details
| Address | Bojnická 3, 831 04 Bratislava, Slovakia |
| Telephone | +421 905 600 618 |
| gbelay@gbelay.sk | |
| Head of Mission | Girma Belay, Honorary Consul |
Opening Hours
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | 09:00 - 12:30 |
| Tuesday | 09:00 - 12:30 |
| Wednesday | 09:00 - 12:30 |
| Thursday | 09:00 - 12:30 |
| Friday | 09:00 - 12:30 |
Office hours according to the list of honorary consuls published by the Slovak Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs (15 September 2026). Honorary consuls are not always available at these times – call or e-mail before you go. Closed on public holidays.
Location of the Consulate
About the honorary consulate in Bratislava
The honorary consulate represents Ethiopia in Slovakia. The ministry’s list gives the office hours as Monday to Friday 09:00–12:30. To check before a visit, call +421 905 600 618 or e-mail gbelay@gbelay.sk.
The office is in the capital, Bratislava, about 8 km in a straight line from Bratislava Airport (M. R. Štefánik).
Citizens of Ethiopia need a Schengen visa for short stays in Slovakia, as Ethiopia is listed in Annex I of Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 (consolidated version of 30 December 2025); Slovakia applies the common Schengen visa list.
Which Ethiopian office issues passports and visas?
Passports and other formal consular services for Ethiopian citizens are handled by the Ethiopian Embassy in Berlin (accredited to Slovakia).
Ethiopia has no embassy in Slovakia. According to the Diplomatic List of the Slovak Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs (7 October 2026), the mission accredited to Slovakia is the Embassy of Ethiopia in Berlin. Its head, Eskindir Yirga Asfaw, is listed as ambassador-designate for Slovakia.
Contact details of the Ethiopian Embassy in Berlin, as listed on its page in this directory:
- Address: Boothstraße 20a, 12207 Berlin, Germany
- Telephone: +49 30 77 20 60
- Email: berlin.embassy@mfa.gov.et
- Opening hours: Monday to Friday 09:00–16:00
- Website: www.aethiopien-botschaft.de
What can an honorary consul do?
An honorary consul is not a career diplomat but a local resident – often a business person or lawyer – appointed by Ethiopia and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help Ethiopian citizens in an emergency (lost passport, accident, arrest), pass on applications and documents to the embassy, and certify signatures or life certificates. Passports and visas are not issued by an honorary consulate; they remain the responsibility of the embassy or a career consulate.
Other consulates and embassies in Bratislava
97 other countries are represented in Bratislava, among them: 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), Jordan (honorary), Kazakhstan (embassy), Kuwait (embassy), South Korea (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 honorary consulate may also close on Ethiopia’s national day (28 May).
Ethiopian missions in Slovakia
- Berlin – Embassy of Ethiopia (accredited to Slovakia, no resident embassy in Slovakia)
- Bratislava – Honorary Consulate (this page)
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Details checked on 17 October 2026. Sources: Slovak Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs – list of honorary consuls accredited to Slovakia (15 September 2026), Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 (consolidated version of 30 December 2025), Act No. 241/1993 Coll. on public holidays (Slov-Lex, version in force from 1 November 2025).
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