Doctoral student – third country national

Obligation after entering the Slovak Republic:

REPORTING NOTICE OF THE STAY (HLÁSENIE POBYTU) at the Foreign Police Department

• if PhD student is accommodated in private accommodation – he/she reports his/her stay individually within 3 working days from entering Slovakia

• if doctoral student is accommodated in the SAS dormitory or hotel, hostel, etc, – his/her stay is reported by the accommodation facility

The accommodation facility or the foreigner will fill out the “Notice of the stay” form and ensure its submission/delivery to the relevant Foreign Police department. If the “Notice of the stay” form is sent by post, we recommend sending it by registered letter.

TEMPORARY RESIDENCE for the purpose of study

General information:

– application, checking of all documents to be submitted with the application, booking of an appointment at the Foreign Police Department via online system – more information at our website here

• Application for temporary residence for the purpose of studies – must be submitted IN PERSON at the competent Foreign Police Department, after booking of an appointment at the Foreign Police Department via online system
• An application for temporary residence (applies to the first application) can be submitted via a special form (applies only to the Foreign Police in Bratislava)
  • Application and required documents must be complete, otherwise the application will not be accepted
  • All necessary documents must be prepared when applying for national visa = before coming to Slovakia
  • The application must be submitted within the validity of national visa (or within the 90-days period of visa free regime for citizens of countries with visa free regime or within the validity of a residence permit granted in another EU member state)
  • If a complete residence application is submitted and accepted at the Foreign Police Department, applicant can stay in Slovakia legally and to carry out the purpose of stay until decision is made.
  • The Foreign Police will decide within 30 days from receiving the complete application
• Temporary residence can be otained for the expected period of study, up to a maximum of 6 years
• Temporary residence is not required within 90 days of the start of the stay if the applicant resides in Slovakia legally and has fulfilled the obligation to report the start of the stay to Foreign Police within 3 working days of entering the territory of the Slovak Republic

Required documents:

• Application form – completely filled in Slovak language, signed by applicant – you can find under the name „Application for temporary residence“ – Video tutorial for filling out the application
• Valid passport
• Valid National visa type D or entry into the Slovak Republic based on a visa-free regime (stamp in the passport upon entry into the Slovak Republic) or a document confirming a residence permit in another EU member state
• Documents proving the purpose of the stay – Decision on admission to studies – in Slovak language, with the stamp of the University/Faculty and dean´s signature
• Criminal record extract – from the country of origin of the applicant and from every country where he/she has stayed for more than 90 days during 6 consecutive months within the last 3 years (if any) – superlegalised/apostilled and translated to Slovak language by official translator
• It is not required to prove provision of accommodation when studying at the university 
  

Important information :

• The documents must not be older than 90 days at the time of submission at Foreign Police (this does not apply to confirmation of admission to study, confirmation of the organization administratively providing a program approved by the Slovak government or EU programs). In justified cases, the police department may accept an extract from the criminal record that is older than 90 days for the application for granting residence, if the period between the issuance of the extract from the criminal record of a third-country national and his arrival in the territory of the Slovak Republic is no longer than 90 days. In such a case, an affidavit may be submitted together with the extract from the criminal record that the third-country national has not left the territory of the Slovak Republic since his arrival in the Slovak Republic. If this affidavit is signed by the applicant in front of a police officer at the Foreign Police, the signature does not need to be notarized.
• All documents issued abroad must be super-legalized/apostilled.
• Documents issued in a language other than Slovak must be translated into Slovak by an official translator registered in the List of Experts, Interpreters and Translators at the Ministry of Justice of the Slovak Republic or translated into Czech. For translations made abroad, it is necessary to submit a confirmation from the Slovak embassy that the translation was made by an authorized person (does not apply to translations made in the Czech Republic).
• Signatures on affidavits, powers of attorney and lease agreements must be officially verified (with the exception of powers of attorney and affidavits signed at the Foreign Police).
• Photocopies of documents must be officially certified.
• We recommend not submitting originals of important documents (e.g. diploma, rental agreement), but rather having certified photocopies made, which can be handed over to the Foreign police/embassy and the originals kept.

Fees and delivery :

• The issuing 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 Foreign Police administrative fees are paid using the so-called „eKolok“ which can be purchased directly at the Foreign Police department via machine, or at the post office.
• 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 being granted temporary residence permit – after collecting the residence card:

• within 30 days from collecting the card – submit a medical record to the Foreign Police Department. Medical record must not be older than 30 days and it isconfirming that you do not suffer from a disease endangering public health. The list of specialized medical centres you can find here, medical record is issued for a fee.

• within 3 working days from collecting the card – sign up for health insurance. It is not required to send the proof of health insurance to the Foreign Police, but doctoral student must be able to prove he/she has it if checked

Other obligations of a third-country national after obtaining temporary residence:

• Stay in Slovakia for more than half of the time of the granted temporary residence in a calendar year. This obligation does not apply if a person with a granted residence for the purpose of study applies for mobility in another member state.

• Notify the Foreign Police in writing that he/she will stay outside the territory of the Slovak Republic for more than 180 days continuously.