Temporary Residence for an EU Long-Term Resident

What exact status does accumulated residence lead to?

The status is temporary residence in Slovakia for a third-country national who holds long-term-resident status in another Member State, granted by a police department if there are no refusal grounds under Art. 33(6).

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Limits of the record

The route is based on status acquired in another Member State, not on accumulated residence in Slovakia; possible category mismatch.

https://www.minv.sk/swift_data/source/policia/hranicna_a_cudzinecka_policia/pravne_predpisy/404-ACT-Of-21-October-2011-On-Residence-of-Foreigners-and-Amendment-and-Supplementation-of-Certain-Acts.pdf
(1) Temporary residence for a third country national who has the status of a person with long term residence in another member state shall be granted by a police department, if there are no reasons for the refusal of the application according to Art. 33 par. 6 and if he/she is

What qualifying residence period is required and when does the period begin?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the qualifying residence period and when it begins.

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Limits of the record

Searched Act 404/2011 Art. 30 and Art. 32(5)(t): prerequisite is a long-term-residence document from another Member State; no Slovak residence period is stated.

Which types of residence count fully, partially or not at all where the official rules specify this?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm which types of residence count towards the qualifying period.

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Limits of the record

Searched Act 404/2011 Art. 30-36 and IOM temporary residence page: no rule on which residence types count.

What absence/continuity rules affect accumulation of the qualifying residence period?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the absence and continuity rules for the qualifying period.

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Limits of the record

Searched Act 404/2011 Art. 30-36: no absence or continuity rule for Art. 30 residence.

What other major conditions apply, how is the status obtained, and what renewal, document-validity, retention or loss rules matter?

Temporary residence is granted if the person does business, is employed, studies at a school in Slovakia, performs Art. 25 or Art. 26 activities, or is a family member (Art. 27(2)) of such a person where the family existed in the Member State that granted long-term status; several activities may be performed at once. It is granted for the time necessary, up to five years, and can be renewed for up to five years. It is not required for the first 90 days if the person meets the conditions for residence under a special regulation and fulfilled the Art. 111(2)(a) obligation.

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https://www.minv.sk/swift_data/source/policia/hranicna_a_cudzinecka_policia/pravne_predpisy/404-ACT-Of-21-October-2011-On-Residence-of-Foreigners-and-Amendment-and-Supplementation-of-Certain-Acts.pdf
a) conducting business activities in the Slovak Republic territory; b) employed in the Slovak Republic territory; c) studying at a school in the Slovak Republic;
https://www.minv.sk/swift_data/source/policia/hranicna_a_cudzinecka_policia/pravne_predpisy/404-ACT-Of-21-October-2011-On-Residence-of-Foreigners-and-Amendment-and-Supplementation-of-Certain-Acts.pdf
performing activities as stated in Art. 25 or Art. 26; or e) a family member according to Art.27 par. 2 of a third country national according to (a) to (d) and the family existed in another member state which has acknowledged the status of a person with long term residence to a third country national.
https://www.minv.sk/swift_data/source/policia/hranicna_a_cudzinecka_policia/pravne_predpisy/404-ACT-Of-21-October-2011-On-Residence-of-Foreigners-and-Amendment-and-Supplementation-of-Certain-Acts.pdf
(2) Temporary residence shall be granted by a police department according to par. 1 for the time period necessary in order to achieve the purpose, however, maximum for five years.
https://www.minv.sk/swift_data/source/policia/hranicna_a_cudzinecka_policia/pravne_predpisy/404-ACT-Of-21-October-2011-On-Residence-of-Foreigners-and-Amendment-and-Supplementation-of-Certain-Acts.pdf
(3) A third country national according to par. 1 may simultaneously perform even several activities included in par. 1.
https://www.minv.sk/swift_data/source/policia/hranicna_a_cudzinecka_policia/pravne_predpisy/404-ACT-Of-21-October-2011-On-Residence-of-Foreigners-and-Amendment-and-Supplementation-of-Certain-Acts.pdf
(4) Temporary residence according to par. 1 is not required up to 90 days from the beginning of the residence in the Slovak Republic territory, if a third country national fulfils the conditions for residence according to a special regulation,46) if he/she has fulfilled the obligation according to Art.111 par. 2(a).
https://www.minv.sk/swift_data/source/policia/hranicna_a_cudzinecka_policia/pravne_predpisy/404-ACT-Of-21-October-2011-On-Residence-of-Foreigners-and-Amendment-and-Supplementation-of-Certain-Acts.pdf
Renewal of Temporary Residence (1) A police department may renew temporary residence
https://www.minv.sk/swift_data/source/policia/hranicna_a_cudzinecka_policia/pravne_predpisy/404-ACT-Of-21-October-2011-On-Residence-of-Foreigners-and-Amendment-and-Supplementation-of-Certain-Acts.pdf
maximum for five years in the case of a third country national according to Art. 29 or Art. 30.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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What exact status does accumulated residence lead to?

What qualifying residence period is required and when does the period begin?

Which types of residence count fully, partially or not at all where the official rules specify this?

What absence/continuity rules affect accumulation of the qualifying residence period?

What other major conditions apply, how is the status obtained, and what renewal, document-validity, retention or loss rules matter?

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