Check with the office. The official pages for this service leave out some details, or are older than a year. Use this page as a starting point and confirm fees and documents before you apply.
The Consulate-General certifies signatures made in front of a consular officer, certifies photocopies against originals and verifies English-to-Slovak translations, for use in Slovakia. Documents signed before an Australian or New Zealand notary need an apostille from the relevant department.
Where to apply in Australia
Consulate-General of the Slovak Republic, Level 15, 179 Elizabeth Street, Sydney NSW; the Sydney post serves Australia-wide (the Embassy in Canberra has no separate consular counter listed on the pages used). Appointments for in-person matters are held only on the Consulate-General's counter days.
Contact details for every office are on the page of the embassy and consulates of Slovakia.
How to apply
Signature: attend in person with valid ID and sign before the officer | copy or translation: submit originals and ID in person or by post with a prepaid return envelope | pay cash AUD or money order
Documents you need
- Valid passport or Slovak ID
- Original document plus copy (copy verification)
- Original plus finished translation (translation verification)
- For notarised documents, an apostille from DFAT (Australia) or Department of Internal Affairs (NZ); statements before a Justice of the Peace cannot be apostilled
Fees and processing time
- Official fee: signature verification EUR 15; verification of Slovak documents for use abroad EUR 30; verification of foreign documents for use in Slovakia EUR 30; photocopy page EUR 15; translation verification EUR 30 per page; apostille EUR 30 (cash AUD at monthly rate)
Processing time: Not stated.
Good to know
Fee table page dated: published 11.03.2024, last updated 30.03.2026. Fees are set in EUR but collected only in cash (or money order) in AUD at the monthly exchange rate; the AUD amount is not published. Service page itself last updated 13.02.2025 per the page. Signature verification requires personal presence; postal lodgement is stated for copies and translations only.
Official sources
- mzv.sk/en/web/gksydney/sluzby/konzularne-sluzby/overovanie-dokladov
- mzv.sk/en/web/gksydney/sluzby/poplatky
Check before you apply
This page summarises information published by Slovakia's official channels, last checked on 24 octubre 2026. Fees and requirements can change at short notice, so confirm with the office that will handle your case.
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More services of Slovakia in Australia
- Change of first name or surname
- Civil register extracts sent abroad
- Criminal record extract
- Death abroad and repatriation of remains
- Emergency travel document
- National ID card (Obciansky preukaz)
- Other Slovak citizenship matters (acquire, restore, release, loss notification)
- Passport (adult and child)
- Registration of a child's birth
- Registration of a marriage abroad
- Slovak citizenship certificate or confirmation
- Slovak driving licence exchange or renewal
- Visa and stay permits for Slovakia