Slovakia - Permanent Residency - Permanent Residence Permit

A permanent residence permit shall authorize you to long-term residence in Slovakia and to travel abroad and back.

It is a more stable type of residence, which is granted to foreigners for a longer period than temporary stay permits. Foreigners with permanent residence enjoy the same rights and duties as all citizens of the Slovak republic in most areas of life (e.g. employment, health care, social affairs and etc.).

The Alien Police Department grants, following the first application, a permanent residence permit for the period of five years (hereinafter as the "first permit"). After this period and following a further application, the Alien Police Department shall issue a permanent residence permit for an indefinite period of time (hereinafter as the "next permit").


Permit for the permanent residence on the territory of Slovak republic is granted for the first time for the period of five years.

You must file the application for the first permit in person at the foreign mission abroad or at the Alien Police Department in Slovakia.

The Alien Police Department may grant the first permit to you if you are:

(i) a spouse of a Slovak citizen with the permanent residence on the territory of the Slovak Republic or who is a direct dependent relative of a Slovak citizen with the permanent residence in the Slovak Republic,
(ii) a single child younger than 18 years placed in custody of an foreigner, who is a spouse of a citizen of the Slovak Republic with permanent residence on the territory of the Slovak Republic,
(iii) a single child younger than 18 years of a foreigner with the permanent residence permit or a child younger than 18 years that has been placed under the custody of a foreigner with the permanent residence permit,
(iv) a unprovided-for child older than 18 years of a foreigner with the permanent residence permit,
(v) or, in special cases, if it is of the interest to the Slovak Republic.


Application
The Alien Police Department decides on the application for the first permit within 90 days; in complicated cases it is possible to extend this period by another 90 days.
You must submit the application form for grant of a residence permit in a required form. You are obliged to attach to that form your travel document - passport. If you fail to submit a travel document, the foreign mission or the Alien Police Department shall not accept your application.

To the application you are also obliged to enclose:
(i) two photos from the same negative with measurements of 3 x 3.5 cm, showing your actual face and documents not older that 90 days confirming:
(ii) document providing important facts for granting the permanent residence (the purpose of residence)
(iii) crime free status,
(iv)financial coverage for your stay,
(v) proof of your assured accommodation,
(vi) confirmation that you will not be a burden for the Slovak social security system,
(vii) confirmation about the health insurance in the Slovak republic (must be proved within 30 days of granting the residence permit),
(viii) proof, that you do not suffer from any infectious disease (must be proved within 30 days of granting the residence permit)



Note: If a citizen of other member state of European Union or European Economic Area wants to settle in Slovakia for longer than three months, his/her residence is, based on the fulfillment of some criteria, automatically considered as a permanent residence of a first permit.

The application for the next permit shall be submitted at the Alien Police Department in the territory of Slovakia. The Alien Police Department shall issue to you a confirmation on the day of its filing.

You shall attach, to an application for a next permit, documents not older than 90 days confirming:

(i) financial coverage
(ii) health insurance in the territory of the Slovak republic
(iii) purpose of the residence,
(iv) document confirming completion of a Slovak language course (only at the request of the Alien Police Department),
(v) crime free status,
(vi) proof of your assured accommodation.