The Honorary Consulate of the Netherlands in Košice is a volunteer-run office that assists Dutch citizens in Slovakia; passport and visa applications go to the Dutch Embassy in Bratislava.
Contact Details
| Address | Hollého 3B, 040 01 Košice, Slovakia |
| Telephone | +421 907 383 903 |
| kosice@nlhonoraryconsul.nl | |
| Head of Mission | Erik Palinský, Honorary Consul |
Opening Hours
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | Closed |
| Wednesday | 09:00 - 12:00 |
| Thursday | Closed |
| Friday | Closed |
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 Košice
The honorary consulate represents the Netherlands in Slovakia. The ministry’s list gives the office hours as Wednesday 09:00–12:00. To check before a visit, call +421 907 383 903 or e-mail kosice@nlhonoraryconsul.nl.
Košice, in the Košice Region, lies about 312 km in a straight line from the centre of Bratislava and about 304 km from Bratislava Airport (M. R. Štefánik); Košice Airport is about 6 km away.
As citizens of an EU country, Dutch nationals need no visa for Slovakia; a valid passport or national identity card is enough to enter.
Which Dutch office issues passports and visas?
Passports and other formal consular services for Dutch citizens are handled by the Dutch Embassy in Bratislava.
Contact details of the Dutch Embassy in Bratislava, as listed on its page in this directory:
- Address: Fraňa Kráľa 5, 811 05 Bratislava, Slovakia
- Telephone: +421 2 5262 5091
- Email: btl@minbuza.nl
- Opening hours: Monday to Friday 09:00–17:00
- Website: www.netherlandsworldwide.nl
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 the Netherlands and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help Dutch 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 Košice
16 other countries are represented in Košice: Brazil (honorary), Finland (honorary), France (honorary), Georgia (honorary), Germany (honorary), Greece (honorary), Hungary (consulate general), Israel (honorary), Latvia (honorary), Moldova (honorary), Mongolia (honorary), Poland (honorary), Portugal (honorary), Serbia (honorary), Spain (honorary), Vietnam (honorary).
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 the Netherlands’ national day (27 April).
Dutch missions in Slovakia
Measured in a straight line from Košice, the nearest other Dutch office is the Embassy in Bratislava (about 310 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Košice.
- Bratislava (310 km) – Embassy of the Netherlands in Slovakia
- Košice – 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), Act No. 241/1993 Coll. on public holidays (Slov-Lex, version in force from 1 November 2025).
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