Reporting Residence and Other Important Obligations

An important obligation of foreigners entering the territory of the Slovak Republic is to report their place of residence in Slovakia to the Foreign Police Department competent according to the address of their accommodation. This obligation applies to foreigners who have already been granted residence in Slovakia (only on their first entry), as well as to foreigners who have a visa or for visa-free travel.

EU citizens or their family members are obliged to report their stay within 10 business days, third-country nationals within 3 business days from the date of entry into the territory of the Slovak Republic by completing the official form. 

The accommodation facility (hotel, hostel, etc.) is required to fulfil the reporting obligation on behalf of the foreigner staying in it.

A third-country national is also obliged to:

• notify the Foreign Police about the termination of the purpose for which the residence permit was granted within three business days;
• stay in the territory of the Slovak Republic for more than a half of the length of the granted temporary residence in a calendar year; this does not apply if a third-country national has mobility commitments in another Member State;
• notify the Foreign Police in writing that they will stay for more than 180 days outside the territory of the Slovak Republic if they have permanent residence;
• notify the Foreign Police about the change of their place of residence within five business days of the day the change occurred;
• notify the Foreign Police about their intention to stay for more than 30 days in the territory of Slovakia outside their place of residence;
• notify the Foreign Police about the change of their first name, last name, civil status, nationality, travel document data and the replacement of travel documents within five business days of the day when the change occurred;
• notify the Foreign Police about the changes in the "Additional employment data" document within five working days;
• report the loss, theft or damage of a travel document or residence document within five business days of this occurrence;
• request a new residence document within five working days if their data has changed or if the document was lost, stolen or damaged;
• demonstrate at the request of a police officer their identity and eligibility for residence by submitting a valid travel document and a proof of residence;
• sign up for a health insurance policy within three business days of collecting the residence document, and during the residence check to prove that they have medical insurance in Slovakia;
• demonstrate financial security of the residence during the residence check in the amount of not less than the subsistence minimum for each remaining month of residence, but no more than one year in advance; or to demonstrate the financial funds necessary to cover the costs associated with their stay in the territory of the Slovak Republic of EUR 56 for each day of residency if a Schengen visa has been issued to them;
• leave the territory of Slovakia no later than the last day of the authorized stay; if the Foreign Police denied their application for the change in the purpose/type of residence, denied an application for the renewal of their temporary residence, cancelled their temporary residence, denied their permanent residence for unlimited time application, cancelled their permanent residence, denied their long-term residence application, cancelled their long-term residence, denied their tolerated stay application, denied an application for the renewal of their tolerated stay or cancelled their tolerated stay, they are obliged to leave the territory of Slovakia within 30 days of the enforceability of the decision, if not entitled to stay in the territory of the Slovak Republic for any other reason;
• hand over the invalid residence document or a lost residence document of another foreigner to the Foreign Police.