Holders of Slovak identity cards with a chip (eID) or Slovak residence documents for foreign nationals with a chip can use electronic public-sector services in other Member States of the European Union and the European Economic Area. Since 2020, all Member States have been required to make their electronic services intended for citizens of other countries available to citizens of the Slovak Republic and foreign nationals residing in the Slovak Republic.
Users who have activated their Personal Security Code (BOK) can use these documents to log in directly to foreign portals.
If a holder of a Slovak identity document wishes to log in to a foreign portal, they must confirm during the login process which personal data will be transmitted for the purposes of electronic identification.
The following data are mandatory for login: first name, surname, date of birth and personal identifier.
Some foreign portals may also require one of the following optional data: birth surname, permanent address, gender or place of birth.
When logging in to foreign portals using Slovak identity documents, the holder's personal data (data of the natural person) are transmitted. Authorisation to access another person's electronic mailbox applies only to the slovensko.sk portal. Therefore, holders of Slovak identity documents can log in to foreign portals only on their own behalf, and not on behalf of another person. Representation of another person (natural or legal) abroad must be demonstrated separately for the specific procedure (service) in the respective country.
Electronic services provided by EU Member States are currently available in the respective official language of the service provider or, where applicable, in English. These services are not available in Slovak.
The range of electronic services that holders of Slovak chip-enabled identity documents can access currently depends on the individual EU Member State. The obligation for EU Member States to provide specific electronic services has applied since the end of 2023 to a number of life events.
Responses to submissions made through foreign portals are delivered in the manner specified by the respective country. They are not delivered to the electronic mailbox on slovensko.sk, as there is currently no interconnection between the electronic delivery systems of different EU Member States.
Qualified electronic signatures created using a Slovak chip-enabled identity document can also be used on foreign portals. The method for creating such signatures on individual portals depends on the Member State and may require the installation of specific applications. Signatures in ASiC format created on the slovensko.sk portal must be recognised by EU Member States.
If electronic official documents issued by Slovak authorities need to be submitted abroad and their data are provided in an XML electronic form, performing an authorised conversion may be appropriate to make the documents easier to read. At present, there are no uniform mandatory formats applicable throughout the EU for different types of proceedings. Specific requirements may therefore apply to individual procedures.
More detailed information is available in the Frequently Asked Questions.Opens in a new window
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Italy:
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Countries Not Connected:
(EU Member States that currently do not recognise the electronic identification means of the Slovak Republic. The individual countries have been contacted and their cooperation is expected.)
EU Member States connected in test mode that currently do not allow login to their portals using electronic identification means from other EU Member States and allow login only through their own test portal:
The date when login using Slovak electronic identification means will become available on the portals of individual EU Member States depends primarily on the technical readiness of those countries or of individual public-sector entities in those countries.
The Regulation (EU) 2018/1724 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Single Digital GatewayOpens in a new window establishes a common minimum scope of services that must be provided online for various life events. The obligation to provide these services has applied since the end of 2023. Mandatory provision of electronic services under company law, for example for the cross-border establishment of companies, is laid down by Directive (EU) 2019/1151 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilOpens in a new window, applicable since 2021 or 2022.
Related information and link to the Frequently Asked QuestionsOpens in a new window
Currently, citizens of several EU Member States can log in to the slovensko.sk portal and access electronic services of the Slovak Republic. More information...Opens in a new window
