Slovakia - Passport & Nationality - Slovakian Citizenship (Naturalistion)
An applicant for the Slovak citizenship is required:
(i) to have a continual permanent residence in the territory of the Slovak Republic for at least eight years immediately prior to submission of the application,
(ii) to undergo a probity check according to the Act on citizenship of the Slovak Republic,
(iii) to prove your command of Slovak language,
(iv) to prove a general knowledge of the Slovak Republic;,
(v) and to submit all documents required by the Act on Citizenship of the Slovak Republic.
Exceptions to the residence requirements can be made in the case of:
Persons married to a Slovak citizen (after 5 years of marriage), who have any kind of stay permit (either temporary or permanent), and actually live in the same house with the husband/wife for the period of marriage.
In cases where a "great benefit to the Slovak Republic" is at stake
certain former citizens of Czechoslovakia
Children aged under 18 may be naturalised at the same time as a parent, however consent of both parents is normally required.