(hereinafter referred to only as “TR”)
TR is ESSENTIALL, it is done by the Office of Foreign Police of the SR. Without it, the day after your VISA expires, you will have to leave the country, if not, you will be made to leave by the police, given a fine and MAY be subject to becoming a PERSONA NON GRATA in the Schengen Area.
You are advised to apply for TR ASAP, after your arrival, so have all your documents ready with you. PLEASE BE ADVISED, while your TR application is under consideration by the police (2 months), you are not allowed to travel outside of Slovakia, except to your country of origin (but to return, during this time, you will need a valid multiple entry VISA)! Once your temporary residence has been granted you will have to undergo a medical check-up in the field of infectious diseases, so as to determine that you do not suffer from any.
Check the 2nd Link at the bottom, where you will find the address of all certified medical institutions. Have a colleague from Slovakia call every one, ask for possible appointments (be aware, at the beginning of the school year and the end of it, it may be difficult to get one), and for prices (they differ, Kosice is the highest in the Eastern region) LINK
BASIC PRINCIPLES:
1. Every document, which you have to submit MUST be in Slovak language (if the original is not, it MUST BE TRANSLATED)
2. NO document may be older than 90 days!!! (older means DATE of ISSUE on document + 90 days) This does not apply to DIPLOMA and MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE.
3. Every DOCUMENT you submit, the police will NOT GIVE BACK. So unless you wish to lose your DIPLOMA, make a NOTARY CERTIFIED COPY (in the SR it costs ~2 Euros x Page), same goes for MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE, and other documents, which you have only one of, and might need it in the future. Official Translations are STITCHED together with the document provided in the foreign language (may it be original or notary copy), so keep that in mind (unless you want to lose it there)
4. EVERY DOCUMENT which you provide FROM A FOREIGN country MUST be APPOSTILISED. There are two different types of higher authorisation Appostilisation (based on an international convention) or Superlegalisation (higher authorisation). It is your responsibility, wehter your home country, and every country you visited, has signed the Convention on Superlegalisation. If not, then you will need the other one. Read about it on the net, they are different things. Ask your embassy, which one you need, we don’t know every countries, we ask as well, every time.
5. READ through THIS: https://www.minv.sk/swift_data/source/policia/hranicna_a_cudzinecka_policia/ocp/ziadosti/pobyt/udelenie_prechodneho_pobytu_2016.pdf
THIS IS the FORM. YOU will have to FILL out EVERY COLUMN (which is relevant to YOU). YOU HAVE to be TRUTHFULL, THE POLICE CHECK the information. DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE FORM, find out all the information ahead of time (e.g. date and place of your mother). If you are UNSURE about SOMETHING, DON’T FILL it out, DO it at the POLICE, ASK the Policeman/woman to help you!
For your TR application, you will need:
TO PROVIDE FORYOURSELF:
A. VALID PASSPORT (valid for the entire duration of your stay + 6 months after your stay),
B. Excerpt from your Criminal record (in some countries called a Security Background Check), that you have not been sentenced for crimes from your HOME country (by home country, we mean every country you have a citizenship or legal affiliation comparable to citizenship) and EVERY country you have spent more than 90 days in a 180 day period in the last 3 years. In case of Ukraine, you need a NOTARY certified STATEMENT stating that you have not taken part in any terrorist activity in the LNR and DNR, Krym.
C. Proof of sufficient FINANCIAL MEANS (sufficient = minimum 240 EUROS / MONTH):
1. in case of GRANT/SCHOLARSHIP holders, freemovers: Grant/Scholarship letter should contain the amount,
2. in case of RESEARCHERS, PhD., Post-Doc., employees: WE PROVIDE YOU WITH DOCUMENTS/INFORMATION,
3. in case of STUDENTS, you have to provide a Bank Statement (SWIT system bank, with Euro currency), showing that you have at least 2400 Euros on it,
D. Travel Medical Insurance:
1. STUDENTS DON’T NEED THIS DOCUMENT,
2. EVERYBODY ELSE – for the entire duration of your stay (however, you can submit your application with 6 months insurance, and bring the insurance for the rest of your stay later, even on the day the previous expires),
E. 2 full-face colour photos, which depict your current facial features, with dimensions of 3×3.5 cm,
F. In case of RESEARCHERS coming to WORK / do RESEARCH you MAY also be required a DOCUMENT / DIPLOMA of the highest attained university degree / education.
FROM US:
A. Contract of Employment – ONLY in case of RESEARCH / WORK
B. Reservation of Accommodation
C. Confirmation of your Salary – ONLY in case of RESEARCH / WORK
FEES:
Temporary Residence application:
1. Research/Work: 165.5 Euros (students-free)
2. Study, Grant, Scholarship: FREE of charge
Translations: ~20 Euros x Page (check UL for information)
Appostille: ~20 Euros x Page
Certified copies: ~2 Euros x Page
TR CARD: 4,50 Euros
Medical Check-up:
270 Euros – Kosice Hospital
130 Euros – Martin Hospital
Usefull Links:
TR information:
UKRAINE
The SKKUS provides help and information for people coming form the Ukraine. ALSO translations and APPOSTILE.
Learning Slovak:
ACCOMODATION
If you will be working at one of the Departments/ Institutes located at Jesenna or Manesova street (the dormitories of TUKE are to closest ((you save money on public transport)).
MEI Hostel (unfortunately they don’t have an English version web, contact “dlhodobé ubytovanie“)
For short term accommodation, in case you have the means and wish for comfort
