{"about":"Student visa facts for Slovakia, as read on official pages. Each statement names its source and the day it was checked. Information, not legal advice; the visa authority decides.","publisher":"ForiForeign","page":"https://foriforeign.com/study-in/sk/student-visa","destination":{"code":"SK","name":"Slovakia"},"visa":"Temporary residence for the purpose of study","authority":"Bureau of Border and Foreign Police, Police Force Presidium (Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic); applications abroad at Slovak embassies","official_portal":"https://www.mic.iom.sk/en/","last_checked":"2026-10-13","facts":[{"key":"admission_document","label":"The admission document you need first","text":"Confirmation of admission from the school or state authority (or programme organiser), not older than 90 days.","source_url":"https://www.minv.sk/swift_data/source/policia/hranicna_a_cudzinecka_policia/ocp/faq/marec_2025/14_otazka.pdf","checked_at":"2026-09-15"},{"key":"documents","label":"Documents the official page lists","text":"","source_url":"https://www.minv.sk/swift_data/source/policia/hranicna_a_cudzinecka_policia/ocp/faq/marec_2025/14_otazka.pdf","checked_at":"2026-09-15","list":["One current colour photo 3 x 3.5 cm","Valid travel document","Admission confirmation (max 90 days old)","Criminal record extract(s) (max 90 days old)","Proof of funds (max 90 days old)"]},{"key":"funds","label":"Money you must show","text":"Proof by three-month bank statement, scholarship confirmation, legal entity confirmation, or sponsor declaration with statement; documents max 90 days old. Required amount not stated.","source_url":"https://www.minv.sk/swift_data/source/policia/hranicna_a_cudzinecka_policia/ocp/faq/marec_2025/14_otazka.pdf","checked_at":"2026-09-15"},{"key":"tuition_evidence","label":"Proof of tuition","text":"No tuition-payment proof is listed in the police study checklist.","source_url":"https://www.minv.sk/swift_data/source/policia/hranicna_a_cudzinecka_policia/ocp/faq/marec_2025/14_otazka.pdf","checked_at":"2026-09-15"},{"key":"application_fee","label":"What the application costs","text":"No administrative fee is charged when a student submits the application for residence for the purpose of study. After the permit is granted, the fee for issuing and delivering the residence card in Slovakia is EUR 10 (within 30 days) or EUR 39 (within 2 business days), as the IOM Migration Information Centre states; the EU Immigration Portal page still gives EUR 4.50 for issuing a residence document.","source_url":"https://www.mic.iom.sk/en/residence/temporary-residence/233-application-for-temporary-residence.html","checked_at":"2026-10-13"},{"key":"health","label":"Health insurance","text":"The police study checklist lists no health-insurance document at application.","source_url":"https://www.minv.sk/swift_data/source/policia/hranicna_a_cudzinecka_policia/ocp/faq/marec_2025/14_otazka.pdf","checked_at":"2026-09-15"},{"key":"language","label":"Language","text":"No language certificate is listed in the police study checklist.","source_url":"https://www.minv.sk/swift_data/source/policia/hranicna_a_cudzinecka_policia/ocp/faq/marec_2025/14_otazka.pdf","checked_at":"2026-09-15"},{"key":"where_to_apply","label":"Where you apply","text":"In person at a Slovak embassy abroad; or at the foreign police if already lawfully in Slovakia (e.g. national visa, visa-free).","source_url":"https://www.minv.sk/swift_data/source/policia/hranicna_a_cudzinecka_policia/ocp/faq/marec_2025/14_otazka.pdf","checked_at":"2026-09-15","mode":"embassy/consulate"},{"key":"biometrics","label":"Fingerprints and photo","text":"Biometrics procedure was not stated on the official pages that could be read.","source_url":"https://www.minv.sk/swift_data/source/policia/hranicna_a_cudzinecka_policia/ocp/faq/marec_2025/14_otazka.pdf","checked_at":"2026-09-15"},{"key":"processing_time","label":"How long the decision takes","text":"Decision within 30 days of receiving a complete