According to the current regulations, a family member of the EU/EEA/Swiss national is understood as the third country national who is:

• his/her spouse;

• his/her child younger than 21 years of age, his/her dependent child and dependent children of his/her spouse;

• his/her dependent direct relative in descending or ascending line and such a person of his/her spouse;

• any other family member not covered by the abovementioned points, and  who is a dependent person in the country of his/her origin;

• any other family member not covered by the abovementioned points, and  who is the member of their household;

• any other family member not covered by the abovementioned points, and  who depends on his/her care due to serious health reasons;

• his/her partner with whom the EU/EEA/CH national is in a permanent, duly certified relationship;

• third country national with the right of residence in the same Member state as the EU/EEA/CH national, while the EU/EEA/CH national is the Slovak national with whom the third country national returns or joins him/her to reside back in the Slovak territory and fulfils any of the conditions mentioned above in relation to the Slovak citizen.

Right of Residence

A family member of the EU/EEA/Switzerland citizen has a right of residence in Slovakia for a period of more than 3 months, if the EU/EEA/CH citizen he/she is joining meets one of the following conditions:

• is employed in Slovakia
• is a self-employed person in Slovakia
• is studying in primary school, secondary school, or university in Slovakia
• has sufficient means for him/herself and his/her family members in order not to burden social security sysmetm in Slovakia
• has a health insurance in Slovakia
• will potencially find a job
• has the right of the permanent residence

Family members of the EU/EEA/Switzerland citizen planning to stay in Slovakia for a period of more than 3 months must register their residence at the Foreign police within 30 days from entering Slovakia:

To register their residence, familily members must personally visit a Foreign Police Department competent for their place of residence in Slovakia. Reservation for an appointment has to be carried out via Foreign Police Booking system.

(Registration cannot be done electronically, via mail, or a proxy). We recommmend to make a reservation well in advance.

• official application form
• valid travel document,
• 2 recent full‑face photographs (3 × 3.5 cm),
• a document proving your relationship with the EU/EEA/CH national (marriage certificate, birth certificate, etc.). This document has to be apostilled or superlegalised and officially translated into Slovak by a sworn translator. The list of official translators can be found at https://obcan.justice.sk/infosud-registre/-/isu-registre/zoznam/prekladatel. In case the translation is done abroad, the competence of the translator must be attested by the Slovak embassy/consulate,
• confirmation about the registration of the residence of the warrantor (EU/EEA/CH national whose family member this person is)
• Proof of accommodation (optional)

Fees: 10 € for the issuance of the residence card (within 30 days), or 39 € (within 2 working days)

Note: For family members of Slovak nationals who are third country nationals different procedures apply.

If entering the Schengen Area from a third country, a family member may have the obligation to obtain a visa. In this case, a family member can apply for a visa at a competent embassy or consulate (visa shall be issued within 15 days) or directly at the border, where the family member enters the Schengen Area. A clear proof of the family relationship with the EU/EEA/CH citizen is a basis for issuing the visa. For details about visa procedures see the section “Visa – Schengen Visa”.

If entering Slovakia from another Schengen member state, a family member accompanying/joining an EU/EEA/CH citizen is not required to have a visa. The existence of a family relationship and the fact of accompanying/joining must be clearly manifested. If the family member comes alone, the visa may be required.

A family member of the EU/EEA/Swiss national who is a holder of a valid travel document can stay (without any further obligations) in the Slovak territory for 3 months from the date of entry if she/he accompanies or joins the EU/EEA/Swiss national whose family member she/he is. The beginning of his/her stay in Slovakia shall be reported by the family member of the EU/EEA/Swiss national at the competent foreign police department within 10 working days from the date of entry into the territory of the Slovak Republic.