Talk:Slovak passport

Visa-free travel to the United States
The Slovak Passport will soon allow visa-free travel to the United States according to the following news article:http://www.america.gov/st/peacesec-english/2008/October/20081017140208dmslahrellek0.8056452.html?CP.rss=true

Should this be included in the article? It has not yet come into effect. mdkarazim (talk) 23:18, 22 October 2008 (UTC)

Visa required for Botswana?
The Slovak Ministry of Foreign affairs (www.foreign.gov.sk) put in it's News section the following statement, dated May 12, 2009:

Veľvyslanectvo Botswanskej republiky informovalo 8. mája 2009 o jednostrannom zrušení vízovej povinnosti pre občanov SR na dobu 30 dní. Zrušenie vízovej povinnosti prispeje k uľahčeniu kontaktov v oblasti cestovného ruchu a k rozvoju obchodno-ekonomických väzieb medzi oboma krajinami. Zrušenie vízovej povinnosti je výsledkom rokovaní slovenského veľvyslanca v Pretórii Ladislava Straku s ministrom zahraničných vecí Botswany pri príležitosti odovzdania poverovacích listín v októbri 2008.

Translation:

The Embassy of the Republic of Botswana informed on May 8th 2009, that the visa requirement for citizens of the Slovak republic has been abolished for a period of 30 days. The abolition of the visa requirement will contribute to simplification of contacts in tourism and will help to develop business ties between the countries. The abolition of the visa requirement is a result of negotiations led by Slovak ambassador in Pretoria, Ladislav Straka, with the minister of foreign affairs of Botswana, that took place at the occasion of presentation of his credentials in October 2008.
 * The problem with such announcements is that they are notoriously unreliable. Often they do not get implemented until much later. It would be unsual for Botswana to extend visa-free travel to only one additional country, although not impossible. However as of yet neither the IATA nor the Botswana government have changed their lists, which leads me to believe that this visa-waiver may well still be in the planning stages. [[User:Passportguy|Passportguy] (talk) 00:07, 25 June 2009 (UTC)