application. Residence is granted for the expected study period, maximum 6 years.","source_url":"https://www.minv.sk/swift_data/source/policia/hranicna_a_cudzinecka_policia/ocp/faq/marec_2025/14_otazka.pdf","checked_at":"2026-09-15"},{"key":"tb_or_medical","label":"Medical examination","text":"Within 30 days of collecting the residence document, submit an infectious-disease specialist's report, not older than 30 days, confirming no public-health threat.","source_url":"https://www.minv.sk/swift_data/source/policia/hranicna_a_cudzinecka_policia/ocp/faq/marec_2025/14_otazka.pdf","checked_at":"2026-09-15"},{"key":"police_certificate","label":"Police certificate","text":"Extract from the criminal register of your nationality country, plus any country of 90+ day stay (six consecutive months, last 3 years); max 90 days old.","source_url":"https://www.minv.sk/swift_data/source/policia/hranicna_a_cudzinecka_policia/ocp/faq/marec_2025/14_otazka.pdf","checked_at":"2026-09-15"},{"key":"translation","label":"Translations","text":"Foreign-language documents need official translation into Slovak (or Czech); a translation made abroad needs embassy confirmation of the translator's authorisation.","source_url":"https://www.minv.sk/swift_data/source/policia/hranicna_a_cudzinecka_policia/ocp/faq/jul_2025/7_7_2025/50_otazka.pdf","checked_at":"2026-09-15"},{"key":"legalisation","label":"Legalisation of documents","text":"Apostille/legalisation rules were not stated on the official pages that could be read.","source_url":"https://www.minv.sk/swift_data/source/policia/hranicna_a_cudzinecka_policia/ocp/faq/jul_2025/7_7_2025/50_otazka.pdf","checked_at":"2026-09-15"},{"key":"work_rights","label":"Working while you study","text":"University students with study residence may work without a work permit up to 80 hours per month across all employers (secondary pupils 40).","source_url":"https://www.upsvr.gov.sk/buxus/generate_page.php?page_id=363584","checked_at":"2026-09-15"},{"key":"on_arrival","label":"After you arrive","text":"After collecting the residence document, submit the medical report to the police within 30 days.","source_url":"https://www.minv.sk/swift_data/source/policia/hranicna_a_cudzinecka_policia/ocp/faq/marec_2025/14_otazka.pdf","checked_at":"2026-09-15"}],"fees":[{"kind":"government_fee","label":"Visa fee (government)","amount":null,"currency":null,"period":null,"up_to":false,"text":"No administrative fee is charged when a student submits the application for residence for the purpose of study. After the permit is granted, the fee for issuing and delivering the residence card in Slovakia is EUR 10 (within 30 days) or EUR 39 (within 2 business days), as the IOM Migration Information Centre states; the EU Immigration Portal page still gives EUR 4.50 for issuing a residence document.","source_url":"https://www.mic.iom.sk/en/residence/temporary-residence/233-application-for-temporary-residence.html","checked_at":"2026-10-13"}],"how_to_apply":[{"key":"how_application","label":"How the application is lodged","text":"The student fills the official temporary residence form in Slovak and lodges it in person at the Slovak embassy accredited for their country of citizenship or residence.","source_url":"https://mic.iom.sk/en/residence/temporary-residence/985-temporary-residence-study.html","checked_at":"2026-10-06","portal_url":"https://mic.iom.sk/en/residence/temporary-residence/233-application-for-temporary-residence.html","portal_name":"Official Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic application form, lodged at the Slovak embassy","form_name":"Application form for temporary residence"},{"key":"how_payment","label":"How the fee is paid","text":"At Slovak embassies the fee is paid in cash, by card or by bank transfer. The applicant should confirm the accepted method with the embassy first.","source_url":"https://mic.iom.sk/en/residence/temporary-residence/985-temporary-residence-study.html","checked_at":"2026-10-06"},{"key":"how_interview","label":"Interview","text":"When