Do British passport holders need a visa for Slovakia?
Covers 11 passports and 80 destinations. Rules older than 30 days are flagged for re-check.
How this tool works
We read the official notice for each pair and record the date. Nothing here is generated; a pair with no written check is not shown.
How we checkNo visa. British passport holders visit Slovakia visa-free for up to 90 days in any 180.
Slovakia is in the Schengen area, so the 90 days are shared with every other Schengen country. At your first crossing you register in the EES with a face scan and fingerprints instead of a passport stamp. ETIAS, an online authorization for visa-free visitors, is not yet in operation. Austria has notified temporary controls on its land and river borders with Slovakia until 15 March 2027, so carry your passport on trips to and from Vienna.
Source: GOV.UK, Foreign travel advice (FCDO). Checked Oct 4, 2026See the source
- Maximum stay
- 90 days in any 180
- Counted across the whole Schengen area.
- Passport validity
- 3 months after you leave
- Issued less than 10 years before you arrive; expiry at least 3 months after you leave Schengen.
- At the border
- EES registration
- Face scan and fingerprints at your first crossing; fingerprints are not taken from under 12s.
- Pre-travel authorization
- None yet
- ETIAS is not in operation: the EU says no applications for travel authorisations are collected at this point.
- Be ready to show
- Return ticket and funds
- Border officers may ask for a return or onward ticket, proof of enough money and proof of accommodation.
Changes to this rule
- Sep 16, 2026Austria notified temporary controls on its land and river borders with Slovakia, in force until 15 March 2027 (European Commission list).
- Apr 10, 2026EES fully operational at all Schengen external borders; passport stamps ended.