The Slovak passport is issued to citizens of

Slovakia Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ...

to enable legal international travel. Every Slovak citizen is also a

citizen of the European Union European Union citizenship is afforded to all citizens of member states of the European Union (EU). It was formally created with the adoption of the 1992 Maastricht Treaty, at the same time as the creation of the EU. EU citizenship is additio ...

. The

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, along with the

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allows for free rights of movement and residence in any of the states of the

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and

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

. Every Slovak citizen is entitled to possess two passports of the same kind, if so desired. The second passport is valid for 5 years (instead of the standard 10 years), while the fee remains the same. Passports in Slovakia are issued by the

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History

Slovakia started issuing the current

biometric Biometrics are body measurements and calculations related to human characteristics. Biometric authentication (or realistic authentication) is used in computer science as a form of identification and access control. It is also used to identify in ...

passports on 15 January 2008. The biometric data consisted of the face picture. On 22 June 2009 the passports were changed to include second biometric data of the

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s. Because of the nature of biometric data acquirement, passports are now issued only directly to the passport owners.

Visa requirements

As of 1 October 2019 Slovak citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 181 countries and territories, ranking the Slovak passport 9th in terms of travel freedom (tied with Australian and Lithuanian passports) according to the

Henley Passport Index The Henley Passport Index (abbreviation: HPI) is a global ranking of countries according to the travel freedom enjoyed by the holders of that country's ordinary passport for its citizens. It started in 2006 as Henley & Partners Visa Restrictions ...

Gallery of historic images

File:Slovak passport 2005.jpg, The non-biometric version issued between 2005 and 2008. The photo was imprinted directly onto the data page. Note that this is a specimen. File:Slovak passport 1994.jpg, The non-biometric version issued between 1994 and 2005. The photo was glued onto the data page, which was then laminated. File:Nazi-era Slovak passport.jpg, Slovak passport issued between 1939 and 1945, by the

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References

External links

Official passport specimen photo gallery

Photo gallery of the new Slovak biometric passport
Foreign relations of Slovakia Passports by country European Union passports {{passport-stub

History

Visa requirements

Gallery of historic images

See also

References

External links