Temporary residence for the purpose of special activity
Residency route facts
Identity
| Official name (local) | Prechodný pobyt na účel osobitnej činnosti as of 2026-08-24[2] The statutory name of the § 25 purpose as the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs' catalogue gives it. |
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| Official name (English) | Temporary residence for the purpose of special activity as of 2026-08-24[3] The Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs' own English wording in the consular tariff (item 242 a) 4., 'Special activity'). |
| Legal basis | Zákon č. 404/2011 Z. z. o pobyte cudzincov, § 25 (osobitná činnosť) as of 2026-08-24[2][4] |
| Instrument type | residence permit as of 2026-08-24[2] |
Who can apply
| Nationals not served by this route | EU as of 2026-08-24[2] |
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| Minimum age | Not established from a qualifying source Not established. |
| Criminal-record condition | Not established from a qualifying source Not established from a source specific to this purpose. |
Permit terms
| Initial duration | up to 2 years as of 2026-08-24[2] Granted for the time needed to achieve the declared purpose and for no longer than two years. |
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| Renewable | Not established from a qualifying source Not established for this purpose. |
| Work rights | own activity only as of 2026-08-24[1][2] |
Permanent residence and citizenship
| Counts toward permanent residence | Not established from a qualifying source Not established. |
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Requirements
| Job offer required | Not established from a qualifying source Not established. Whether the qualifying activities are performed under an employment relationship at all varies by limb, and the enumeration was not retrievable. |
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| Labour-market test | Not established from a qualifying source Not established for this purpose. |
| Own means requirement | Recorded at the source, but not reducible to a single value[4] |
| Job-search route | No as of 2026-08-24[1][2] Not a job-search instrument. |
Process
| Where to apply from | either as of 2026-08-24[2] The Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs' in-country filing conditions are stated for temporary residence generally and are not narrowed for this purpose. |
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| Statutory processing time | 30 days as of 2026-08-24[2] One of the purposes the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs names as decided in 30 days rather than 90. |
| Observed processing time | Not established from a qualifying source No official observed-duration statistics were located. |
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Family inclusion
| Family members may be included | Not established from a qualifying source Not established for this purpose. |
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Your next step
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Verification
| Sources cited | 4 |
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| of which official (tier 1) | 4 |
| Oldest as-of date | 2026-08-24 |
| Newest as-of date | 2026-08-24 |
| Reviewed on | 2026-08-26 |
| Schema version | 1.1 |
Sources
- [1] Zákon č. 404/2011 Z. z. o pobyte cudzincov a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov (znenie vyhlásené v Zbierke zákonov, čiastka 126)
Ministerstvo vnútra SR (kópia vyhláseného znenia na webovom sídle Úradu hraničnej a cudzineckej polície) · gazette · Tier 1 · Published 2011-10-21 · Accessed 2026-08-24 - [2] Pobyt cudzinca – účely prechodného pobytu, druhy trvalého pobytu a podávanie žiadostí
Ministerstvo zahraničných vecí a európskych záležitostí SR (Generálny konzulát SR v Užhorode) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2022-07-08 · Accessed 2026-08-24 - [3] Poplatky — sadzobník konzulárnych poplatkov, položky 240 až 265 (položka 242: žiadosti o udelenie pobytu)
Ministerstvo zahraničných vecí a európskych záležitostí SR · fee schedule · Tier 1 · Published 2024-03-11 · Accessed 2026-08-24 - [4] 44. Finančné zabezpečenie pobytu podľa zákona č. 404/2011 Z. z. o pobyte cudzincov (edícia október 2024)
Úrad hraničnej a cudzineckej polície, Prezídium Policajného zboru, Ministerstvo vnútra SR · official guidance · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-24 · Superseded by sk-uhcp-faq-podnikanie