Temporary Residence for Seasonal Employment

Temporary residence for the purpose of seasonal work may be granted by a police department for a third country national following to the fulfilment of the conditions according to par. 1 maximum for 180 days during 12 consecutive months.

d) a written commitment of the employer to recruit the third country national, containing the particulars of the work contract or in the case of a third country national who applies for temporary residence according to Art. 23 par. 4, the work contract,

Seasonal employment is an activity the performance of which does not exceed 240 days during 12 consecutive months and is bound to a particular time of the year with a significantly higher volume of work in a specific field.

The seasonal employment fields are: ▪ Agriculture, forestry, and fishing ▪ Industrial production ▪ Construction ▪ Accommodation and catering services

Non-EU nationals can be employed seasonally in two regimes: under a **work permit** or under the temporary residence for seasonal employment based on the **confirmation** of the possibility to fill a vacancy.

(1) Prechodný pobyt štátnemu príslušníkovi tretej krajiny na účel zamestnania udelí policajný útvar, ak nie sú dôvody na zamietnutie žiadosti podľa § 33 ods. 6 , na základe potvrdenia o možnosti obsadenia voľného pracovného miesta. 44 )

(4) Prechodný pobyt na účel sezónneho zamestnania udelí policajný útvar štátnemu príslušníkovi tretej krajiny po splnení podmienok podľa odseku 1 najviac na 240 dní počas 12 po sebe nasledujúcich mesiacov. Ak je platnosť cestovného dokladu štátneho príslušníka tretej krajiny kratšia ako 240 dní, udelí policajný útvar prechodný pobyt najviac na obdobie platnosti cestovného dokladu. Do celkového obdobia, na ktoré môže policajný útvar udeliť prechodný pobyt na účel sezónneho zamestnania, sa započíta aj obdobie najviac 90 dní, počas ktorého štátny príslušník tretej krajiny podľa odseku 6 písm. f) vykonával sezónne zamestnanie.

(6) A third country national who has been granted temporary residence according to Art. 23 par. 4 or Art. 24 par. 1 (c) cannot file an application for the change of purpose at a police department.

(1) A police department shall cancel temporary residence, if

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.

If the validity of the travel document is less than 180 days, the police department shall grant temporary residence maximum for the duration of validity of the travel document.

(1) A police department may renew temporary residence

a) maximum for the period which along with the previously granted temporary residence and the residence according to Art. 23 par. 6 (g) does not exceed the total of 180 days during 12 consecutive months and further residence is necessary in order to complete the seasonal work;

An application for the renewal of temporary residence according to Art. 23 par. 4 shall be filed by a third country national in person in an official form at a police department at the latest 30 days before termination of the granted temporary residence validity.

The application for the temporary residence may be also submitted to the Foreign Police Department if:

the applicant is residing in Slovakia on the basis of a valid Schengen visa for the purpose of seasonal employment when applying for a temporary residence for the seasonal employment,