Permanent permission to stay for the term of five years

A police department issues a permanent stay permit for the period of five years if there are no grounds to refuse a visa application of the citizen of a third country:,

• who is the spouse of the citizen of the third country, who has a permanent stay permit on the territory of Slovak Republic or is a dependent relative of direct descent of a citizen of Slovak Republic, and who has permanent residence in Slovak Republic,
• who is an unmarried child under 18 of a citizen of a third country, who is the spouse of a citizen of Slovak Republic, who has permanent residence in Slovak Republic,
• who is an unmarried child under 18 of a citizen of a third country, who has a stay permit for the period of five years or is a child under 18 under wardship of a citizen of a third country who has a stay permit for 5 years,
• who is a child of a person of a third country who has a permanent stay permit, has no means of subsistence, is aged over 18 requiring personal care for health reasons,
• if it is in the national interest of Slovak Republic.

DOCUMENTS TO BE ENCLOSED TO THE APPLICATION:

1) 2x photos sized 3x 3.5 cm,
2) valid international passport,
3) administration fee payment receipt to the sum of 4,5 Euro,
4) purpose of stay: 

registry office document; if it concerns a relative of the first relationship line– according to paragraphs a - d) , an unmarried child under 18; a child under 18 who is under wardship; or a dependent child over 18 – then documentary evidences are to be provided

is submitted by a citizen of a third country on the basis of the document issued by a relevant state authority as per paragraph e).

5)absence of previous conviction:

• extract from the criminal record of the applicant’s citizenship-country, translated into the Slovak language and notarized or certified by a translation agency (or a legal translator
• extract from the criminal record of the country where the applicant has stayed within the last three years for the period exceeding 90 days during 6 months in succession.




6)financial provision of stay:

• extract from a bank account opened in the name of a citizen of a third person to the threshold amount of twelve living-wages (annually 2,277.96 Euro). For under age citizens of a third country - a half of this threshold amount (annually -1138.9 Euro) must be confirmed.,
• a letter from the employer indicating the agreed wage rate,
• a work contract and the employer’s letter indicating the factual wage rate,
• extract from a bank account or a document certifying the pension received by the husband, a parent or a citizen of Slovak Republic, who is the relative of the first relationship line of a citizen of a third country, and his written consent to provide financial and material sponsorship to the citizen of a third country to the amount not less than twelve living-wages annually 2,277.96 Euro). For under age citizens of a third country a half of the threshold amount (annual amount - 1138.9 Euro) must be confirmed.

7)A consent as per § 43 paragraph 2 when needed

8) Accommodation available for the period of the permanent stay for 5 years.

• the accommodation must be shared with a citizen of Slovak Republic or a citizen of a third country who has a permanent residence for the period of five years.


The foreign citizen of a third country must submit to a foreign affairs police department a medical certificate which attests that he has no dangerous diseases. Such medical certificate is valid within 30 days from the date of its issue.



All the documents enclosed to the application must be issued within the last 90 days). (Extract from the criminal record about previous conviction is not mandatory for applicants under the age of 14, also for the applicants applying for the change of the residence purpose and who is staying legally on the territory of Slovak Republic at the time of the application submission).