Temporary Residence for Family Reunion

(2) The following is considered as a family member of a third country national according to par. 1(a) a) a spouse, if the married couple is at least 18 years old; b) a single child younger than 18 years of age of a third country national and his/her spouse; c) his/her single child younger than 18 years of age;

a single child of his/her spouse younger than 18 years of age;

e) his/her unattended single child older than 18 years of age or dependent single child older than 18 years of age of his/her spouse56) who cannot take care of him/herself due to long term unfavourable health condition; f) his/her parent or a parent of his/her spouse who is dependent on his/her care and lacks appropriate family support in the country of origin.

a) family member if the third country national with temporary residence or with permanent residence; b) relative in a direct ascending line of a person granted asylum younger than 18 years of age; or (c) dependent person in accordance with an international treaty.55)

(3) The provision of par. 1(a) shall not apply to a family member according to par. 2(f) of a third country national with temporary residence for the purpose of study.

q) certificate of civil status in the case of a third country national who applies for temporary residence according to Art. 27; in the case of a single child younger than 18 years of age, a child younger than 18 years of age entrusted into personal care of a third country national, unattended child of a parent dependent on the care of a third country national or a dependent person according to an international treaty also a document confirming this fact;

(4) Temporary residence for the purpose of family reunification shall be granted to a third country national stated in par. 2 (c) and (d) only then, if such a reunification is approved by the parent to whom this child was not entrusted into personal care and who has the right to meet this child.

(13) If a third country national files an application for the granting of temporary residence for the purpose of family reunification with the person granted asylum within three months from the granting of asylum, the application shall include only a valid travel document and a document which proves affinity or another evidence which proves the existence of such a relationship.

g) a statutory declaration of a third country national who has been granted or is applying for permanent residence or temporary residence permit according to this act with whom he/she is requesting a family reunification, that he/she will provide financial and material support during third country national’s stay in the territory of the Slovak Republic,

together with the work contract, an employer’s confirmation of the amount of paid salary or a confirmation of the bank account balance of an account registered to the name of the third country national who has been granted or is applying for a permanent residence permit or temporary residence permit according to this Act and whom he/she is requesting family reunification with;

(11) Instead of the third country national applying for granting a temporary residence permit according to Art. 27, the fulfilment of conditions according to par. 2(c), (e) and (f) shall be demonstrated by the third country national with whom the family reunification is requested.

(14) Financial resources shall be demonstrated by a third country national in the amount of subsistence minimum60) for each month of residence; if the residence length exceeds one year, financial resources must be demonstrated in the amount of twelvefold subsistence minimum.

A third country national according to Art.27 and Art. 30 par. 1(e) must demonstrate the provision of accommodation in common with the third country national with whom he/she applies for family reunification.

(9) A third country national according to Art. 22, 25, 26, 27 and 30 shall be obliged to submit a document confirming health insurance to the police department within 30 days from the receipt of the document of residence.

A foreign national must always apply for temporary residence in person, except in the case of family reunion which allows the application to be submitted by a foreign citizen with whom an immobile applicant is applying for family reunion.

(5) Temporary residence for the purpose of family reunification shall be granted until the end of the validity of residence of a third country national for which the third country national as stated in par. 1 applies the right for family reunification, however, maximum for five years.

(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

(6) A third country national who was granted temporary residence for the purpose of family reunification may conduct business activities; this shall not apply in the case of a family member according to par. 2(e) or (f) who cannot conduct business activities.

(7) If a third country national who has been granted temporary residence according to Art. 27 or Art. 30 par. 1(e) and whose marriage was terminated and whose continuous temporary residence lasts at least three years or who achieved full age files an application for the change of the purpose of residence at a police department within 30 days from the issuance of a death certificate, of coming into effect of the decision on the divorce of marriage or achievement of full age, by the time of deciding on such an application his/her residence shall be considered as authorised.

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;