Temporary Residence for Employment

(1) Temporary residence for the purpose of employment shall be granted to a third country national by a police department, if there are no reasons for the refusal of the application in accordance with Article 33 par. 6, based on a confirmation of the possibility to fill a vacancy.44)

1. the written promise of the employer to employ the third country national or a contract of employment,

(2) Temporary residence for the purpose of employment shall be granted by a police department, if there are no reasons for the refusal of the application according to Art. 33 par. 6, to a third country national based on an employment permit44a) or to a third country national who is not required to have an employment permit45) nor a confirmation of the possibility to fill a vacancy.44)

(5) Temporary residence for the purpose of employment, in the event of intra-corporate transfer, may be granted by the police department to a third country national according to par. 1 maximum for three years, in the case of a managing employee or specialist, 45a and maximum for one year, in the case of an employee - grantee.45b

b) in the case of a third country national, who applies for a temporary residence permit according to Art. 23 (1)

2. the decision to recognize a document attesting the academic qualification of the third country national according to a special regulation 62) or a document attesting the highest achieved education, in the case of regulated profession, except for elementary education,

(6) Temporary residence for the purpose of employment 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) and a) works for an important foreign investor47) in the Slovak Republic;

e) based on a commercial contract delivers goods or services or in relation to goods delivery performs installation works, warranty and repair works, production facility system set ups, programming works, or vocational training for said goods or in relation to goods delivery, if the duration of the employment relationship or the secondment to perform work does not exceed the total of 90 days a year,

(1) A police department shall cancel temporary residence, if a) the purpose for which a third country national was granted temporary residence has ceased;

h) a third country national performs a different activity than the one for which the temporary residence was granted, unless Art. 20 par. 3, Art. 24 par. 3, Art. 26 par. 1, Art. 27 par. 6, Art. 29 par. 3, Art. 30 par. 3, Art. 126 par. 1 or par. 2 provide otherwise.

(3) Provision of par. 1. (a) shall not apply a) within 60 days from the termination of employment, if it concerns temporary residence according to Art. 23 or Article 30 par. 1 (b);

(1) Temporary residence for the purpose of family reunification shall be granted by a police department, if there are no reasons for the refusal of the application according to Art.33 par. 6, third country national who is a) family member if the third country national with temporary residence or with permanent residence;

(3) A police department shall grant temporary residence for the purpose of employment for the assumed duration of employment, however, maximum for five years.

If the purpose of residence persists and the foreigner continues to meet the conditions for residence, temporary residence may be renewed, even repeatedly.

(1) A police department may renew temporary residence

d) maximum for five years in the case of a third country national according to Art. 23, 24 or Art. 27, if the assumed residence of a third country national shall last at least five years; or

(4) A police department when renewing a residence permit according to Art. 23 par. 1 shall send a written request to the competent Office of Labour, Social Affairs and Family to issue a confirmation of the possibility to fill a vacancy.44)

The Police Department will grant a long-term residence to a foreign national: Who has legally resided in Slovakia for an uninterrupted period of at least 5 years directly before the submission of the application;