Citizenship
How can the Slovak Citizenship be obtained?
Every Slovak citizen has certain rights and freedoms. Citizenship of the Slovak Republic can be obtained in 3 ways:
- by birth
- by adoption
- it can be granted
Requirements for obtaining the Slovak citizenship either way follow.
Birth
Citizenship of the Slovak Republic automatically obtains a child:
- whose at least one of the parents is a citizen of the Slovak Republic, or
- who was born in the territory of Slovakia and whose parents are stateless, or
- who was born in the territory of Slovakia and whose parents are foreign nationals, but the child does not acquire citizenship of any of them.
If there is no other foreign citizenship proven, a child is considered as a citizen of the Slovak Republic, if:
- it was born in the territory of Slovakia, or
- it was found in Slovakia and the parents are not known, unless it is proved that it obtained citizenship of another country.
A child of a Slovak citizen and a foreign citizen is a citizen of the Slovak Republic, even if it is later proved that the Slovak citizen is actually not the parent.
Adoption
If a child, who is not a citizen of the Slovak Republic, is adopted by parent(s), of which at least one is a citizen of the Slovak Republic, then the child obtains the Slovak citizenship (note that the expression Slovakian citizenship is incorrect).
Grant
Citizenship of the Slovak Republic may be granted to an applicant who is not a citizen of the Slovak Republic and:
- has a continuous permanent residence in the Slovakia for at least 8 years immediately preceding the application for citizenship,
- has no criminal record, criminal record has a person:
- who has been convicted of committing a crime, and the erasure of conviction expired less than 5 years ago,
- whose prosecution for a crime has been conditionally suspended, and the end of the probationary period expired less than 5 years ago,
- whose prosecution for a crime was terminated by the court approving a settlement or by the prosecutor approving a settlement, and this decision was made less than 5 years ago;
- wasn‘t a sentence of expulsion by a court,
- is not conducted by the prosecution,
- against him/her there is not conducted extradition proceeding or proceedings to execute the European arrest warrant,
- is not held on the deportation proceedings,
- there are not conducted proceedings on the removal of asylum,
- demonstrates knowledge of the Slovak language (both written and oral) and general knowledge of the Slovak Republic, without prejudice to an applicant who has significantly contributed to the benefit for the Slovak Republic on economic, scientific, technical, cultural, social or sport sphere and to an applicant, who was released from a citizenship of the Slovak Republic and he/she has permanent residence for at least two years immediately preceding application for the citizenship of the Slovak Republic, for further statutory range of applicants and for applicants who at the time of application have not reached 14 years of age,
- perform its obligations under the provisions of the laws governing the stay of foreigners in the Slovak Republic – public health insurance, social insurance, superannuation, taxes, levies, fees, employment of foreigners and other obligations to foreigners from the legal system of the Slovak Republic.
Citizenship of the Slovak Republic can be granted to an applicant, who is allowed to stay in Slovakia, without the condition of continuous permanent residence in the territory of Slovakia for at least 8 years, if he/she:
- is married to a citizen of the Slovak Republic (Slovak citizenship by marriage), the marriage lasts and they both live in the marriage in the same household in Slovakia for at least 5 years immediately preceding the filing of applications for citizenship of the Slovak Republic,
- is a person who has significantly contributed to the benefit for the Slovak Republic on economic, scientific, technical, cultural, social or sport sphere, or it is in other interest of Slovak Republic,
- has a continuous permanent residence for at least three years before reaching 18 years of age,
- is a minor child, whose legal representative or guardian is a citizen of the Slovak Republic or a legal person designated by the court of the Slovak Republic, and has a continuous residence in Slovakia for at least two years immediately preceding application for the citizenship of the Slovak Republic (length of stay does not apply to minor children under two years of age),
- was born in Slovakia and has permanent residence for at least three years immediately preceding application for the citizenship of the Slovak Republic,
- has a continuous stay of at least ten years in Slovakia and at the time of application for the citizenship of the Slovak Republic it has been granted permanent residence permit, or
- is stateless and has a continuous residence in Slovakia for at least three years immediately preceding application for the citizenship of the Slovak Republic,
- was released from the citizenship of the Slovak Republic and has a continuous residence in Slovakia for at least two years immediately preceding application for the citizenship of the Slovak Republic,
- has parents where at the time of his/her birth one of them was Czechoslovak citizen and the other was foreigner and according to Law. 194/1949 Coll. on the acquisition and lose of Czechoslovak citizenship, parents – Czechoslovak citizen didn‘t request the County National Committee for approval to the acquisition of the Czechoslovak citizenship and the applicant has a continuous residence for at least two years immediately preceding application for the citizenship of the Slovak Republic.
