Marriage to a Slovakian Citizen

Every country has its own laws that apply to its citizens marrying a person from a different country. Getting married to a Slovakian citizen with the goal of eventually bringing them to Canada to live is a process with many steps.

If you want to bring your Slovakian spouse or partner to live in Canada, you must then file a sponsorship application for them to become a permanent resident. If they would like to visit you in Canada while their application is in process, they must also apply for an Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA). For more information, please see our family sponsorship page and our eTA article.

 

Processing Time

If you file a Canadian sponsorship application for your Slovakian spouse or partner, this application takes an average of 10-12 months.

An eTA application for your spouse or partner to visit you in Canada while the sponsorship applications are processing is granted instantaneously if approved.

Please see our pages on family sponsorship and the eTA for more information on the processing times of these applications.

 

Slovakia Marriage Basic Requirements

A marriage between a Slovak citizen and a foreigner is regulated by pertinent provisions of the Act on Family and the Act on Registry Offices.

Documents for Marriage in Slovakia

A foreigner is obliged to submit the following documents to the locally competent Registry Office not later than 14 days prior to the wedding ceremony:

• Birth certificate – this document shall include personal data of a foreigner – date and place of birth as well as the personal data of parents. If the birth certificate does not include personal data of both parents, the marriage certificate of the parents will be required.
• Document which proves the legal capacity of the foreigner to enter into a marriage – such a document is an evidence of the fact that there are no legal impediments which would prevent this person marrying, and must include: name, surname, date and place of birth, citizenship, address of permanent residence, marital status, and an affirmation that the foreigner has a legal capacity to conclude a marriage pursuant to the legislation of the home country. This document will be issued by the Registry Office of the foreigner’s country of origin or, for some countries; such documents can be issued by embassies.
• Proof of citizenship – valid passport
• Proof of legal stay in Slovakia – visa, temporary residence permit, card of a refugee etc.
• Proof of marital status (see the point no.2)
• Death certificate of a deceased spouse – if the foreigner is widowed
• Divorce decree – if the foreigner is divorced (or a court decision about the annulment of a previous marriage)
• ID or passport

Documents must be translated into Slovak by an official translator certified by the Ministry of Justice of the Slovak Republic and the translated documents must be signed by the certified translator and must include a round seal.

 

Family Members

If your Slovakian spouse has dependent children, this does not affect the Slovakian Marriage document application.

If you have dependent children, they have no effect on the application to marry a Slovakian citizen.

 

List of Slovakian Consulates in Canada

Embassy in Ottawa

 

Calling Slovakia from Canada

011 – 421 – Area Code – local number

 

Area Codes for major centres in Slovakia

Banska Bystrica	48	Liptovsky Mikulas	44	Rimavska Sobota	47
Bardejov	54	Lucenec	47	Roznava	58
Bratislava	2	Martin	43	Ruzomberok	44
Brezno	48	Michalovce	56	Sala	31
Cadca	41	Nitra	37	Senica	34
Dubnica nad Vahom	42	Nove Zamky	35	Spisska Nova Ves	53
Dunajska Streda	31	Partizanske	38	Topolcany	38
Hlohovec	33	Piestany	33	Trebisov	56
Humenne	57	Pezinok	33	Trencin	32
Kezmarok	52	Poprad	52	Trnava	33
Komarno	35	Povazska Bystrica	42	Vranov nad Toplou	57
Kosice	55	Presov	51	Zilina	41
Levice	36	Prievidza	46	Zvolen	45

Cellular phones use the code 9.

 

Calling Canada from Slovakia

00 – 1 – Area Code – local number

• 00- Exit code for Slovakia, and is needed for making any international call from Slovakia
• 1 – ISD Code or Country Code of Canada

Area Codes of Canada

Province	Code	Province	Code
Alberta	403 / 587 (southern Alberta) 587 / 780 (central and northern Alberta)	Nunavut	867
BC	236 / 250 / 778 (majority of BC) 236 / 604 / 778 (Metro Vancouver)	Ontario	226 / 519 (southwestern Ontario) 249 / 705 (northeastern Ontario) 289 / 365 / 905 (Greater Toronto Area) 343 / 613 (eastern Ontario) 416 / 647 (Toronto) 807 (northwestern Ontario)
Manitoba	204 / 431	PEI	782 / 902
New  Brunswick	506	Quebec	418 / 581 (eastern Quebec) 438 / 514 (Montreal) 450 / 579 (Greater Montreal) 819 / 873 (remainder of Quebec)
Newfoundland and Labrador	709	Saskatchewan	306 / 639
Northwest Territories	867	Yukon	867
Nova Scotia	782 / 902

 

Time Difference

Slovakia is on Central European Time (GMT+1). Europe’s Daylight Saving Time differs slightly from North America’s; in late October and late March the below differences are off by one hour. Saskatchewan does not participate in DST so add 1 hour in the summer.

Canadian Time Zone	# of Hours Slovakia is Ahead
Pacific (BC, Yukon)	9 hours
Mountain (Alberta, western Nunavut, Lloydminster, Saskatchewan)	8 hours
Central (Manitoba, Northwest Territories, central Nunavut, northwestern Ontario, Saskatchewan*)	7 hours
Eastern (most of Ontario, most of Quebec)	6 hours
Atlantic (Labrador, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, PEI, eastern Quebec)	5 hours
Newfoundland	4.5 hours

 

Emergency Information for Canadians in Slovakia

Office of the Embassy of Canada in Bratislava Carlton Savoy Building Mostova 2 811 02 Bratislava Slovakia Telephone: 421 (2) 5920-4031 Fax: 421 (2) 5443-4227 Email: [email protected] Website: No Website

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Emergency Numbers in Slovakia

• 112 – emergency operator (general)
• 150 – emergency operator (fire brigade)
• 155 – emergency operator (ambulance)
• 158 – emergency operator (police)
• 159 – emergency operator (city police)

The Government of Canada’s Travel Alerts for Canada

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