The Slovak Working Holiday is NOT handled through an online portal: you fill in the national visa form (National visa, type D) on paper and submit it in person at the embassy, with an appointment requested by e-mail. The form is available on the embassy's website. Here's how to get the appointment and how to fill in the form step by step.
Application platform: National visa application form (type D) from the Embassy of the Slovak Republic in Buenos Aires (in-person process, appointment required).
🪜 Step by step
1
Request the appointment by e-mail
Write to emb.buenosaires@mzv.sk saying you want to apply for the Working Holiday Programme, with your full name, age and Argentine citizenship. Ask for a date and time and check whether the year's quota is still open. Keep the reply with the appointment date.
2
Download the correct form
Go to the embassy's website (visa forms section) and download the NATIONAL VISA form (type D / long stay). Don't use the short-stay Schengen visa form: the Working Holiday is a long-stay national visa.
3
Personal details
Fill in your first name and surname EXACTLY as they appear in your passport, date and place of birth, citizenship (Argentine) and marital status. Any difference from the passport can delay or stop the application.
4
Passport details
Passport number, type, issue and expiry dates and issuing authority, exactly as in the document. Check that the passport has the validity the consulate requires beyond your stay.
5
Purpose of travel (box 21)
Under 'purpose of travel' / 'purpose of stay' tick 'other reasons' ('other') and write 'Youth Mobility Stay (WHV)' or 'Working Holiday'. This is the key point that identifies your application as a Working Holiday.
6
Duration and entries
State an intended stay of 12 months and multiple entries (multiple), so you can enter and leave Schengen during the year.
7
Contact and accommodation details
Enter your home address in Argentina, email and phone number, and your planned accommodation in Slovakia (the booking you will attach). Use an email address you check often.
8
Financing and insurance
Tick that you are paying for the trip with your own funds and that you have health insurance. You then back this up with bank statements and the policy.
9
Sign it and bring a printed copy
Check everything, sign the form and bring it printed to your appointment along with the original documents and their copies. Don't sign it with incomplete details.
⚠️ Common mistakes to avoid
- Using the short-stay Schengen visa form instead of the national visa form (type D).
- Not ticking 'other' as the purpose and adding 'Youth Mobility Stay (WHV)' in box 21.
- Entering a passport name or number that differs from the one in the document.
- Going without an appointment confirmed by email, or with incomplete documents (missing apostille, translation or the 3 months of bank statements).
- Taking out insurance that doesn't reach €30,000 or doesn't cover repatriation.
- Bringing the fee in dollars or paying by card: it is paid in pesos, in cash, at that day's official exchange rate.
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