Citizenship of the Slovak Republic may be granted to an applicant who was issued a certificate – Slovak living abroad – without the condition of continuous permanent residence in Slovakia for at least 5 years, if he/she has a continuous residence in Slovakia for at least three years immediately preceding application for the state citizenship of the Slovak Republic.
Citizenship of the Slovak Republic may be granted to an applicant, to whom the former Czechoslovak citizenship expired or who lost the Czechoslovak citizenship – due to long absence under § 31 and 32 L of a legal article in 1879 on acquisition and loss of the Hungarian citizenship or due to a marriage under § 34 of the same article, or under § 2 of Law No. 102/1947 Coll. on acquisition and loss of the Czechoslovak citizenship by marriage, or under § 5 of Law. 194/1949 Coll. on acquisition and loss of the Czechoslovak citizenship, or under § 13 paragraph 1 of the Act of the Slovak National Council. 206/1968 Coll. on the acquisition and loss of citizenship of the Slovak Socialist Republic, or under international treaties, without the condition of continuous permanent residence in the territory of Slovakia for at least 5 years.
Citizenship of the Slovak Republic can be granted to an applicant, who was released from the citizenship of the Slovak Republic under § 14 paragraph 1 of the Act of the Slovak National Council. 206/1968 Coll. on acquisition and loss of citizenship of the Slovak Socialist Republic, or under § 6 of Law. 194/1949 Coll. on the acquisition and loss of the Czechoslovak citizenship, without the condition of continuous permanent residence in the territory of Slovakia for at least 5 years.
Without the condition of continuous permanent residence in the territory of Slovakia for at least 8 years, the citizenship of the Slovak Republic is granted to an applicant who is a former citizen of the Slovak Republic and who was released from the citizenship under this law, if requested, and if he/she provides evidence that he/she wasn‘t granted a citizenship of another country.
Citizenship of the Slovak Republic is equivalent irrespective of the way of acquisition!
Where to apply for Slovak citizenship?
Citizenship of the Slovak Republic is granted by the Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic on a written application. If the person who has significantly contributed to the benefit for the Slovak Republic on economic, scientific, technical, cultural, social or sport sphere, or it is in other interest of Slovak Republic, the application for citizenship is assessed by the Ministry and presented to the Minister of Interior of the Slovak Republic, who decides about it in accordance with the terms of the Slovak law.
Slovak citizenship application shall be made in person at:
- District Office of the Upper-Tier Territorial Unit (VÚC – Vyšší Územný Celok), or
- Diplomatic mission, or
- Consular office of the Slovak Republic.
Territorial jurisdiction is dependant on the person’s residence. If a person does not reside on the territory of the Slovak Republic, territorial jurisdiction is his/her last residence in the Slovak Republic.
What Information & Documents are needed?
An application for citizenship of the Slovak Republic should include:
- Name, surname, maiden name, birth number (if there is any), date and place of birth,
- Address of the applicant (unless this Act provides otherwise),
- Reasons for requesting the grant of citizenship of the Slovak Republic,
- Date and signature.
