Vietnam – Apostille (Hague Convention)
Vietnam joins the Hague Convention on the Recognition of Documents For anyone who has ever processed a visa, set up a business in Southeast Asia or married a Vietnamese citizen, the topic of document authentication has been an administrative nightmare. However, that is changing fundamentally. Vietnam has officially joined the Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement for Legalization of Foreign Public Documents (the so-called Apostille Convention). This […]
Amendment to the Aliens Residence Act: quotas for business
Amendment to the Act on the Residence of Foreigners: Slovakia risks an outflow of investments On 21 May 2025, the Parliament approved an amendment to the Act on the Residence of Foreigners, which will enter into force on 1 July 2025. Under the guise of efficiency and security, however, there are fundamental restrictions on entrepreneurial freedom, legal certainty and equal access. Instead of simplifying the system and increasing the capacity of the [...]
Change of the booking system of the Aliens Police
The Ministry of the Interior of the Slovak Republic announces upcoming changes in the reservation system of the Foreign Police, which since the beginning of August has faced an onslaught of complaints from foreigners as well as media pressure due to its non-functionality or inability to book appointments. The draft amendment to the Act on the residence of foreigners aims to introduce the computerisation of the processes of registering foreigners under the residence agenda, which will result in the acceleration and simplification of communication between the administrative authority and the foreigner, reducing the administrative burden and [...]
Change of the Act on the residence of foreigners from 15.07.2024
Dear clients, in connection with the upcoming changes in the Act on the residence of foreigners effective from 15.07.2024 we bring an article on the most important changes in Act No. 404/2011 Coll. on the residence of foreigners. We have already informed you about some of the changes in this law in previous articles. The most important ones are presented below. The article was updated on 08.07.2024.
Amendment to the Act on the Residence of Aliens No 404/2011
Dear Clients, The Ministry of the Interior of the Slovak Republic informs about the latest changes in the Act on the Residence of Aliens No. 404/2011. More information is available via the press release below. Slovakia is aligning its legislation with Directive (EU) 2021/1883 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 October 2021 on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purposes of highly qualified employment. The draft amendment to Act No. [...]