Slovakia student visa.

The official page asks for: valid passport, confirmation of admission from a Slovak school, criminal record extract from your home country, criminal record from other countries you lived in and medical report within 30 days of getting the card, as well as the money to live on.

The July 2025 police list of documents for this permit does not ask for proof of money, and the law now asks for it only for business residence. The March 2025 list still asked for bank statements for 3 months, a scholarship letter or a sponsor's statement.

University students may work up to 20 hours a week across all employers without a work permit; secondary pupils up to 10 hours. Students may also run a business.

After finishing university studies, the study residence can be renewed for 9 months to look for work or start a business.

Yes.

It is given for the expected length of study, up to 6 years. Yes, the police can renew temporary residence; the law sets how long each renewal lasts.

No fee to apply. A fee is charged for the residence card under the fees law; the page gives no amount.

Open to people from outside the EU, the EEA and Switzerland. People from outside the EU who are university students in Slovakia. It also covers full-time secondary pupils under 20 (under 23 for some courses).

In person at a Slovak embassy abroad, or at a foreign police department in Slovakia if you already stay on a valid permit or national visa, or do not need a visa. The foreign police decide within 30 days of a complete application.