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Residence permit Applicant

Overview

Individuals travelling to Slovakia with the purpose of employment more than 90 days can apply.

Visa fee

National Visa Fee (Peso)
National Visa - 12 years & Above - Resident Permit Applicants PHP 5,432
National Visa - 06 years to 12 years PHP 906
National Visa - 12 years & Above - Resident Permit Holders PHP 906
National Visa - On The Interest Of Slovak Republic 383/2023 PHP 3,018
National Visa - On The Interest Of Slovak Republic Bus Driver/Truck Driver NV113/2023 PHP 3,018

Note:

  • Applicants will be paying a service fee of PHP 356 (including 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 the Fees are non-refundable

Document requirements

Requirements of National (D) Visa for Employment

(Temporary resident to be applied in Slovakia upon the arrival)

1. Application form to be filled online https://ezov.mzv.sk/e-zov/
Fill it with correct information. Once you successfully submit it, print and sign it with BLUE PEN only.

2. Confirmation from the office of Labor of the Slovak Republic informing the possibility of filling a vacant job position.

3. Original contract/confirmation of employment from the Slovak company in Slovak Language (Prislub) .

4. Original confirmation of accommodation in the Slovak language.
In the event the confirmation is issued by an individual, notarized confirmation + Listu Vlastnictva is required, however, if the confirmation is issued by the company, the signature of the authorized person + company stamp is sufficient.
(Accommodation confirmation is not required for truck driver application)

5. Original criminal record from the origin country – apostilled / super-legalized and translated into Slovak/Czech language by the Slovak/Czech Official translator.

6. Original criminal record from the country where applicant has resided during last three years for the period longer than 90 days within six consecutive months. Apostilled/ super-legalized and translated into Slovak/Czech language by the Slovak/Czech Official translator

7. Valid Passport

8. 3 copies of recent photographs with white background, size 3x4 or 4x6 (no filter, no edit)

9. One way ticket reservation

10. Travel insurance for 90-92days or higher

11. Certificate of competence if any.

12. Copy of National Personal ID if any.

13. Copy of valid resident permit for the foreigner living in Malaysia/Singapore/Indonesia/Philippines, Brunei Darrusalam

IMPORTANT:

*The date of flight ticket should be 35-37 days from the date the application submitted to this Embassy
*Incomplete requirements will not be accepted.
*Documents should NOT be less than 90days upon the arrival in Slovakia.
*Personal attendance is required for National Visa.


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.

Processing Time

From the date of receipt of application at the Embassy of Slovakia, it takes up to 30 Days working days to process the visa application.