Changes in the legal act on foreigners in Slovakia

From May 1, 2018 there are few changes in the legal act on foreigners that influence the life of foreigners in Slovakia.

 

The most important changes are in these fields:

– there is a new possibility to train employees where there is  a lack of work force before getting the temporary permit for work,

– there is a new possibility to apply for stage up to two years following the university graduation,

– the category of applicants who can apply for temporary or permanent residence for foreigners police in Slovakia are specified,

– there are changes in submitting the application for business, stage and voluntary activity

– there is a possibility to renew the temporary permit in Slovakia after termination of study and research activity by 9 months for the purpose of work and start of business,

– there are changes that regard applicants who can apply for permanent residence for 5 years for unlimited period of time and tolerated stay,

– obligation of a foreigner with temporary residence to stay in the territory of Slovakia for more than half of the time given in a calendar year,

– new obligations of universities and research organizations are given ( regarding the possibilities of students and employees who work in research), employers and language schools altogether with new penalties for  not respecting the obligations,

– there is also a possibility to accept the criminal record that does not regard the whole territory of the state, following the prior approval of Ministry of interior affairs of Slovakia,

– the obligation to provide estrait of property and documents, that are available at public registers of Slovakia, is  eliminated ( such as trade license register, Commercial register).

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