The applicant should submit these documents as well:
- Brief CV,
- Proof of identity,
- Birth certificate,
- Proof of marital status, which is: a marriage certificate, a final sentence or a certificate of the divorce, death certificate of spouse, if applicant is a married man or a married woman, divorced or widowed,
- Proof of residence in the Slovak Republic, and if it is a former citizen – proof of last permanent residence in the Slovak Republic or a solemn declaration about this residence,
- Evidence of no criminal record that is not older than 6 months = a copy of the criminal record of any country of which he/she is or has been a citizen and a copy of the criminal record of any country in which he had a residence in the last 15 years prior to the application for citizenship of the Slovak Republic, or other evidence of no criminal record issued by the competent authorities of those countries,
- Deed of release from the citizenship of Czechoslovakia, Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, the Slovak Socialist Republic and the Slovak Republic or a Naturalization Certificate, or proof of acquisition of citizenship of another country, if the applicant is a former citizen,
- A certificate showing the “Slovak living abroad” status
- And the following additional documents:
- confirmation of payment of taxes and charges from the tax office, customs office and from the village/town/city,
- extract from the Commercial Register or an extract from the Business Register,
- employer’s confirmation of employment and copy of employment contract,
- confirmation of payment of health insurance and the duration of the insurance,
- employer’s confirmation of payment of income tax and the payment of public health insurance, social insurance and superannuation,
- confirmation of the study,
- confirmation of receiving pension,
- confirmation of applicant‘s registration as a job seeker,
- confirmation of the source of revenues sufficient to fund the stay of the applicant and his/her relatives in Slovakia, if he is voluntarily unemployed.
The applicant shall submit those documents listed above which are needed to prove the obligations under the laws governing the stay of foreigners in Slovakia, the public health insurance, social insurance, superannuation, taxes, levies, fees, employment of foreigners and other obligations to foreigners according to the law of the Slovak Republic, concerning the applicant, and the documents that do not concern him, shall be replaced by a solemn declaration and explanation of why those were not applied.
An applicant who has reached 14 years, when applying for the grant of citizenship of the Slovak Republic, should, as well, complete a questionnaire published by the Ministry. Questionnaire of an applicant who has not reached 18 years of age, should be signed by the applicant’s parents as well. If it is signed by only one parent, it has to be accompanied with the agreement of the other parent, whose signature must be officially certified.
When filling out the questionnaire, the applicant’s District Office, diplomatic mission or consular office of the Slovak Republic verifies the applicant‘s knowledge of the Slovak language. The knowledge of the Slovak language should be verified in a manner consistent with the applicant’s medical condition.
The knowledge of the Slovak language should be verified:
- By interview, in which the applicant is asked questions about him/her and his/her relatives, and general issues, particularly history, geography and socio-political development of the Slovak Republic,
- By reading aloud randomly selected article from the press in Slovak language containing at least 500 words, which is handed to the applicant immediately before, he/she reads it,
- By writing about the contents of the article read by the applicant within the time limit of 30 minutes.
Knowledge of the Slovak language is verified by a three-member commission, appointed by the head of the District Office, ambassador or consul. For commission decision it is required the participation of all its members. Resolution of the commission is adopted, if for its adoption have voted at least two members of the Commission. Applicant receives a written memorandum about the course and outcome of the verification, right on the day of testing.
District Office shall obtain from the appropriate Police department a statement on application for citizenship of the Slovak Republic and then the application is sent to the Ministry.
If the applicant requests, the District Office, diplomatic mission or consular office shall issue him/her a certificate prooving the application for granting of citizenship of the Slovak Republic.
Parents and their children who have reached 14 years, apply for a citizenship in individual applications. Minor children under 14 years of age receive the citizenship together with the parents.
The applicant shall attach to an application for granting of citizenship of the Slovak Republic to a minor child under 14 years of age:
- Child’s birth certificate,
- Proof of residence of the child in the Slovak Republic, as example: a confirmation from the appropriate Police department or a confirmation of school visits,
- Confirmation of payment of health insurance for the child and the duration of the insurance.
Decision Procedure of Granting Citizenship
The Ministry may require additional documents if necessary. The Ministry will ask the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Slovak Republic a copy of criminal records relating to the applicant.
Ministry can ask a statement of the special unit of the Police and, if necessary, Slovak Information Service and other concerned state authorities. It takes into account the public interest, particularly the safety aspects, as well as the opinions of the Police, Slovak Information Service and other concerned state authorities.
If the applicant has significantly contributed to the benefit of the Slovak Republic, the Ministry will require statement of the related state authority. The concerned state authority has to explain the reasons that justify the exemption from the conditions of continuous permanent residence in the territory of Slovakia for at least 8 years and knowledge of the Slovak language.
