Global rank
#5
Slovakia • Passport
PASSPORT • PASS • PASAPORTE
Visa-free120 · 60%
Visa on arrival29 · 15%
eTA11 · 6%
Visa required39 · 20%
Bloc
EU / Schengen
31
Union Members
World reach
80%
About the Slovakia passport
The Slovakia passport ranks #5 of 200 globally, ahead of 98% of the world's ranked passports. Alongside Bulgaria and Estonia, it sits among the world's strongest travel documents. Slovakia citizenship is inheritable across generations, meaning children born to Slovakia citizens abroad may be eligible to claim citizenship by descent.
Passport context
Slovakia applies a top marginal income tax rate of 25% and a capital gains tax rate of 19%. The country operates a flat tax regime, applying a single flat rate to all income brackets. The flat-rate structure simplifies tax planning for residents and expats alike, with a predictable single rate applied regardless of income level.
Slovakia is a member of the European Union, granting holders the right to live, work, and study across 27 EU member states plus 4 Schengen associates.
Where Slovakia passport holders can travel
AlbaniaAndorraAngolaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaAustraliaAustriaBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBruneiBulgariaBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCanadaCayman IslandsChileChinaColombiaComorosCosta RicaCôte d'IvoireCroatiaCyprusCzechiaDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaFijiFinlandFranceGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuatemalaGuinea-BissauHaitiHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndonesiaIranIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLatviaLebanonLesothoLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaltaMarshall IslandsMauritiusMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMoroccoMozambiqueNamibiaNepalNetherlandsNew ZealandNicaraguaNorth MacedoniaNorwayOmanPalauPalestinePanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalQatarRomaniaRwandaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSloveniaSolomon IslandsSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSpainSri LankaSurinameSwedenSwitzerlandTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTürkiyeTuvaluUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVatican CityVenezuelaVietnamZambiaZimbabwe
Where a visa is required
How Slovakia compares regionally
Among EU member states, the Slovakia passport ranks 25th of 27 by mobility. The average passport rank across EU member states is #4.