General rules and list of documents required for submitting an application to foreign police (cudzinecká polícia).
Applying for a residence permit on reunion with guarantor-Slovak living abroad for citizens of non-EU countries.
Reunion of a spouse with guarantor. 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
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
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 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:
1) Proof of residence must be issued for a period of at least 6 months.
2) Guarantor’s and person’s applying for reunion places of residence must match.
3) Foreigner living finances
Výpis z osobného účtu za posledné tri mesiace – certificate from guarantor’s account movements of last 3 months.
If the certificate is prepared in a Slovak bank, then the document doesn’t require any additional certification. Account balance amount must be at least 12 subsistence minimums (as of 15.07.2024 approximately 3300 euros).
In case registering an account in a foreign bank, the document will require a court translation into Slovak. The exception are certificates issued in Czech.
Account balance must be higher than the specified amount throughout the entire period of consideration of the case by the police.
or
If the guarantor is employed, a guarantee of financial security can be certificate from the employer indicating a sufficient level of salary, which must be 1 subsistence minimum for each adult and half of subsistence minimums for each connected child on day the document is provided.
4) Guarantor’s obligation to provide financial support
Čestné vyhlásenie o poskytnutí finančného a hmotného zabezpečenia – statement of financial and material support.
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.
5) 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.
6) 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.
7) Relevance of basis for reunion confirmation
Sobášny list – marriage registration certificate.
It’s necessary to affix an apostille to the original document. Make a copy of the document from a Slovak notary. Next, this copy must be translated by a court translator into Slovak. The resulting translation will be certified by the translator’s seal.
If the registry doesn’t have a translator from the original language of the document, then you can use the services of a court translator in the Czech Republic. In this case, documents translated into Czech will be accepted by the aliens police.
8) Confirmation of no crime record
Výpis z registra trestov z krajiny občianstva – no crime record from the country of citizenship.
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.
Also important to note:
Applying for a residence permit on reunion doesn’t require guarantor to already own an approved residence permit!
The administrative fees amounts for submitting an application and for the issuing of an ID-card (karta pobytu) can be found on our website.
This information cannot be used as legal advice.