UK in Slovakia

Welcome by our Ambassador Michael Roberts

Welcome to the British Embassy. From the variety of subjects covered, you will see what an active relationship the UK has with Slovakia, both in the past and right up to the present day.

Visiting the UK

If you wish to visit, live or work in the UK, you should not miss the About the UK section. It contains practical information, useful links and advice that will help you with your preparation.

Act on Copenhagen

The UK Government is committed to pushing for a global deal to tackle climate change. Find out about our dedicated campaign website.

UK in Slovakia

Welcome to the British Embassy in Bratislava. Our objective is to promote the interests of the United Kingdom and contribute to a strong world community. The Embassy has many functions. We develop the strong and positive political, economic, defence and cultural ties between the UK and Slovakia. On our website you can find more information about us, our services, our priorities and our work here in Slovakia.

Announcement of Summer opening hours :

As of 1 June the Embassy moves to Summer opening hours. The Embassy will be open Mon - Thur from 8.30 to 17.00 and on Fridays from 8.30 to 14.00. To view opening the hours of Visa and Consular sections please click here.

News and Events

Burma campaign latest: UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon makes a visit to Burma. Visit our Newsroom to read more.

Fifty of the world's most influential women sign a letter in protest at Aung San Suu Kyi's continued detention.

To mark the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall riots in New York, the British Embassy will display the rainbow flag from the Embassy building between 9am and 2pm on Friday 3 July. Please read more in our Newsroom.

For information about the Swine flu in Slovakia, please see our travel advice

"Power dispersed, responsibility shared: Britain's role in building coalitions for change", Speech by Rt Hon David Miliband MP (22 April 2009)

The world we work in has changed radically in the last year. First by the economic crisis. Then by a new administration in the world's only superpower. Alone, either would change diplomacy. Together they create a massive opportunity. Visit our Newsroom to read full speech.

Are you travelling to the UK to seek work? Be prepared before you go.

The UK Communities and Local Government Department has supported the charity Homeless Link to develop an Action Plan on Reducing Rough Sleeping among Central and Eastern European Migrants in London. For more information please click here.

New Passport Application Arrangements from 16 February 2009

Important Information

From 16 February 2009, UK passport applications from customers living in Slovakia will be provided by the British Passport Processing Centre in Düsseldorf - which is part of the British Consulate General, Düsseldorf. For more information about this change please click on the British Consulate in Düsseldorf website.

Please note there will be no change to other services provided by our Consular Section in Bratislava. Click here for more information on the services we provide.

New regional centre for visa processing at the British Embassy

From 31 March 2008 the British Embassy in Warsaw has been processing visa applications made at the British Embassy Bratislava. For details please see our Visa page .

LATEST NEWS

Iran to free eighth British Embassy worker
5 July 2009
Speaking on The Andrew Marr Show, David Miliband said efforts were now directed towards securing the release of the last UK embassy employee held in custody in Tehran.

Foreign Secretary condemns North Korea's ballistic missile launches
4 July 2009
David Miliband called the ballistic missile launches on 4 July a 'breach of UN Security Council Resolutions'. He also said it's 'vital that North Korean capacity is contained and tension on the Korean peninsular kept at manageable levels'.