Renewal of temporary residence permit after graduation for the purpose of job seeking – third-country national

(Renewal of temporary residence permit for 9 months)

General information:

• may be granted only after completion of study in Slovak Republic
• may be granted for 9 months
• it is required that the applicant submits the document proving the completion of study in SR

Application is submitted:

• in person at the competent Foreign Police Department after online booking of appointment via online booking system of the Ministry of Interior of SR
• or electronically
• no later than on the last day of one´s temporary residence validity
• Foreign Police Department will decide on application within 30 days from the date of receiving a complete application

Required documents:

• form – Application for renewal of temporary residence (can be found under “Žiadosť o obnovenie prechodného pobytu”) – completely filled in Slovak language, signed by applicant 
• valid passport
• current Slovak residence card
• document proving the completion of study – university diploma obtained during the temporary residence or confirmation of completion of studies – in Slovak
• administrative fee for issuance and delivery of the residence card: 10€ (within 30 days) or 39€ (within 2 business days), or 5€/19,50€ for electronic submission
• it is not required to submit document on accommodation
• it is not required to submit Criminal Record Extract (it was submitted with the first application for temporary residence)

Important information:

• documents must not be older than 90 days on a date of application submission
• photocopies of documents must be officially certified
• If the applicant does not submit all required documents, he/she is obliged to do so within 30 days of submitting the application, otherwise the Foreign Police will stop the proceedings; this decision cannot be appealed. In justified cases, the Foreign Police may extend the application deadline by 15 days.
• Temporary residence is considered legal (only) in the territory of Slovakia until a decision on renewal is made.

Fees and delivery:

• the issuance of a residence card (“kartička”) can take up to 30 days (10€ fee paid in stamps) or expediously within 2 days (39€ fee paid in stamps) after decision = 30 days for decision + 30 (standard) or 2 days (express) for issuance of residence card
• at the Foreign Police, fees are paid in stamps via eKolok , which can be obtained directly at the Foreign Police department in a vending machine or at selected post offices, online or via mobile application
• the residence card is delivered by Slovak Post Office courier to the address specified in application  after receiving of SMS notice from the Foreign Police to the Slovak mobile number specified in the application – the police informs the applicant that the residence was granted and until what date exactly it was granted

Obligations after residence permit is granted:

• Stay in Slovakia for more than half of the time of the granted temporary residence in a calendar year.
• Notify the Foreign Police in writing that you will be staying outside the territory of Slovakia continuously for more than 180 days.