Sri Lanka Consulate Bratislava

About the honorary consulate in Bratislava

The honorary consulate represents Sri Lanka in Slovakia. No opening hours are published; arrange a visit in advance. To do so, call +421 903 708 837 or e-mail pgabalec@slaviacapital.com.

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

Citizens of Sri Lanka need a Schengen visa for short stays in Slovakia, as Sri Lanka is listed in Annex I of Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 (consolidated version of 30 December 2025); Slovakia applies the common Schengen visa list.

Which Sri Lankan office issues passports and visas?

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

Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka in Vienna. Its head, Matota Rallage Kulatilaka Lenagala, is listed as ambassador-designate for Slovakia.

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

• Address: Weyringergasse 33-35 (4th floor), 1040 Vienna, Austria
• Telephone: +43 1 503 79 88
• Email: slemb.vienna@mfa.gov.lk
• Opening hours: Monday to Friday 09:00–12:00
• Website: www.srilankaembassy.at

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 Sri Lanka and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help Sri Lankan 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: Albania (embassy), Algeria (embassy), Armenia (honorary), Austria (embassy), Azerbaijan (embassy), Azerbaijan (honorary), Bangladesh (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 honorary consulate may also close on Sri Lanka’s national day (4 February).

Sri Lankan missions in Slovakia

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