The Embassy of the Netherlands in Slovakia represents the Netherlands in Slovakia and serves Dutch citizens living in or visiting the country.
Contact Details
| Address | Fraňa Kráľa 5, 811 05 Bratislava, Slovakia |
| Telephone | +421 2 5262 5091 +421 2 5710 0308 |
| Emergency phone | +421 2 5262 5081 |
| Fax | +421 2 5249 1075 |
| btl@minbuza.nl | |
| Website | www.netherlandsworldwide.nl |
| Head of Mission | Jules Gerzon, Ambassador |
| National Day | 27 April (King’s Day) |
Opening Hours
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | 09:00 - 17:00 |
| Tuesday | 09:00 - 17:00 |
| Wednesday | 09:00 - 17:00 |
| Thursday | 09:00 - 17:00 |
| Friday | 09:00 - 17:00 |
Hours shown: office hours, according to the Diplomatic List of the Slovak Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs (7 October 2026). Consular section: Monday to Friday 09:00–12:00. Closed on public holidays.
Location of the Embassy
About the Embassy of the Netherlands in Slovakia
The ambassador is Jules Gerzon, who presented credentials on 4 March 2025, according to the Diplomatic List of the Slovak Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs (7 October 2026). The Netherlands also has an honorary consulate in Košice. 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
Jules Gerzon has been ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Slovakia since 2025. Consular matters – Dutch passports and ID cards, visas, certificates, the non-residents register (RNI) and voting from abroad – are handled through NetherlandsWorldwide.nl.
Source: www.netherlandsworldwide.nl (checked October 2026).
Do Dutch citizens need a visa for Slovakia?
As citizens of an EU country, Dutch nationals need no visa for Slovakia; a valid passport or national identity card is enough to enter.
Documents checklist
Prepare these documents before your appointment. The lists are taken from official Dutch sources:
Dutch passport or ID card (application abroad)
- Book a separate appointment for each passport or ID card – at a Dutch embassy or consulate-general, or via VFS Global where available (you may also apply in another country)
- Completed application form, a passport photo meeting the Dutch requirements and your printed personal checklist from netherlandsworldwide.nl
- Proof of legal residence in Slovakia
- All your Dutch and foreign passports and ID cards, including expired ones (originals)
- Everyone applies in person, including children under 18
- For postal return: a prepaid shipping label per application – note that you first have to send in your old document
Sources: NetherlandsWorldwide (Dutch government) – documents for a passport or ID card from abroad, NetherlandsWorldwide – where to apply from abroad (checked October 2026). Requirements and fees can change and individual posts may ask for more – confirm the current list with NetherlandsWorldwide, which handles Dutch consular services for Slovakia.
Other consulates and embassies in Bratislava
97 other countries are represented in Bratislava, among them: New Zealand (honorary), North Macedonia (embassy), Oman (honorary), Palestine (embassy), Paraguay (honorary), Peru (honorary), Philippines (honorary), Poland (embassy), Portugal (embassy), Romania (embassy), Russia (embassy), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (honorary), Serbia (embassy), Seychelles (honorary), Slovenia (embassy), South Africa (honorary), Sovereign Order of Malta (embassy), Spain (embassy), Sri Lanka (honorary), Sweden (honorary). 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 the Netherlands’ national day (27 April).
Emergency assistance
Outside office hours, Dutch citizens can call the embassy’s emergency number +421 2 5262 5081, according to the Slovak Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs. 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 the Netherlands can contact the Embassy of Slovakia in The Hague or the Slovak foreign ministry’s International Operational Crisis Centre, which works around the clock on +421 2 5978 5978 (mzv.sk).
Diplomatic missions of the Netherlands in Slovakia
The Netherlands in Slovakia
Measured in a straight line from Bratislava, the nearest other Dutch office is the Honorary Consulate in Košice (about 310 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Bratislava.
- Bratislava – Embassy of the Netherlands in Slovakia (this page)
- Košice (310 km) – Honorary Consulate
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Details checked on 17 October 2026. Sources: Slovak Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs – Diplomatic List (7 October 2026), Act No. 241/1993 Coll. on public holidays (Slov-Lex, version in force from 1 November 2025), www.netherlandsworldwide.nl.
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