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Vietnam → Slovakia

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Vietnam
To
Slovakia
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
131
Change since 2018
+336.7%
Share of all arrivals in Slovakia, 2023
6.12%
Inflow 2023131OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Vietnam to Slovakia

Inflows of nationals of Vietnam recorded by Slovakia; stock of nationals of Vietnam living there; and acquisitions of Slovakia's nationality (OECD).

Inflows by year

16933720032006200920122015201820212023
169337200320072011201520192023
Data table
2003337
2004180
2005212
2006146
2007100
200832
200928
201039
201163
201255
201386
201435
201525
201618
201721
201830
201926
202032
202110
202254
2023131
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2024—2,155—
20231312,01919
2022541,96613
2021101,7919
2020321,72840
2019261,67146
2018301,58954
2017211,53453
2016181,48526
2015251,44020
2014351,37749
2013861,26615
2012551,19311
2011632,2575
2010392,34415
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Migrant population

People born in Vietnam who live in Slovakia: mid-year estimates of the international migrant stock (UN DESA).

Migrant population by year

1,2902,58019901995200020052010201520202024
1,2902,58019902000201020202024
Data table
1990241
1995713
20001,381
20051,546
20101,737
20152,145
20202,373
20242,580
Estimate, 2024
2,580
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
0.80%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
15
Counted by
country of birth
Source: United Nations, DESA Population Division, International Migrant Stock 2024 (CC BY 3.0 IGO)Data as at 2024

Slovakia's consulates in Vietnam

Short-stay Schengen (C) visa applications at Slovakia's consulates located in Vietnam.

YearApplicationsIssuedNot issuedRefusal rate
202414914710.7%
2023142127128.5%
2022878522.3%
2021110—
202025260—
20196305586410.2%
2018263242186.8%
201731330941.3%
201626826583.0%
20153102774815.5%
2014247226135.3%
20131791225329.6%
20121931345226.9%
2010265247186.8%
2009253222207.9%

Applications by year

315630200920102012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
315630200920132016201920222024
Data table
2009253
2010265
2012193
2013179
2014247
2015310
2016268
2017313
2018263
2019630
202025
20211
202287
2023142
2024149
Source: European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024

Residence permits in Slovakia

First residence permits issued by Slovakia to citizens of Vietnam (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025
  1. Work1,469
  2. Family750
  3. Education4
YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
20252,223000
20241,5200842
20231,55401940
20221,30501325
20218590968
20201,54104080
20191,81004639
201868405450
20171,11405338
201634402626
201518702022
201419504913
201317101515
20121530110
2011133050
20101970150
Work permits by type, 2025
  1. Other paid activities1,469
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
12,267
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025
1,157
Changed status into work, 2025
26
Source: Eurostat (migr_resfirst, migr_resbc11, migr_acq, educ_uoe_mobs02, migr_eirfs, migr_pop1ctz), CC BY 4.0Data as at 2025

Embassy and consulates

Missions of Slovakia in Vietnam, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

MissionCityOfficial website
EmbassyHanoimzv.sk
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Slovakia, 2023; Vietnam ranks 4.

Inflows to Slovakia, 2023
  1. Ukraine457
  2. Hungary289
  3. Czechia251
  4. Vietnam131
  5. Russia128
  6. Serbia107
  7. Poland82
  8. Romania61
  9. China47
  10. Germany44
  11. Italy37
  12. Thailand26
Other destinations for people from Vietnam, 2023
  1. Japan133,732
  2. South Korea70,827
  3. United States37,040
  4. Germany12,954
  5. Hungary9,688
  6. Australia7,503
  7. Canada6,605
  8. New Zealand5,919
  9. Czechia1,869
  10. Finland1,406
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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