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Temporary Residence Permit - Study

Overview

Requests for booking appointments are sent to the email address cons.riyadh@mzv.sk.

Who may apply for a national visa

National (long-stay) visas are issued for stays of duration of more than 90 days. A third country national may be granted a national visa:

1. on the basis of a granted residence permit;
2. for the purpose of submitting a residence permit application in the Slovak Republic (employment, temporary employment, study, family reunification);
3. If the applicant is older than 15 years and has been accepted for language education at a language school (List of Slovak language schools) with a minimum of 25 lessons per week;
4. If it is in the interest of the Slovak Republic;
5. If it is necessary in order to fulfill the obligations of the Slovak Republic following from international treaties;
6. If the applicant is a family member of a foreigner who has been granted asylum or subsidiary protection.

For the table of recognized passports, visit the website of the Council of the European Union - Recognised travel documents.


Visa fee

Visa type Fee(KWD)
National Visa (purpose of submitting a residence permit application in the Slovak Republic - employment, study, family reunification) 32.00
National visa (language education) 11.00

Note:

  • Applicants are required to pay a service fee of 7 KWD (inclusive VAT)
  • The applicable visa fee and service fee are as per the current rate of exchange set by the Embassy of Slovakia. They are subject to change without any notice
  • All fees are non-refundable

Document requirements


Checklist for Temporary Residence Permit - Employment - Click here

National Visa Application Form - Click here

Temporary Residence Application Form - Click here


Photo specifications

The photo must:

photo requirement

Applicants need to submit their Application form with the new photo format, as explained below:

The photo must fulfill the norm specified by the ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization).

  • Use plain light-colored background.
  • The photo must be no more than 6-months old.
  • Not tilted picture (portrait style) showing both edges of face clearly.
  • Close up of the head and top of the shoulders so that the face takes up 70–80% of the photograph.
  • Photo in sharp focus and clear.

Photo Size

The photo for each visa applicant submitted must measure:

  • The picture dimensions must be 240 pixels wide by 320 pixels high at least. A smaller picture will be rejected. For instance, a photo being 235 pixels by 320 pixels is not valid.
  • On the other hand, the photo should keep a proportion of 3.5 x 4.5 (width x height) within limits. However, 250 x 340 pixels picture would be valid, but not a 290 x 340 pixels one.
  • Finally, the image weight (size in Kbytes) can never be bigger than 120 Kbytes. Finally, the image weight (size in Kbytes) can never be bigger than 120 Kbytes.

From the date of receipt of the application at the Embassy of Slovakia, it takes 30 working days to process the visa application. The duration of days when the application is in transit between the Visa Application Centre and the Embassy are not counted.