ISSUING A NEW RESIDENCE CARD

  • When changing the information on the residence card (if the information no longer corresponds to reality)
  • In case of loss, theft, damage, or misuse of the residence card
  • Apply within 5 working days

Issuing a new residence card in connection with a CHANGE OF ADDRESS

A third-country national with legal residence is required to

  • report a change of address of residence to the foreign police within 5 working days of the change (submitting the form for notification of change of address to the foreign police in person or by registered mail)
  • apply for a new residence card if the address on the permit does not correspond to the actual address

Submitting an application for a new residence card:

  • in person at the foreign police department (according to your new address) after booking an appointment via the reservation system (you need to be logged in in reservation system with your activated residence card, select “Appointments at Foreign police” and the “Other life situations“)

or

Required documents:

  • application form – completed in Slovak and signed by the applicant (the version of the application for “renewal of temporary residence” is sufficient)
  • valid passport
  • valid residence card (if you still have it)
  • proof of accommodation (not older than 90 days)
  • administrative fee for issuing a residence permit and its delivery within the Slovak Republic (see below)

Proof of accommodation may take the following forms:

•    If you own the property, you are not required to submit an affidavit

•    a lease agreement with the owner or user of the property and documentation regarding the right to use the property, in the case of a lease agreement with the user of the property

•    affidavit of a natural or legal person on the provision of accommodation and documentation concerning the eligibility to use the property, in the case of an affidavit of the user of the property

•    confirmation from the accommodation facility (e.g., hotel, hostel)

Accommodation can also be demonstrated by an electronic consent from a natural person or accommodation provider confirming the provision of accommodation, submitted via an electronic service established for this purpose. 

Fees:

The issuance of the residence document (“residence card”) can take up to

  • 30 days (€10 fee paid in stamps or €5 for an electronic submission)
  • 2 days (€39 fee paid in stamps or €19.50 for an electronic submission)

counted from the date the application for the residence document was submitted at the Foreign Police in the case of an IN-PERSON application; or from the date the applicant’s biometric data are collected in the case of an ELECTRONIC application for the residence document.

Important information:

Signatures on affidavits and rental agreements must be notarized (except for affidavits signed at the Foreign Police).

Documents must be originals or notarized copies.

The Foreign Police does not return documents (only passports and residence cards).