Do Germany passport holders need a visa to visit SK?

German citizens do NOT need a visa to visit Slovakia. As an EU member state and fellow Schengen country, Slovakia grants German nationals full freedom of movement: enter with a valid German national ID card or passport and stay for tourism with no visa, no ETIAS, and no EES registration. Germany and Slovakia are both members of the European Union and the Schengen Area, so a German ordinary passport holder enjoys EU freedom of movement and needs no visa for a tourist or short visit to Slovakia. You may enter and travel using either a valid German national identity card or a valid passport - the document only needs to be valid on the day of travel. There are no Schengen 90/180 limits applied to EU citizens; instead, EU law grants an automatic right of residence of up to three months with no conditions other than holding a valid ID document. The biometric Entry/Exit System (EES, live since April 2026) and the upcoming ETIAS travel authorisation apply only to non-EU (third-country) nationals, so German citizens are fully exempt from both. Internal Schengen borders are normally check-free, though Germany and other states occasionally reintroduce temporary spot checks, so carry your ID or passport at all times. Slovak law has a minor formality: any foreign national, including EU citizens, should report the start of their stay to the Foreign Police within 10 working days of entry, but in practice this is fulfilled automatically by your hotel or accommodation provider when you check in. If you intend to stay longer than three months (e.g. to work, study or settle), you must register your residence with the Slovak police, which is a residence formality rather than a visa.