The Ministry will require a notification of the state authority whether the applicant is in a criminal prosecution, in extradition proceedings, proceedings to execute the European arrest warrant, in the procedure for deportation or in removal proceedings for asylum. If such proceedings against the applicant is conducted, the Ministry shall cancel the proceedings for citizenship granting, Ministry will continue in the proceedings as soon as it becomes aware of the decision to end the criminal prosecution, extradition procedure, procedure to execute the European arrest warrant, the proceedings of deportation or the procedure for asylum removal. The state authority is obliged to notify the Ministry about such a decision.
The Ministry will suspend the proceedings if:
- The applicant has not satisfied the requirement of continuous permanent residence in the territory of Slovakia for at least 8 years, and also does not meet any of the conditions under § 7 para. 2 to 6 of the Law on Citizenship of the Slovak Republic.
- The applicant’s residence permit expired.
The decision to discontinue the proceedings will be indicated in the file and the applicant will be notified.
The Ministry decides on application for citizenship of the Slovak Republic in 24 months after receiving the application. If a statement of state authority is necessary for decision (excluding the statement of the Police), the time when Ministry is waiting for the statement of this authority is not counted into the 24 month deadline.
Applicant becomes a Slovak citizen after receiving the certificate of citizenship. Certificate will be delivered to the applicant by the District Office, diplomatic mission or consular office of the Slovak Republic after swearing an oath of the citizen of Slovak Republic. Swearing an oath of citizen of the Slovak Republic is a must, except of children younger than 14 years, person whose health does not allow him/her to do so, and persons who are deprived of legal capacity. District Office, diplomatic mission or consular office of the Slovak Republic will make a record of the oath, which, together with proof of receipt of the citizenship certificate, will be sent to the Ministry. The record should indicate the date of applicant’s swearing and receiving the citizenship certificate.
If the applicant does not accept the document granting citizenship of the Slovak Republic within six months after receiving the written notification without a serious reason, the Ministry will suspend the proceedings. The decision to discontinue the proceedings will be indicated in the file and the applicant will be notified
Oath of the citizen of the Slovak Republic shall be sweared in hands of the head of the District Office, Ambassador, Consul, or their authorized person, and it says:
Sľubujem na svoju česť a svedomie, že budem verný Slovenskej republike, budem dodržiavať Ústavu Slovenskej republiky, ústavné zákony, zákony a iné všeobecne záväzné právne predpisy a riadne plniť všetky povinnosti štátneho občana Slovenskej republiky.
Translation of the oath:
I swear on my honor and conscience that I will be faithful to the Slovak Republic, I will follow the Constitution of the Slovak Republic, constitutional laws, laws and other generally binding legal regulations and properly perform all the duties of a citizen of the Slovak Republic.
If the Ministry refused to grant citizenship of the Slovak Republic, the applicant may submit a new application two years after the previous rejection came into force.
Citizenship of the Slovak Republic does not arise even after receiving the citizenship certificate, if it is later proven that:
- Documents, based on which the citizenship certificate was granted, are forged or altered.
- The applicant is not the person whose documents were submitted.
- Citizenship certificate was issued without the knowledge of facts which could have a significant influence on the decision and the applicant has not mentionned the fact, even though he was obliged to do so.
- Issuing the certificate was achieved by a crime.
The Ministry will notify the applicant. Ministry also sends a notice to the municipality of applicant’s residence, the Police, the tax office, customs, social insurance and public health insurance institutions.
The applicant is required to return the certificate of citizenship of the Slovak Republic to the Ministry within 30 days of receiving the notification.
Administrative Fees
Fees for granting a Slovak citizenship:
- To an applicant over 18 years of age – 663.50 EUR
- To a child:
- within 15 years – 99.50 EUR
- from 15 to 18 years – 132.50 EUR
- To former Slovak or Czechoslovak citizen and reoptant under international law – 16.50 EUR
- To a Czech citizen born after 1st of January 1993 – 16.50 EUR
- To a person, whose at least one parent was a Czechoslovak citizen at the time of his/her birth – 16.50 EUR
There are no fees for:
- Foreigners who were granted asylum,
- Resettled people from the Chernobyl area, Ukraine.
Fees will be charged after the granting.
Certification of the Citizenship
Citizenship of the Slovak Republic is prooved by:
- Valid certification of the citizenship,
- Valid ID card,
- Valid passport, or
- Confirmation of citizenship.
