Spain Embassy Bratislava

About the Embassy of Spain in Slovakia

The ambassador is Sofía Ruiz del Árbol Moro, who presented credentials on 24 July 2025, according to the Diplomatic List of the Slovak Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs (7 October 2026). Spain 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).

The Diplomatic List of the Slovak Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs (7 October 2026) also lists: Economic and commercial office: Hviezdoslavovo námestie 15, 811 02 Bratislava, tel. +421 2 5441 5730, bratislava@comercio.mineco.es; Education office: Prepoštská 10, 811 01 Bratislava, tel. +421 2 5441 5739, agregaduria.sk@educacion.gob.es; Aula Cervantes: Gondova 2, 811 02 Bratislava, tel. +421 2 9013 1333, aula.bratislava@cervantes.es.

Do Spanish citizens need a visa for Slovakia?

As citizens of an EU country, Spanish nationals need no visa for Slovakia; a valid passport or national identity card is enough to enter.

Documents checklist

The most frequent applications and the documents the Spanish authorities ask for:

Spanish passport (application abroad)

• Registration in the consular register (Registro de Matrícula Consular) of the consulate where you live
• Personal appearance with an appointment – applications cannot be made by post or through agencies
• Your previous passport, even if expired or damaged
• Your DNI, if you have one
• A recent passport photo
• A literal birth certificate (issued for the passport, less than 6 months old) if you have neither DNI nor passport or both expired more than 3 years ago

Sources: Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs – consular services: passports (exteriores.gob.es) (checked October 2026). Requirements and fees can change and individual posts may ask for more – confirm the current list with the embassy before your visit.

Other consulates and embassies in Bratislava

97 other countries are represented in Bratislava, among them: Albania (embassy), Algeria (embassy), Armenia (honorary), Austria (embassy), Azerbaijan (embassy), Azerbaijan (honorary), Sri Lanka (honorary), Sweden (honorary), Switzerland (embassy), Taiwan (representative office), Thailand (honorary), Trinidad and Tobago (honorary), Türkiye (embassy), Uganda (honorary), Ukraine (embassy), United Kingdom (embassy), United States (embassy), Uruguay (honorary), Uzbekistan (honorary), Vietnam (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 embassy may also close on Spain’s national day (12 October).

Emergency assistance

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 Spain can contact the Embassy of Slovakia in Madrid 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 Spain in Slovakia

Spain in Slovakia

Measured in a straight line from Bratislava, the nearest other Spanish office is the Honorary Consulate in Košice (about 310 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Bratislava.

• Bratislava – Embassy of Spain in Slovakia (this page)
• Košice (310 km) – Honorary Consulate