• completed application form “Application for the temporary residence” (it has to be filled in Slovak; in the field no. 22 “Employment after arrival to the Slovak Republic, position, address of the company, organisation, school” it is necessary to state the place of work and the organisation's identification number)

• 2 recent full-face photographs 3x3.5 cm

• valid passport (a police officer will make a copy of it)

• documents proving the purpose of your stay:

  – the employment contract for a position requiring higher qualification concluded for at least one year and offering a salary that is at least 1.5 times the average monthly salary in the relevant sector as published by the Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic for the preceding calendar year, or employer’s written promise to employ the third country national in such job

  – desision on recognition of higher professional qualification to work in highly qualified job stipulated in the employment contract or in the employer’s promise, translated into Slovak and officially authenticated. A decision on the document’s recognition will be issued by the Centre for Recognition of Diplomas of the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic; in case of  unregulated professions, a decision shall be made and issued by a Slovak university which offers a programme in the same or related study field
  

• criminal record extract (apostilled or superlegalised) from your country of origin and from every country where you have stayed for more than 90 days during 6 consecutive months within the last 3 years (if any). 

• document proving your accommodation (in Slovak) for at least 6 months of the temporary residence; in the case of a shorter stay it is necessary to provide a proof of accommodation for the whole stay; e. g.

  – a confirmation from your accommodation facility or

  – a rental agreement (with notarized signatures) , or

  – an affidavit on the provision of accommodation (with notarized signature).

Each document issued in a language other than Slovak (except for documents issued by Czech) has to be translated to Slovak by an official sworn translator. The list of accepted sworn translators can be found here. In case the translation is done abroad, the competence of the translator must be attested by the Slovak embassy/consulate. 

None of the documents proving accommodation and no criminal record can be older than 90 days on the day of submitting the application for the a temporary residence. 

After you submit your application, the police department shall complete a form “Application for issuing the confirmation of the possibility to fill a vacant position requiring higher qualification” and send it to the Central Labour Office together with a part of your application, documents proving the purpose of your stay, no criminal record and accommodation. The Central Labour Office will consequently issue and send back the “Confirmation of the possibility to fill a vacant position requiring higher qualification”.

The police officer in charge will confirm a receipt of your application (last page of the application form). If you do not submit all the documents required by law, the police officer will accept your application even if imcomplete (you must at least present your passport). 

A decision on the application for a Blue Card is issued within 30 days from the date of submitting a complete application and is sent to the foreigner or an authorized representative. If applying for a temporary residence directly at a Foreign Police in Slovakia, the officers will ask you to provide a cell phone number (you can write the number on your application form). You will be notified by a text message in Slovak when your residence card is ready. You can collect the residence card at the Foreign Police in person or you can appoint somebody else with a power of attorney to do it for you. When applying for a Blue Card abroad at an embassy/consulate, it is advised to consult with them the way of notification on granting the residence.

If you submitted a written employer’s promise proving the purpose of your stay during the Blue Card application procedure, you are obliged to submit the employment contract within 30 days after obtaining the residence card.

The Blue Card is issued for four years. In case the foreseen period of employment is shorter than four years, the police department shall issue the Blue Card for that period extended for 90 days.

If you are granted a Blue Card, you are obliged to submit a medical certificate confirming that you do not suffer from any disease threatening public health within 30 days from the collection of your residence card. If you, however, applied for a Blue Card at the police department, you must submit the medical certificate within 30 days from the submission of your application. The certificate cannot be older than 30 days. It can be obtained in specific medical centres only and you will be charged a fee.

Fees: 165.50 EUR for the application for a temporary residence for the purpose of employment (170 EUR in case of an application submitted at the embassy/consulate of the Slovak Republic)

99.50 EUR for the application for a renewal of the temporary residence

Note: Applicants who are pedagogical staff or university teachers are exempted from the obligation to pay the application and the renewal fee.

4.50 EUR for the residence card