Certification of the citizenship is issued by the District Office at written request for a citizenship certification, which should be delivered personally to the District Office, diplomatic mission or consular office of the Slovak Republic.
An application for a citizenship certification should include these information:
- Name, surname, maiden name, birth number (if there is any), date and place of birth,
- The applicant’s residence address and address of the applicant’s last residence in the Slovak Republic,
- Date and signature.
The applicant shall also attach:
- Proof of identity,
- Birth certificate,
- Proof of personal status, which is a marriage certificate, a final sentence or a certificate of divorce, death certificate of spouse if applicant is a married man or a woman, divorced or widowed,
- Other documents necessary to decide about the application, if asked by District Office.
Certification of the citizenship is issued on a form issued by the Ministry, usually within 30 days of the request. It is valid for 6 months from the date of issue and only in the original form. It expires on the day of receipt of the documents of release from the citizenship of the Slovak Republic, unless stated otherwise.
If the applicant requests a certification of the citizenship repeatedly, the District Office is obliged to issue it every time.
At a written request applied on District Office, diplomatic mission or consular office of the Slovak Republic, District Office issues a confirmation of citizenship of the Slovak Republic on the date of the person’s death or to another date preceding the date of application. The request may be applied by a state authority, company or a person, if it/he/she can show a legal reason for which the confirmation should be issued.
Finally, it should be noted that noone can be deprived of the Slovak citizenship against his will.
January 5th, 2010 at 11:15 pm
Dear Vladi,
I do not know how dificult it is for South Africans to get visa to UK. For receiving Slovak citizenship you have to get married first (the best on Slovak territory), after the marriage he will receive a permanent residence and is allowed to move freely in the countries of Shengen. As UK does not belong to Shengen, he has to wait for the citizenship what he will receive after 5 years of marriage.
January 7th, 2010 at 3:44 pm
Hello,
my name is Panda, married to a slovakian woman for 2 years now but i have been living in my country cameroun since then, but now i have my 5 years permit and i am now with her in slovakia, so should i apply foe my citizenship in 3 years time that will make it 5 years that we got married or after 5 years that i am staying in slovakia, cause i ve stayed 2 years of the marriage already in my country.
thanks
January 8th, 2010 at 6:09 pm
Dear Panda, the law says you have to stay for 5 years in Slovakia, those two years in Cameroun don’t count.
January 12th, 2010 at 4:21 am
Hi , i am amit i am a pilot and my gf is a slovak citizen native,
i am indian by origin and have an indian passport visiting slovakia on a tourist visa, i and my girlfriend have decided to marry in slovakia…. i have a few doubts !
1) how many days do i get to stay on a tourist visa in slovakia once we are married and if ever wish to extend my stay ! if i have applied for slovakian residency permit !
2) once i am back to india does my slovakian residency permit allow me to travel to United Kingdom with the use of my slovakian residency permit and work there freely once i am in uk ?
3) on acquiring the slovakian residency permit does it mean i have unrestricted work and travel ability in EU COUNTRIES WHILST I HAVE MY INDIAN PASSPORT AND SLOVAKIAN RESIDENCY PERMIT DOCUMENTS?
4)HOW MANY DAYS DOES IT TAKE TO GET A SLOVAKIAN RESIDENCY PERMIT ONCE AFTER MARRIAGE IN SLOVAKIA ?
5) IF IN DUE EVENTS OF UNFORTUNATE CIRCUMSTANCES IF WE ME AND MY PARTNER WISH TO ANNUL/OR DIVORCE BEFORE 5 YEARS WILL IT AFFECT MY SLOVAKIAN CITIZENSHIP CHANCES OR APPLICATION AND WOULD MY ACTIVE SLOVAKIAN RESIDENCY PERMIT BE CANCELLED?
6) Do i have to seprately apply for a EU card or right to work in EU document as i have indian passport once i have secured a slovak residence permit?
Look forward to hear from you.
Thanking you,
Amit
January 13th, 2010 at 2:01 pm
Dear Amit,
1) when you will be married to Slovak citizen, you should apply for the permanent residence straight away. They have 90 days to issue it, but as you will be married to a Slovak citizen, they will let you stay in the country.
