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Investor / Golden Visa in Slovakia

One documented route of this kind in Slovakia, with its conditions, documents, official government fees and process.

Significant Foreign Investor and Investor Staff Residence

Residence for significant foreign investors under Act No. 175/1999 Coll. on Measures Concerning Preparation of Major Investments. The Ministry of Interior official page for this pathway is at https://www.minv.sk/?significant-foreign-investor-1= (the previously cited URL https://www.minv.sk/?significant-foreign-investor is a dead link returning HTTP 404). Act 175/1999 remains in force. The pathway provides accelerated 30-day processing for investor staff.

Processing time
30 days for investor staff and their spouse and children under 18
Validity
Per the underlying residence purpose (employment/business)
Language requirement
None
Permanent residence
EU long-term residence after 5 years of continuous legal residence
Citizenship
Naturalisation generally after 8 years of permanent residence

Requirements

  • Significant-foreign-investor status under Act No. 175/1999 Coll., or employment with a business-service or technology centre
  • Valid passport
  • Proof of purpose (investor confirmation / employment)
  • Clean criminal record
  • Proof of accommodation (may be older than 90 days for investor staff)

Required Documents

  • Official application form required
  • Valid passport required
  • Proof of significant-investor status or employment with the investor/centre required
  • Criminal-record extract required
  • Accommodation document (may be older than 90 days for investor staff) required

Official fees

  • Residence application fee (employment basis) 250 EUR
  • Residence card issuance 10 EUR

Process Steps

  1. 1

    Establish investor or staff status

    Obtain significant-foreign-investor status under Act No. 175/1999 Coll., or secure employment with a recognised business-service or technology centre.

  2. 2

    File the residence application

    File the residence application; investor staff (and spouse and children under 18) receive a decision within 30 days.

Official Sources