New Zealand Consulate Bratislava

About the honorary consulate in Bratislava

The honorary consulate represents New Zealand in Slovakia. According to the ministry’s list, visits are by appointment. To arrange one, call +421 2 5941 8211 or e-mail nzconsulate-slovakia@nzconsulate.sk.

The office is in the capital, Bratislava, about 8 km in a straight line from Bratislava Airport (M. R. Štefánik).

Under Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 (consolidated version of 30 December 2025), citizens of New Zealand do not need a visa for short stays in Slovakia and the rest of the Schengen area (up to 90 days in any 180-day period; Annex II).

Which New Zealand office issues passports and visas?

Passports and other formal consular services for New Zealand citizens are handled by the New Zealand Embassy in Vienna (accredited to Slovakia).

New Zealand 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 New Zealand in Vienna. It is headed by Andrew Rive Williams (ambassador, credentials presented on 4 March 2025).

Contact details of the New Zealand Embassy in Vienna, as listed on its page in this directory:

• Address: The ICON Vienna, Tower 24, Level 15.02, Wiedner Gürtel 13, 1100 Vienna, Austria
• Telephone: +43 1 505 3021
• Email: vienna@mfat.govt.nz
• Opening hours: Monday to Friday 09:00–16:00
• Website: website no longer available (checked October 2026)

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 New Zealand and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help New Zealand 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: 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), Switzerland (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 New Zealand’s national day (6 February).

New Zealand missions in Slovakia

• Vienna – Embassy of New Zealand (accredited to Slovakia, no resident embassy in Slovakia)
• Bratislava – Honorary Consulate (this page)