2) Slovak permanent residence allowes you to move freely in the countries of Shengen. For UK you have to get a EEA family member card.
3) Shengen countries, with EEA card you can go to EEA countries as well. For EU you need the citizenship.
4) 3 months maximum
5) after a divorce you will lose permanent residence
January 14th, 2010 at 6:23 pm
Dear Lucia,
1) he does not visa to travel to Slovakia
2) we dont provide information about any insurances and also about the UK citizenship, I suggest to contact the embassy
3) baby – you can apply for a Slovak citizenship after he/she will be born, you will not have problems to get it
January 23rd, 2010 at 9:45 pm
Hi.. I am a UK citizen and my fiancee is a Slovak citizen living in the UK with a work permit for the last 5 years (SK being his permanent reisdence). we have decided to get married in SK but are unsure as to where we want to live..
1.. is the marriage recognised in both SK and UK
2..is it possible to have dual-nationalities so we can live and travel in either SK or UK
i.e we live in SK for a few years and change our minds, can we move back to the UK without fuss
Thanks hope you can help
Stephanie and Ondrej
January 23rd, 2010 at 10:56 pm
Dear Stephanie,
1.) yes, in case you will get married in UK, Slovak authorities will accept your marriage cestificate. So should do UK authorities, but I do not know that for sure, it is a question not related to Slovakia but to UK.
2.) yes, it is possible. Both countries (UK, Slovakia) allow their citizens to have dual citizenships
January 24th, 2010 at 9:48 am
Hi again,
thanks for your help, just checking .. if we marry in SK I wont automatically lose my UK citizenship?
Also do you know how my partner and I apply to have both SK and UK citizenship??
Thanks
January 28th, 2010 at 10:07 am
hi.
i am married to a Slovak woman and i have had a 5 yrs permanent residence but we are not living in Slovakia currently and i want to know how i can apply for a Slovak citizenship and how long it takes to get it and also does the law stipulate that a foreigner has to speak or be fluent in the Slovak language.thanks
February 9th, 2010 at 2:44 pm
Dear Ricky,
after 5 years of permanent residence you are allowed to apply for the citizenship. You have to pass an exam from Slovak language that consists from more parts (test, conversation, others). After you will send all the necessary documents and pass the exam, the authorities have 24 months to give you the citizenship.
February 16th, 2010 at 3:07 pm
hi its gagan.
actually i want to know i am going to marry with a slovakian girl in slovakia and whats the processor of marriage and within how many month i will get citizenship of slovakia or the passport of slovakia.
February 16th, 2010 at 6:38 pm
Dear Gagan,
please read the article above and see the information here: http://www.slovak-republic.org/marriage/
February 19th, 2010 at 10:26 pm
Hi.
I am Slovak I came to the U.K on a holiday and fell in love with an Indian lady. She was in the U.K on a holiday and was not a U.K citizen. She had to go back to India after 6 months. I vowed that I would come for her and marry her and take her back to Slovakia. Now if I went to India and married her there and get the appropriate marriage papers could I take her back to Slovakia. Once in Slovakia can we apply for and get EEA family member card straight a way. If so,will we have freedom to move around Europe including the U.K.
Regards Jozef
Regards
February 21st, 2010 at 5:05 am
i am already married to a slvakian girl in ireland from last one year but i want to leave ireland and want to stay permanent in slovakia. i have to marriage again with my partner in slovakia or the certificate of marriage in ireland is enough for me. can you give me goog advice.
thanks
February 21st, 2010 at 2:01 pm
Dear Jozef,
I suggest you marry her in Slovakia. She need to get visa to enter the country, as you know. For the contact to the Slovak embassy in India, please see http://www.slovak-republic.org/visa-embassies/of-slovakia/#india. After the marriage she will get a permanent residence, after 5 years a citizenship. With the residence she can freely move in Shengen countries. She also can apply for EEA family member card and go to UK.
February 21st, 2010 at 2:03 pm
Dear Baldeep,
the Slovak authorities will accept the marriage certificate from Ireland.
February 22nd, 2010 at 1:22 pm
its baldeep
thanks for answer me.
one more question can i now come with my wife in slovakia and get permanent residence in slovakia as no need to marry there again.
and after getting permanent residence can i go move in ireland for sometime to work in ireland as slovakia residency.
