Slovakia Consulate Pittsburgh

Before your visit

• The honorary consulate opened on 18 October 1997, according to the ministry.

About the Honorary Consulate of Slovakia in Pittsburgh

The honorary consul is Joseph T. Senko, according to the Slovak foreign ministry. The honorary consulate’s consular district covers Pennsylvania. It is one of 13 honorary consulates of Slovakia in the United States listed by the Slovak foreign ministry. Slovakia also has 1 career consular post in the United States and its embassy in Washington, D.C. In Slovakia, the United States is represented by the U.S. Embassy in Bratislava (sk.usembassy.gov), according to the Congressional Directory.

Which Slovak office handles passports and visas?

For passports, visas and other formal consular services, Pennsylvania belongs to the consular district of the Consulate General of Slovakia in New York, according to the Slovak foreign ministry. The honorary consulate in Pittsburgh can help with first steps and pass on documents, but it does not replace that office.

Contact details of the Slovak Consulate General in New York, as listed on its page in this directory:

• Address: 167 East 73rd Street, New York, NY 10021, United States
• Telephone: +1 212-286-8434
• Email: cg.newyork@mzv.sk
• Opening hours: Monday to Tuesday 10:00–13:00 and 14:00–16:00; Wednesday 10:00–13:00; Thursday 10:00–13:00 and 14:00–16:00
• Website: www.mzv.sk/web/gknewyork-en

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 Slovakia and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help Slovak 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 in Pittsburgh

5 other countries are represented in Pittsburgh: Austria (honorary), Czech Republic (honorary), Germany (honorary), Ireland (honorary), Poland (honorary).

Closing days

Honorary consuls set their own office hours; the honorary consulate is usually closed on US federal holidays, whose dates are published by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, and may also close on public holidays of Slovakia.

Emergency assistance

In an emergency, Slovak citizens in the consular district can call the honorary consul on +1 412-531-2990 or contact the Consulate General of Slovakia in New York. In the United States, dial 911 for an ambulance, the fire service or the police (GOV.UK travel advice). US citizens who need consular help in Slovakia can contact the U.S. Embassy in Bratislava.

Diplomatic missions of Slovakia in the United States

Slovakia in the United States

Measured in a straight line from Pittsburgh, the nearest other Slovak office is the Embassy in Washington, D.C. (about 310 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Pittsburgh.

• Washington, D.C. (310 km) – Embassy of Slovakia in the United States
• New York (510 km) – Consulate General (New York)
• Atlanta (840 km) – Honorary Consulate (Georgia)
• Boston (780 km) – Honorary Consulate (Massachusetts)
• Chicago (660 km) – Honorary Consulate (Illinois)
• Dallas (1,720 km) – Honorary Consulate (Texas)
• Denver (2,120 km) – Honorary Consulate (Colorado)
• Detroit (330 km) – Honorary Consulate (Michigan)
• Indianapolis (530 km) – Honorary Consulate (Indiana)
• Kansas City (1,250 km) – Honorary Consulate (Missouri)
• Lafayette (1,570 km) – Honorary Consulate (Louisiana)
• Los Angeles – Honorary Consulate (California)
• North Miami (1,620 km) – Honorary Consulate (Florida)
• Pittsburgh – Honorary Consulate (this page)
• San Francisco – Honorary Consulate (California)