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Below mentioned forms/checklist are mandatory for all visa categories accepted by BLS

Documents required checklist

Visiting family & friends

Overview

Individuals travelling to Slovakia with the purpose of visiting family or friends can apply.

All applicants, even those with recorded fingerprints within the past 59 months, are required to submit their applications in person. However, children under the age of 12 are exempt.

Know your Jurisdiction

Please ensure you have checked the jurisdiction section before submission of your application in Shanghai or Beijing. Applications must be submitted at either of the offices in accordance with your actual place of residence.

Embassy Jurisdiction Visa Application Centers Provinces
Shanghai Nanjing, Hangzhou, Shanghai and Fuzhou Fujian, Shanghai, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Jiangxi and Anhui Province
Beijing Beijing, Guangzhou, Xi'an, Shenyang, Wuhan, Chengdu, Chongqing, Jinan, Changsha, Kunming, Shenzhen Beijing, Chongqing, Guangdong Province, Shaanxi Province, Shanxi Province, Henan Province, Guizhou Province, Gansu Province, Qinghai Province, Hainan Province, Liaoning Province, Hubei Province, Sichuan Province, Shandong Province, Hunan Province, Yunnan Province, Jilin Province, Heilongjiang Province

Visa fee

Visa Type Visa fee (RMB)
All other applicant 729
Countries under Visa Facilitation Agreements (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Macedonia, Moldova, Russia, Serbia, Ukraine). 284
Children aged 6-12 years 365
Children aged 0-6 years 0

All applicants, even those with recorded fingerprints within the past 59 months, are required to submit their applications in person. However, children under the age of 12 are exempt.

Note:

  • Applicants will be paying a service fee of 137 RMB (inclusive VAT)
  • The applicable Visa Fee and Service fee are as per the current rate of exchange set by the Embassy of Slovakia. They are subject to change without any notice
  • All the Fees are non-refundable

Document requirements


Checklist for visit Beijing, Chengdu, Guangzhou and Shenyang - Click here

Checklist for visit Shanghai - Click here

Application Form (English) - Click here

Application Form (Slovak) - Click here

  • Travel insurance is mandatory for all Schengen countries.

Photo specifications

The photo must:

photo requirement

Applicants need to submit their Application form with the new photo format, as explained below:

The photo must fulfill the norm specified by the ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization).

  • Use plain light-colored background.
  • The photo must be no more than 6-months old.
  • Not tilted picture (portrait style) showing both edges of face clearly.
  • Close up of the head and top of the shoulders so that the face takes up 70–80% of the photograph.
  • Photo in sharp focus and clear.

Photo Size

The photo for each visa applicant submitted must measure:

  • The picture dimensions must be 240 pixels wide by 320 pixels high at least. A smaller picture will be rejected. For instance, a photo being 235 pixels by 320 pixels is not valid.
  • On the other hand, the photo should keep a proportion of 3.5 x 4.5 (width x height) within limits. However, 250 x 340 pixels picture would be valid, but not a 290 x 340 pixels one.
  • Finally, the image weight (size in Kbytes) can never be bigger than 120 Kbytes. Finally, the image weight (size in Kbytes) can never be bigger than 120 Kbytes.

Processing Time

The visa processing time begins from the date the Embassy of the Slovak Republic in China confirms receipt of the complete documentation submitted by the applicant. The processing period is a minimum of 15 days.