Permanent Residence
- who is a spouse of a Slovak citizen with a permanent residence in Slovakia or who is a direct dependent relative of a Slovak citizen with a permanent residence in Slovakia
- who is a single child younger than 18 years and has been placed under the custody of a foreign national who is a spouse of a Slovak citizen with a permanent residence in Slovakia
- who is a single child younger than 18 years of a foreigner with a permanent residence permit for five years or a child younger than 18 years that has been placed under the custody of a foreign national with a permanent residence permit for five years
- who is a dependent child older than 18 years, not able to take care of himself/herself due to a long-term unfavourable health condition of a foreign national with a permanent residence permit
- or if it is in the interest of the Slovak Republic.
The Police Authority may grant a permanent residence for an unlimited time period to a foreign national, who:
- has held the permanent residence for five years at least for a period of 4 years;
- is a child younger than 18 years of age of a foreigner with permanent residence for an unlimited time.
- who has legally resided in Slovakia for an uninterrupted period of at least 5 years directly prior to the submission of the application;
- whose long-term residence expired or was cancelled due to legally stipulated reasons;
- who has had a five-year legal uninterrupted residence in the territory of an EU Member State as a Blue Card holder and has resided in Slovakia as a Blue Card holder for at least two years prior to the submission of the application.