CBD Application Slovakia: Submitting Your Application

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In the US, the CBD submission process requires you to submit your application at the consulates in New York or DC, depending on your state of residence. Due to the heightened interest in obtaining CBD, both consular offices are currently experiencing significant backlogs. As a result, applicants may have to wait over 6 months for an appointment date in DC, but the wait time for submission in NY is now exceeding one year. However, if you are flexible, you can expedite the submission of your Slovak citizenship application by choosing to travel to Slovakia for appointments, which will allow you to submit your application much sooner. 

Please read the information below to see if this option is a good fit for you.

Do not make travel arrangements to Slovakia for appointments related to your Slovakia citizenship application until you have a confirmed booking. The Slovak appointment scheduling system does not allow us to select from a calendar of dates and times; instead, it automatically offers the earliest available appointment, which is often within seven (7) days. Accordingly, applicants must be prepared to travel to Slovakia on short notice, with as little as one week’s advance notice, especially during the CBD submission process.

The CBD submission process for the Slovakia citizenship application typically requires attendance over multiple days—generally one appointment on the first day and a second appointment on a different day. You should not expect to complete all submissions in a single day. Travel to Slovakia for appointments is necessary at our current partner offices in Zilina, Banská Bystrica, and Košice. Please note that we do not service Bratislava or Trnava.

The timeframe can vary from as little as 3 days to as many as 14, depending on appointment availability for the CBD submission process or your Slovakia citizenship application, especially if you need to travel to Slovakia for appointments.

When completing the request form for your Slovakia citizenship application appointment, you must provide specific date ranges for your availability. This way, we can monitor your upcoming availability, especially if you need to travel to Slovakia for appointments related to the CBD submission process. Examples include: "The week of August 25th", "The entire month of October", or "Anytime in March or April".

Fees and Payment Terms for applying in Slovakia:

The service fees are as follows:

• All fees are due at the time your appointment is made.

• Scheduling and coordination of appointments & document review:  350€, which includes the scheduling and coordination of your appointments, administrative tasks associated with the submission process in Slovakia, and final document review. A 50€ discount is applied for full-service clients of Jamieson Consulting Firm LLC. 

• In-person interpretation services are charged per appointment: 300€ per appointment in Košice and 400€ per appointment in Banská Bystrica or Žilina, reflecting the additional travel distance for the interpreter, who is based in Stará Ľubovňa. Each appointment fee covers travel time and up to 1.5 hours of total time, whether spent waiting or actively interpreting. Any additional time is billed at 30€ per additional 30 minutes.

• Please note that there are two separate appointments when submitting in Slovakia. These appointments are typically scheduled on different days, usually within one or two days of each other. Because the length and nature of each appointment can vary, we are unable to provide an estimate of the total final cost in advance.

• The initial interpretation fee (600€ for Košice or 800€ for Banská Bystrica/Žilina) is due once your appointments are confirmed. Any additional time fees are payable at the time the services are rendered.

• If we need to also compile your document packets and/or make copies of your documents for you, there will be an additional charge based on time and materials used.

It is strongly recommended that you obtain travel insurance with “cancel for any reason” coverage before your travel to Slovakia for appointments. We are not responsible for: Canceled or rescheduled appointments, interrupted or delayed travel, or extended stays and related expenses. Additionally, please note that we are not government officials, lawyers, or attorneys, and we do not provide legal representation regarding the CBD submission process or the Slovakia citizenship application.

Please fill out the request form, and we will reach out to you once we are within 30 days of your requested timeframe.