As of Monday, January 11th at noon Ireland and Japan are placed on the list of "risky" countries for which if you come to Slovakia from (or visited in the past 14 days) you have to register via https://korona.gov.sk/en/ehranica/ and quarantine while waiting for at least 5 days to be tested in Slovakia. See exceptions bellow. They have to show proof that they have already registered when crossing the Slovak border, if checked.
Travellers coming directly from an EU country, Iceland, Norway, Switzerland or Lichtenstein (and who visited only such a country in the past 14 days), able to show a negative PCR test not older than 72 hours or a negative results of an antigen test done in Austria or Czechia not older than 72 hours upon entry in Slovakia are exempted from self-quarantine.
Registration and self-quarantine until getting tested in Slovakia is compulsory for those coming from (or who visited in the past 14 days) a non-EU red/risky country (which means any other than Australia, China, Iceland, New Zealand, Norway,
Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan). The starting point of the trip to Slovakia is taken into account, thus transit through Austria/Hungary/Poland/Czechia is not considered as entering Slovakia from an EU country.
- Citizens of an EU, EEA country or Switzerland with permanent or temporary residence in Slovakia who had coronavirus in the past three months are exempted from quarantine and testing. They will have to get a certificate from their GP proving they had coronavirus (the GP will issue it based on test results- even if that person had a positive test abroad a Slovak GP can use that for issuing the certificate) . You can find a sample of this certificate at the end of Public Health Office's decree on this respect.
- Children under the age of 10 will have be tested in connection to travelling from a risky country if the testing is ordered by a regional public health office or a doctor. In the case of no symptoms, quarantine ends for children under the age of ten at the same time with the quarantine for adults living in the same household.
- People with permanent or temporary residence in Slovakia who enter or leave Slovakia for diagnosis and treatment, as well as their relatives, will no longer have to apply for an exemption to the Ministry of Health if their stay does not exceed 12 hours. However, they must present a medical invitation or a subsequent proof of treatment. If their stay exceeds 12 hours, they must apply for an exemption via the website of the Ministry of Health https://cestujem.standardnepostupy.sk
- Exceptions will continue to be made to employees of critical infrastructure operators, but for energy and industry sectors the approval is issued by the Ministry of Economy, for electronic communications by the Ministry of Transport.
- Exceptions are also for players of sports teams and their coaching staff who travel to sports competitions but they must have a confirmation for the scope of their travel.
-Some exceptions are in place for those in transit and for regular cross border commuters who do not need a test but must show a proof from their employer, see the form you need to fill in at the bottom of this link.
