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's citizenship section covers notification after acquiring a foreign citizenship, granting or restoring Slovak citizenship to former Slovak or Czechoslovak citizens, and release from Slovak citizenship.
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
Contact the Consulate-General by email for the relevant procedure; details are on the linked sub-pages of the citizenship section
Documents you need
- Not published on the section overview page
Fees and processing time
- Official fee: granting citizenship adult EUR 1000 (reduced EUR 30 or EUR 600 for specific groups); release adult EUR 1000; child fees EUR 140-500 depending on case and age
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. Only the overview page was read;
Official sources
- mzv.sk/en/web/gksydney/sluzby/konzularne-sluzby/statne-obcianstvo
- 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)
- 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
- Verification of signatures, copies and translations
- Visa and stay permits for Slovakia