Employer's obligations from 15.07.2024
Dear employers, in connection with the employment of third-country nationals, we bring you important information on how to proceed in the case of their employment after the application of the amendment to Act No. 404/2011 Coll. on the residence of foreign nationals. In connection with this article, we would also like to draw your attention to the ongoing changes in the processing of the application for consent to the employment of a third-country national. In [...]
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.
Lex Ukraine - Change in the provision of allowances to expatriates
On Wednesday, 5 June 2024, the Government approved the Ministry of the Interior's proposal for amendments to Act No. 480/2002 Coll. on Asylum concerning the asylum procedure and the provision of temporary shelter. According to Minister Matúš Šutaj Estok, the aim is to improve and streamline the processes related to granting protection to third-country nationals on the territory of the Slovak Republic. "Free accommodation will be [...]
Increase in the minimum subsistence level in the Slovak Republic
Dear clients, as of 1 July 2024, the minimum subsistence level in Slovakia has increased to € 273.99. The year-on-year increase in the minimum subsistence level represents an increase of 1.9%. This increase has significant implications not only for domestic residents, but also for applicants for temporary and permanent residence. How does this change affect the living conditions of these groups and what are the wider social [...]
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. [...]
Amendment to the Act on the Residence of Aliens No 404/2011
Dear clients, we bring you information on the approval of the amendment to the Act on the Residence of Aliens No. 404/2011 Coll. On 06.09.2023 the Government of the Slovak Republic approved a significant change, mainly related to illegal migration of persons through the territory of the Slovak Republic, when the Office of the Border and Aliens Police will no longer be obliged to initiate formal administrative proceedings in the matter of administrative expulsion of foreigners. Thus, overall, this change should [...]
Change in the law - business
Dear clients, we would like to inform you in connection with the validity of the new amendments to Act No. 150/2022 Coll. from 01.06.2023 that there has been a change in the management of the commercial register: - for the district of the Regional Court in Bratislava, the commercial register is maintained by the Municipal Court Bratislava III (originally the District Court Bratislava I) – for the district of the Regional Court in Košice, the Košice Municipal Court maintains the commercial register (originally [...]
Change in the foreign police
Dear clients, allow us to briefly state the important changes in the foreign police from 01.12.2022, which significantly improve and are intended to contribute to positive changes in the departments of this police department. To begin with, perhaps the most important change is the submission of the application for the residence permit itself. Until today, it was necessary to submit an application to the relevant department of the foreign police [...]