the application is lodged at the embassy, the applicant is interviewed for a first assessment of the case.","source_url":"https://mic.iom.sk/en/residence/temporary-residence/985-temporary-residence-study.html","checked_at":"2026-10-06"},{"key":"how_tracking","label":"Following your application","text":"The embassy gives a confirmation of receipt on the day the application is lodged; keep it as the reference. The official pages do not name an online status tracker.","source_url":"https://mic.iom.sk/en/residence/temporary-residence/233-application-for-temporary-residence.html","checked_at":"2026-10-06"},{"key":"how_processing_time","label":"Processing time, as the application page states it","text":"The Foreign Police decide on a study residence application within 90 days.","source_url":"https://mic.iom.sk/en/residence/temporary-residence/985-temporary-residence-study.html","checked_at":"2026-10-06"},{"key":"how_decision_and_passport","label":"The decision and your passport","text":"The Foreign Police send the decision, the residence card and other notices to the address written in the application, so the applicant should give their own address and phone number.","source_url":"https://mic.iom.sk/en/residence/temporary-residence/985-temporary-residence-study.html","checked_at":"2026-10-06"},{"key":"how_additional_documents","label":"If more documents are asked for","text":"Every listed document must be handed in with the application, otherwise the embassy will not accept it. The student should bring the full, translated and authenticated set on the day.","source_url":"https://mic.iom.sk/en/residence/temporary-residence/985-temporary-residence-study.html","checked_at":"2026-10-06"}],"steps":[{"n":1,"title":"Get admission confirmation","detail":"Get the school's (or state authority's) confirmation of admission to study; it must not be older than 90 days when you apply.","source_url":"https://www.minv.sk/swift_data/source/policia/hranicna_a_cudzinecka_policia/ocp/faq/marec_2025/14_otazka.pdf"},{"n":2,"title":"Get criminal record extracts","detail":"Criminal record from your country of nationality and any country where you stayed over 90 days in six consecutive months in the last three years.","source_url":"https://www.minv.sk/swift_data/source/policia/hranicna_a_cudzinecka_policia/ocp/faq/marec_2025/14_otazka.pdf"},{"n":3,"title":"Prepare proof of funds","detail":"Three-month bank statement in your name, scholarship confirmation, a legal entity's funding confirmation, or a sponsor's declaration with their three-month statement.","source_url":"https://www.minv.sk/swift_data/source/policia/hranicna_a_cudzinecka_policia/ocp/faq/marec_2025/14_otazka.pdf"},{"n":4,"title":"Translate documents","detail":"Foreign-language documents need an official translation into Slovak; translations made abroad need embassy confirmation that the translator is authorised.","source_url":"https://www.minv.sk/swift_data/source/policia/hranicna_a_cudzinecka_policia/ocp/faq/jul_2025/7_7_2025/50_otazka.pdf"},{"n":5,"title":"Apply in person at the embassy","detail":"Submit in person at a Slovak embassy with a 3 x 3.5 cm photo and valid passport; no fee is charged for the application.","source_url":"https://www.minv.sk/swift_data/source/policia/hranicna_a_cudzinecka_policia/ocp/faq/marec_2025/14_otazka.pdf"},{"n":6,"title":"Wait for the decision","detail":"The foreign police department decides within 30 days of receiving a complete application.","source_url":"https://www.minv.sk/swift_data/source/policia/hranicna_a_cudzinecka_policia/ocp/faq/marec_2025/14_otazka.pdf"},{"n":7,"title":"Collect card and submit medical report","detail":"Pay the card issuance fee, collect the residence document, and within 30 days hand in an infectious-disease specialist's medical report.","source_url":"https://www.minv.sk/swift_data/source/policia/hranicna_a_cudzinecka_policia/ocp/faq/marec_2025/14_otazka.pdf"}],"not_stated_on_the_official_pages":[],"applicant_country_pages":[]}