The Honorary Consulate of Kazakhstan in Banská Bystrica is a volunteer-run office that assists Kazakh citizens in Slovakia; passport and visa applications go to the Kazakh Embassy in Bratislava.
Contact Details
| Address | Skuteckého 22, 974 01 Banská Bystrica, Slovakia |
| Telephone | +421 905 401 429 |
| honorarnykonzulbb@gmail.com | |
| Head of Mission | Tibor Lebocký, Honorary Consul |
Opening Hours
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | 09:30 - 12:30 |
| Tuesday | Closed |
| Wednesday | 09:30 - 12:30 |
| Thursday | Closed |
| Friday | 09:30 - 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 Banská Bystrica
The honorary consulate represents Kazakhstan in Slovakia. The ministry’s list gives the office hours as Monday, Wednesday and Friday 09:30–12:30. To check before a visit, call +421 905 401 429 or e-mail honorarnykonzulbb@gmail.com.
Banská Bystrica, in the Banská Bystrica Region, lies about 164 km in a straight line from the centre of Bratislava and about 156 km from Bratislava Airport (M. R. Štefánik).
Citizens of Kazakhstan need a Schengen visa for short stays in Slovakia, as Kazakhstan is listed in Annex I of Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 (consolidated version of 30 December 2025); Slovakia applies the common Schengen visa list.
Which Kazakh office issues passports and visas?
Passports and other formal consular services for Kazakh citizens are handled by the Kazakh Embassy in Bratislava.
Contact details of the Kazakh Embassy in Bratislava, as listed on its page in this directory:
- Address: Červeňova 14, 811 03 Bratislava, Slovakia
- Telephone: +421 2 2077 8006
- Email: bratislava@mfa.kz
- Opening hours: Monday to Friday 09:00–13:00 and 14:00–18:00
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 Kazakhstan and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help Kazakh 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.
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 Kazakhstan’s national day (25 October).
Kazakh missions in Slovakia
Measured in a straight line from Banská Bystrica, the nearest other Kazakh office is the Honorary Consulate in Prešov (about 160 km). The nearest embassy or career consulate is the Embassy in Bratislava (about 160 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Banská Bystrica.
- Bratislava (160 km) – Embassy of Kazakhstan in Slovakia
- Banská Bystrica – Honorary Consulate (this page)
- Prešov (160 km) – Honorary Consulate
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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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