General rules and list of documents required for submitting an application to foreign police (cudzinecká polícia).
Applying for residence permit by studying for citizens of non-EU countries.
Student’s first application submission. Presence of the applicant is required. A translator may be presented.
1) Applicant’s form
Žiadosť o udelenie prechodného pobytu – application for a residence permit.
The form is generated automatically as you fill it out on the police website.
It can also be filled out manually. For example, if any mistakes appear. Or download žiadosť o udelenie prechodného pobytu on our website.
The form must be completed in Slovak language.
2) Confirmation of residence in Slovakia
Potvrdenie ubytovacieho zariadenia – place of residence confirmation.
Handed out when living in dormitories, hostels, hotels, etc.
The document must be completed in Slovak or Czech and certified with the seal of the institution.
or
Čestné vyhlásenie vlastníka nehnuteľnosti – declaration from the property owner.
The sample can be filled out manually by downloading it from our website.
The document must be completed in Slovak or Czech and certified by a Slovak or Czech notary, or personally signed at the foreign police department once submitting documents.
or
Nájomná zmluva – rental agreement.
It’s necessary to prepare a separate copy or a notarized copy of the agreement for submission to the police.
The document must be completed in Slovak or Czech and certified by a Slovak or Czech notary.
or
Čestné vyhlásenie o vlastníctve nehnuteľnosti – declaration of real estate ownership.
Submitted if a foreigner owns his own real estate.
The sample can be filled out manually by downloading it from our website.
The document must be completed in Slovak or Czech and certified by a Slovak or Czech notary, or personally signed at the foreign police department once submitting documents.
Also important to note that proof of residence must be issued for a period of at least 6 months.
Imoprtant!
Proof of residence may not be provided if the applicant is a university student.
3) Foreigner living finances
Výpis z osobného účtu za posledné tri mesiace – certificate from personal account movements of last 3 months.
Issued upon registering an account in Slovak bank. The document is prepared by the bank in the Slovak language and doesn’t require additional certification. In case registering account in a foreign bank it’s recommended to prepare the document in English since a court translation into Slovak will be needed. The exception are certificates issued in Czech.
Account balance amount must be at least 12 subsistence minimums (as of 15.07.2024 approximately 3300 euros). If the student is under 18 years old, the amount on the account must be at least 6 subsistence minimums (as of 15.07.2024 approximately 1650 euros). Account balance must be higher than the specified amount throughout the entire period of consideration of the case by the police.
or
Potvrdenie o udelení štipendia – scholarship receiving confirmation.
Such a document is issued directly by the educational institution in Slovak language and doesn’t require additional certification.
or
Výpis z osobného účtu za posledné tri mesiace – certificate from guarantor’s account movements of last 3 months (parent or legal representative).
Issued upon registering an account in Slovak bank. The document is prepared by the bank in the Slovak language and doesn’t require additional certification. In case registering account in a foreign bank it’s recommended to prepare the document in English since a court translation into Slovak will be needed. The exception are certificates issued in Czech.
Account balance amount must be at least 12 subsistence minimums (as of 15.07.2024 approximately 3300 euros). If the student is under 18 years old, the amount on the account must be at least 6 subsistence minimums (as of 15.07.2024 approximately 1650 euros). Account balance must be higher than the specified amount throughout the entire period of consideration of the case by the police.
In addition, it’s necessary to submit an obligation from the guarantor regarding financial security (Čestné vyhlásenie o poskytnutí finančného a hmotného zabezpečenia). The document must be completed in Slovak or Czech and certified by a Slovak or Czech notary.
The sample can be filled out manually by downloading it from our website.
4) One color photo
Photos can be made in almost every shopping center or photo studio.
It’s recommended to crop photos measuring 3 x 3,5 cm and attaching to the applicant’s form right away, so when filing a police report, you don’t waste time on that.
5) Original passport
Cestovný pas – international passport.
The passport must be valid at the time of documents submission.
Police officer will make a copy of the passport and return it to the applicant.
6) Studying confirmation
Potvrdenie školy o prijatí na štúdium – a document confirming student’s acceptance to study.
Important!
Distance learning isn’t enough to obtain a residence permit.
Partial admission (Rozhodnutie o podmienečnom prijatí na vysokoškolské štúdium) of a student isn’t enough to obtain residence permit in Slovakia. Accordingly, for the police, confirmation of a student’s acceptance for study will be «Rozhodnutie o prijatí na vysokoškolské štúdium».
7) Confirmation of no crime record
Výpis z registra trestov z krajiny občianstva – no crime record from the country of citizenship.
The certificate is provided starting from the age of 14.
You must have with you the original certificate or its notarized copy with a court translation into Slovak or Czech. The original certificate must also be apostilled.
Important!
If the applicant has lived in any country for more than 90 days in 6 months period over the last 3 years or has not lived, but has the appropriate mark or national visa D in his current passport, he will additionally need to present no crime record from all those countries that he visited.
Such a certificate must first be apostilled and translated into Slovak or Czech.
If the applicant holds two or more citizenships, there may appear a request to provide all valid passports.
At discretion of the police officer, there may also be a request to provide no crime records from all countries, of which the applicant is a citizen.
It’s also necessary to note that if the student is a high school student, then police clearance certificates aren’t provided!
Important to note:
Minor student’s legal representative is required to act on juvenile’s residence permit issues.
A minor over 15 years of age can work on issues of residence permit for the purposes of study by himself independently. The application for a residence permit must be signed by a legal representative with notarization.
The administrative fee amount for issuing an ID-card (karta pobytu) can be found on our website.
This information cannot be used as legal advice.