The Embassy of the Slovak Republic in Hanoi is at 12 Ba Huyen Thanh Quan Street, Ba Dinh, Hanoi, tel. +84 24 3734 7601. According to Google Maps it is open Monday to Friday 9:00–17:00; check the exact consular reception hours before visiting. It is Slovakia’s only mission in Vietnam, handling bilateral relations and assistance to Slovak citizens, and it has a desk dealing with document legalisation. Info Travel supports Slovak nationals with Vietnamese visas, residence cards, apostille/legalisation and translations – WhatsApp +84327828822.
Contact details of the Slovak Embassy
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Address | 12 Ba Huyen Thanh Quan Street, Ba Dinh, Hanoi |
| Phone | +84 24 3734 7601 |
| emb.hanoi@mzv.sk (not verified on the official website) | |
| Website | Slovak Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs: https://www.mzv.sk/web/hanoi |
| Opening hours | Monday – Friday 9:00–17:00 (per Google Maps); consular hours not verified |
| Consular district | All of Vietnam |
We could not open the embassy’s page on the Slovak foreign ministry website while writing this guide, so the address, phone and hours were checked against Google Maps. Please call to confirm before going.
Consular services for Slovak citizens
We have not been able to verify the official service list. As a rule, a Slovak embassy abroad is where citizens:
- Get help in an emergency (lost documents, accident, arrest) and an emergency travel document.
- Ask about passport procedures and civil registration (births, marriages) in Slovakia.
- Have signatures or copies verified and documents legalised – callers mention a dedicated consular legalisation desk.
- Vietnamese citizens apply for Schengen visas for Slovakia.
Ask the embassy which services are available in Hanoi before preparing your file.
What to know before you go
- Phone first: several people say emails to the embassy can go unanswered for a long time, so a call is the quicker route.
- When calling the legalisation desk, have the document details ready (type, issuing authority, purpose) to keep the conversation short.
- Visitors describe the staff as polite and helpful in person.
- Bring your Slovak passport/ID card and original documents.
- The embassy closes on Vietnamese and Slovak holidays (e.g. 1 January – Day of the Establishment of the Slovak Republic, 29 August, 1 September, 17 November, Easter).
Common reasons foreigners contact their embassy in Vietnam
Lost passport: get a police report where it happened and contact the embassy about an emergency travel document. As EU citizens, Slovaks can also turn to another EU member state’s embassy if needed. Then arrange a new visa or exit procedures, since your Vietnamese visa was in the lost passport.
New passport: after renewal, transfer your visa or temporary residence card; if your permitted stay is ending, apply for a visa extension first.
Marrying a Vietnamese citizen: you need a Slovak certificate of marital status and birth certificate with an apostille and a notarised Vietnamese translation. Conversely, Vietnamese documents for registration in Slovakia need an apostille and a Slovak translation.
Work and study: Slovak degrees and criminal-record extracts (výpis z registra trestov) need an apostille and a notarised translation.
Visiting family can use the Vietnam e-visa.
Help with a Slovak passport in Vietnam
We could not verify whether the embassy in Hanoi accepts passport applications, so we make no claim. If it does not, citizens can apply in Slovakia or at another Slovak mission; in an emergency, request a temporary travel document. Biometric passport applications require the applicant in person.
Info Travel handles the Vietnamese side: translations, photos, contact guidance, transfer of visa/TRC to the new passport, visa extensions and exit formalities – within what the embassy permits.
Consular legalisation, MOFA certification and notarised translation
Slovakia has been party to the Apostille Convention since 2002 and did not object to Vietnam’s accession; the Convention applies to Vietnam from 11 September 2026.
a) Slovak documents for use in Vietnam: obtain an apostille from the competent Slovak authority (depending on the document), then a notarised Vietnamese translation. Legalisation via the Vietnamese Embassy in Bratislava is only needed where an apostille cannot be used. Unless exempted under an international treaty, documents need an apostille or legalisation.
b) Vietnamese documents for use in Slovakia: obtain an apostille from the Consular Department of MOFA or the HCMC Department of Foreign Affairs, with a Slovak translation (ask the receiving Slovak office about its translation requirements). If the Slovak side still asks for legalisation, contact the embassy’s legalisation desk.
Info Travel offers the full package: translation, notarisation, apostille or consular certification, submission and collection. See consular legalisation in Vietnam and apostille vs consular legalisation; quotes on WhatsApp.
Frequently asked questions
Does Slovakia have a consulate in Ho Chi Minh City?
Slovakia’s official mission in Vietnam is the embassy in Hanoi. If you live in the south, call the embassy to ask whether there is a contact point in HCMC.
My email got no reply – what now?
Call +84 24 3734 7601 during office hours; many people report slow email replies.
Do Slovak documents need legalisation for Vietnam?
From 11 September 2026 an apostille plus a notarised Vietnamese translation is enough.
See the full directory: foreign embassies in Vietnam.
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