February 23rd, 2010 at 5:21 am
Hello-
My grandmother is a Hungarian-Slovak who immigrated to the US but was never naturalized. Are my mother and I eligible for Slovak citizenship?
February 24th, 2010 at 3:43 am
Hello I am an American, but my grandfather is from what is now Slovakia. Would this make it possible for me to obtain dual citizenship? or a Slovak expatriate card? If so how?
Thank you
February 24th, 2010 at 3:59 am
Hi,
Does Slovakia allow its citizens to have dual citizenship with the U.S.? My husband is Slovak and we have been living in the U.S. for 5 years. He is now eligible for U.S. citizenship, but he does not want to lose his Slovak one.
Thanks
February 25th, 2010 at 3:34 pm
Dear Baldeep,
after thay will accept the marriage certificate, you can apply for permanent residence that will allow you to travel freely in the countries of Shengen. For the rest of the countries you will need to apply for EEA family member card, but you can receive that without any problems as well.
February 25th, 2010 at 4:08 pm
Dear Ben,
you are allowed to get Slovak citizenship in case at least one of your PARENTS is a Slovak citizen. Dual citizenship is possible.
February 25th, 2010 at 4:09 pm
Dear Candice,
dual citizenship is possible, he does not have to give it up.
February 26th, 2010 at 6:29 pm
Hi,
I want to know what steps I have to take, when I want to achieve granting the citizenship
to sportsman. He doesn´t have permanent residency at Slovak republic, therofore he doesn´t
comply with one of the statutory provisions. But in the Act on citizenship is said in §7(2)b)
that in case of the benefit of Slovak republic it is required just authorized residency.I want
to know where I have to submit the letter of application and whether there are some
special requirements other than general.
Thanks
February 27th, 2010 at 4:20 pm
dear sir,
i am a national of Ghana ,if i travel to slovakia and get pregnant for a non-slovakia citizen,will my child still get a sovakia citizen by birth,if i have the child in slvakia if yes how long will the child be there to get the citizen and will the chil have dual citizen?citizenship by birth does it only mean giving birth in slovakia even with both parent non national?
February 27th, 2010 at 7:28 pm
Dear Katarina, as written above in the article, he should apply for citizenship at the district or consular office. Other than regular documents, he might need a statement from the appropriate authority of this sport in Slovakia explaining the reasons why the citizenship should be granted.
February 27th, 2010 at 7:37 pm
Dear Daniella, your child gets a citizenship only if it would not acquire any other citizenship. In your case, your child would become a Ghana national, regardless whether it is born in Slovakia or in Ghana.
February 27th, 2010 at 10:36 pm
Dear Sir,
Thank you fo your response. But i am a bit confused in respect of your answer to my previous question.
In my case, both parents are not slovakia citizens but in the stuation where i gave birth to the child while on visit to slvavakia, what nationality will my child receive?
Secondly, what procedure will it take for my child to get the full natioanlty by getting the slovavakia passport?
Lastlly, does it means that my child will be slovakian citizen by birth despite the fact that i and my husband do not live in slovakia at the period or that eventually took the child out of slovakia t my country after birth?
Thank you
Daniella
March 3rd, 2010 at 12:49 pm
Dear Daniella, I am sorry if I was not clear… if you give birth in Slovakia, your child doesn’t get citizenship of Slovakia. Only if you have a residency (temporary or permanent) in Slovakia, you’re child gets the same residency as you have.
March 9th, 2010 at 8:49 pm
Dear Sir,
I have granted residence permit for 5 yrs in Slovakia, my wife is Slovakian.
I know that i have to be in Slovakia for 5 yrs in the same household with my wife to apply for the Slovakian Citizenship.
But do i have to work to take the citizenship or just staying with my wife at same household and speaking the Slovak Language.
Thank u,
Hossam
March 10th, 2010 at 12:03 am
Hi Hossam,
confirmation about working in Slovakia is not required in this situation.
March 10th, 2010 at 1:34 am
My name is Adriel, my great grandfather was slovak ethnic, born in Pressburg, he left the nowadays Slovakia under imperial austro hungarian travel document in 1897, he inmigrated to South America, could I have the right of some right to slovak citizenship? Thanks for the answer
March 10th, 2010 at 11:58 am
Dear Sir,
thank you for your quick answer.
