Temporary residence for the purpose of research and development
Residency route facts
Identity
| Official name (local) | Prechodný pobyt na účel výskumu a vývoja as of 2026-08-24[3][6] The statutory name of the purpose, identical in the Border and Aliens Police question set and in the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs' catalogue of purposes. |
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| Official name (English) | Temporary residence for the purpose of research and development as of 2026-08-24[3] Translation of the Slovak statutory name. |
| Legal basis | Zákon č. 404/2011 Z. z. o pobyte cudzincov, § 26 (výskum a vývoj), read with § 32 ods. 5 písm. n) (dohoda o hosťovaní) as of 2026-08-24[3][6] |
| Instrument type | residence permit as of 2026-08-24[3] |
Who can apply
| Nationals not served by this route | EU as of 2026-08-24[3] |
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| Minimum age | Not established from a qualifying source Not established. |
| Criminal-record condition | Yes as of 2026-08-24[6] A criminal-record extract no older than 90 days from the state of nationality and from every state where the applicant spent more than 90 days in any six consecutive months in the last three years; it must cover the whole territory of the issuing state. |
Permit terms
| Initial duration | up to 2 years as of 2026-08-24[3][6] Granted for the time needed to achieve its purpose and for no longer than two years. Both the Border and Aliens Police and the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs state the two-year ceiling. |
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| Renewable | Not established from a qualifying source |
| Work rights | own activity only as of 2026-08-24[2][8] |
Permanent residence and citizenship
| Counts toward permanent residence | Not established from a qualifying source Not established. |
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Requirements
| Job offer required | No as of 2026-08-24[6] |
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| Labour-market test | No as of 2026-08-24[8] No work permit and no labour-office confirmation are required, so no examination of the labour market takes place. |
| Employer sponsorship | Yes as of 2026-08-24[6] The hosting agreement must be concluded with an approved research organisation; the applicant cannot take the route without one. |
| Own means requirement | Recorded at the source, but not reducible to a single value[5] |
| Job-search route | No as of 2026-08-24[1][3] Not a job-search instrument. |
Process
| Where to apply from | either as of 2026-08-24[6] In person abroad at a Slovak mission, or at a foreign police department where the applicant is already in Slovakia on a valid residence permit under a special regulation, on tolerated stay, on a national visa, or where no visa is required of them. |
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| Statutory processing time | 30 days as of 2026-08-24[3][6] The competent foreign police department decides within 30 days of the application — one of the five 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 | Yes as of 2026-08-24[7][8] Family members apply under § 27; the Employment Services Act names the family of a researcher expressly. |
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| Family members' work rights | full as of 2026-08-24[2][8] § 23a ods. 1 písm. c): the family member of a holder of research-and-development residence needs neither a work permit nor a labour-office confirmation, without the nine-month wait that applies to family reunification generally. |
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Verification
| Sources cited | 8 |
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| of which official (tier 1) | 7 |
| 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] Kto nepotrebuje povolenie na zamestnanie ani potvrdenie o možnosti obsadenia voľného pracovného miesta?
Migračné informačné centrum IOM (Medzinárodná organizácia pre migráciu) · international organisation · Tier 2 · Published 2026-08-11 · Accessed 2026-08-24 - [3] 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 - [4] 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 - [5] 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 - [6] 18. Doklady potrebné k prijatiu žiadosti o udelenie prechodného pobytu na účel výskumu a vývoja podľa § 26 zákona o pobyte cudzincov (edícia júl 2025)
Úrad hraničnej a cudzineckej polície Prezídia Policajného zboru, Ministerstvo vnútra SR · official guidance · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-24 - [7] 17. Doklady potrebné k prijatiu žiadosti o udelenie prechodného pobytu na účel zlúčenia rodiny podľa § 27 zákona o pobyte cudzincov (edícia júl 2025)
Úrad hraničnej a cudzineckej polície Prezídia Policajného zboru, Ministerstvo vnútra SR · official guidance · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-24 - [8] 4. Zamestnanie štátneho príslušníka tretej krajiny, u ktorého sa povolenie na zamestnanie ani potvrdenie o možnosti obsadenia VPM nevyžaduje (§ 23a zákona č. 5/2004 Z. z. o službách zamestnanosti)
Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny SR · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2024-03-07 · Accessed 2026-08-24