Visa Appointments
Average appointment Wait Time (for all categories) - click here
Applicants for F, J and M visas should also read this information.
To make a nonimmigrant appointment in-country or from within the United States, please click on the following link: Appointment System. Alternatively, you may mail your application, passport, fee receipt and relevant documents via insured mail to:
Visa Section; Embassy of the U.S.A.; P.O. Box 324; 810 00 Bratislava. We will contact you with an appointment date and time. (Please choose only one method. If you have been refused within the past year, please apply only by mail).
Visa Processing:
Average Visa Processing Time: Same day.
All applicants should be aware that the listed processing times are averages. Unforeseen delays may occur due to system difficulties, additional security procedures or individual circumstances. Please allow enough time between your requested interview date and your planned trip to account for such circumstances.

Vízové Časenky
Priemerná čakacia lehota na interview (pre všetky kategórie) - kliknite sem
Ak žiadate o F, J alebo M vízum, prečítajte si tieto informácie.
Časenku na podanie žiadosti o neprisťahovalecké vízum si môžte vytvoriť na Slovensku alebo z USA. Inou možnosťou je poslať žiadosť, pas, doklad o zaplatení poplatku a ostatné doklady formou poisteného listu na adresu:
Vízové oddelenie, Veľvyslanectvo USA, P.O. Box 324, 810 00 Bratislava. My Vám oznámime dátum a čas pohovoru. (Vyberte si len jeden spôsob podania žiadosti. Ak vám bola žiadosť v priebehu posledného roka zamietnutá, môžete žiadať len poštou.)
Spracovanie víza:
Priemerná doba spracovania víza: V deň pohovoru
Treba si uvedomiť, že uvádzané čakacie lehoty sú priemerné. Nečakané technické problémy, dodatočné bezpečnostné opatrenia alebo individuálne okolnosti ich môžu predĺžiť. Prosíme, aby ste si preto ponechali dostatočný časový odstup medzi dátumom pohovoru a plánovaným odletom.

Worldwide Caution
As the Department continues to develop information on any potential security threats to U.S. citizens overseas, it shares credible threat information through its Consular Information Program documents, available on the Internet at http://travel.state.gov. In addition to information on the Internet, U.S. travelers can get up-to-date information on security conditions by calling 1-888-407-4747 in the U.S. or outside the U.S. and Canada on a regular toll line at 1-317-472-2328.

Threat Advisory
The U.S. Threat Advisory Level is currently elevated, represented by the color orange. This means there is a high risk of terrorist attacks in the U.S. For more information visit the U.S. Department of Homeland Security online at http://www.dhs.gov.

Machine-Readable Passport Deadline
Effective October 26, 2004, Travelers from Visa Waiver Program countries must present either a machine-readable passport or a valid U.S. visa. Visa waiver travelers from all 27 Visa Waiver Program countries must present either a machine-readable passport or a valid U.S. visa. This new requirement comes into effect on October 26, 2004. Travelers with a valid U.S. visa will not be required to have machine-readable passports.  [October 20, 2004]

"Credible" Threat Information Prompts Homeland Security Warning
U.S. intelligence-gathering operations have obtained "new and unusually specific information" on potential al Qaida attacks on major U.S. financial centers, according to Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge.  [August 1, 2004]