I just would like to ask, how can I prove that I stayed at Slovakian territory for 5 years if i want to apply for the Citizenship.
Thank u.
Hossam
March 10th, 2010 at 5:55 pm
You have to have permanent residence in Slovakia for 5 years. If you didn’t, you can’t apply for citizenship. Please, read the article above carefully.
March 10th, 2010 at 6:19 pm
Hi owen, I assume your grandmother was Czechoslovak… if your grandmother stayed as a Czechoslovak citizen, your mother (grandmother’s daughter) can get the Slovak citizenship after 2 years of continuous residence in Slovakia.
March 10th, 2010 at 6:22 pm
Adriel, unfortunately, not.
March 18th, 2010 at 4:13 pm
Hello,
My mother was born in slovakia (banska Bystrica) and left in 1948 to Israel. She regain her Slovak citizenship and Slovak passport in the 90’s and has dual citizenships.
I was born in Israel in 1959, my late father was not Slovak.
Am i entitle to aquire a Slovak Passport ??
Thanks for your assistance
March 18th, 2010 at 10:28 pm
Dear Zvi,
no, you have no rights to get the Slovak passport.
March 25th, 2010 at 1:32 am
Hello:
My father was born in what is now Slovakia in 1929. He emigrated to Canada, and has since regained his Slovak citizenship (he’s dual Slovak/Canadian).
I was born in Canada and am a citizen of the same. Is it possible that I can obtain Slovak citizenship (from above it seems so)?
If that is so, do I also have to complete the questionnaire and prove knowledge of the Slovak language?
Thanks very much for you help.
March 29th, 2010 at 11:47 am
Dear Paul,
how old are you?
March 31st, 2010 at 10:08 pm
Hello
I was born in Bratislava in 1985 while my parents were studying there, whose originally from Mongolia. Currently, i am studying in London and i would like to apply for Slovakian citizenship.
I would happy to renounce Mongolian citizenship. Can i apply for Slovakian citizenship from UK? Do i have to take test to proove my Slovakian language?
Could you please give me some information about my request.
looking forward to hear from you
Thank you
Suvd
March 31st, 2010 at 10:42 pm
Hi Suvd,
do your parents have Slovak citizenship? If I understand well, they dont. In that case you are not allowed to have one too. Plus you are more than 18 years old, that is a complication as well.
April 1st, 2010 at 2:38 am
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April 4th, 2010 at 6:52 pm
Paul,
no you are not allowed to have a Slovak citizenship. There would be a chance if you were less than 18.
April 9th, 2010 at 4:51 am
I HAVE A SLOVAK LIVING ABROAD CARD, I DONT HAVE PERMANENT RESIDENT YET, BUT I STAY LEGAL TO WORK AND LIVE EN SLOVAKIA SO FAR FOR TWO YEARS. MY QUESTION IS HOW LONG I HAVE TO WAIT TO OBTAIN SLOVAK CITIZENSHIP AND I WILL BE EXEMPTION OF THE SLOVAK LANGUAJE IF NOT HOW HARD IS IT
April 9th, 2010 at 11:29 am
Stano,
all the information about obtaining citizenship you can find in the article above. You will have to pass the exam from Slovak language. How hard is it? It is on a quite high level.
April 9th, 2010 at 2:29 pm
I dont understand the first part, make me confusing how long i have to wait; en the begining told me two years, then three years.now i have to get permanent resident.
without this, i am peruvian with slovak living abroad card (father was checoslovakian)
is the same thing the law even for slovak roots and regular people.
April 12th, 2010 at 7:34 pm
Hi, I am a citizen of Nepal married to a slovak citizen and presently we live in Cyprus. We got married in Cyprus and also registered our marriage in Slovak Embassy in Cyprus. Is it possible to apply for Permanent Residancy Card of Slovakia from Cyprus without living the country? We both live and work in Cyprus for the past 3 years.
April 13th, 2010 at 10:54 am
Hi Krishna,
please contact the Slovak embassy in Cyprus with this issue. For the contacts please see http://www.slovak-republic.org/visa-embassies/of-slovakia/#cyprus.