Temporary residence of a foreigner

The most important law that regulates the stay of foreigners in the Slovak Republic is Act no. 404/2011 Coll. on the stay of foreigners and on the amendment of certain laws as amended. For the purposes of the law, a foreigner is defined as anyone who is not a citizen of the Slovak Republic. A third-country citizen is anyone who is not a citizen of the Slovak Republic or an EU citizen and is also a person without nationality. The accession of Slovakia to the EU created a special legal regime for the citizens of the European Union and their family members. These people only need a valid travel document, or ID card or identification card to enter our country. The foreigners must also meet other conditions in order to enter the territory of our country. As a foreigner, you have the opportunity to apply for one of the three types of residence – temporary residence, permanent residence and tolerated residence.

A temporary residence permit can be obtained only on the basis of statutory purposes, which are e.g. employment, entrepreneurship, study, family reunification. A temporary residence permit entitles a foreigner to stay in the territory of the Slovak Republic and on trips abroad and back to the territory of the Slovak Republic at the time for which the police department granted him a temporary residence permit. Temporary residence is tied to one purpose. If a foreigner wants to perform an activity other than the one for which they were granted the temporary residence, they must submit a new application for the temporary residence. An application for a temporary residence permit is submitted by a foreigner in person abroad, at the representative office of the Slovak Republic in the country that issued the travel document or in which they reside. The foreigner shall attach to the application documents confirming the purpose of the stay, integrity, financial security of the stay, health insurance in the territory of the Slovak Republic, provision of accommodation, or other documents necessary for the decision on the application. These documents must not be older than 3 months. The police department will decide on the application within 90 days.

The permanent residence permit entitles the foreigner to stay in the territory of the Slovak Republic and for trips abroad and back to the territory of the Slovak Republic at the time for which the police department granted him a permanent residence permit. A permanent residence permit can be granted to a foreigner who is a spouse or a minor child of a citizen of the Slovak Republic with permanent residence in the territory of the Slovak Republic; who is a minor child entrusted to the education of a foreigner who is the spouse of a citizen of the Slovak Republic with permanent residence in the territory of the Slovak Republic; who has been the spouse of a foreigner with a permanent residence permit for at least three years or a minor child of a foreigner with a permanent residence permit of at least three years; whose previous continuous temporary residence for the purpose of business or employment lasts for more than ten years, or who is the spouse or minor child of such a foreigner; or if it is in the foreign policy interest of the Slovak Republic. The first permit is granted upon request to the police for a period of 5 years. The police department shall decide on the application within 90 days of its delivery. In particularly difficult cases within 180 days. Additional permission can be granted indefinitely. The foreigner submits an application for a further permit in person on an official form at the police department no later than 60 days before the expiry of the first permit. Under the conditions stipulated by law, the police department may revoke the permit or the permit will expire by law. A police unit shall grant a tolerated stay to a foreigner if there is an obstacle to their administrative expulsion; if they have been granted temporary asylum; or if their departure is not possible and there is no reason to detain them.

Examination of foreigners Nitra – Examination of a foreigner for a stay for the Foreign Police in Nitra is provided by the outpatient clinic of foreign diseases on Hornočermanská 4 – Expat Clinic s.r.o., a medical examination for foreigners can be completed without ordering.

Examination of foreigners in Bratislava and 12 other places is provided by Medical control s.r.o.