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Extraordinary page hours without an appointment
Extraordinary visiting hours without an appointment Dear clients, The Aliens Police once again announces extraordinary visiting hours without an appointment at the Aliens Police outside the booking system at the designated times. The additional page hours will be in place during the three Thursdays of ...continue reading.
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Extraordinary page hours without an appointment
Extraordinary visiting hours without an appointment Dear clients, The Aliens Police once again announces extraordinary visiting hours without an appointment at the Aliens Police outside the booking system at the designated times. Additional page hours will be in place during ...continue reading.
The Foreign Police in Nové Zámky has new premises
The Foreign Police in Nové Zámky has new premises, which were inaugurated by the Minister of the Interior Matúš Šutaj Eštok. The reason for the relocation was the need to respond to the growing administrative burden ...continue reading.
Unavailability of the cadastral department (cyber attack)
The Ministry of the Interior of the Slovak Republic informs citizens about the unavailability of the cadastral department and electronic services due to cyber attacks.The information system of the Office of Geodesy, Cartography and Cadastre of the Slovak Republic, which is used by the cadastral ...continue reading.
Change of the booking system of the Aliens Police
The Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic announces upcoming changes in the booking system of the Aliens 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 ...continue reading.
Regaining citizenship can be complicated
Dear clients, we bring you a RTVS report on the issue of acquiring citizenship, in this particular case it is also about reacquisition of citizenship of a former citizen of the Slovak Republic. Since the whole ...continue reading.
Ongoing complications with bookings
Dear clients, we bring you a report of Markiza TV on the issue of reservations at the Department of Foreign Police of the Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic, which we informed you about in the article, from ...continue reading.
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. ...continue reading.
Establishment of new representative offices of the Slovak Republic
Pursuant to the press release of the Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic, we bring you an article about the current and most important changes in the scope of Slovak embassies. The Government of Slovakia ...continue reading.
Outage of the dates of the reservation system
Dear clients, we would like to inform you about the current lack of dates in the reservation system of the Ministry of the Interior for actions connected with the foreign police, where currently from ...continue reading.
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. ...continue reading.
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. ...continue reading.
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 ...continue reading.
Extended deadlines for issuing documents
Dear clients, this is to inform you about the currently extended deadlines for the issuance of travel and personal documents. Following the fact that all personal documents such as passports, ID ...continue reading.
Change of the fee schedule from 01.04.2024
Dear clients, we would like to inform you about the change in the scale of administrative fees of the Ministry of the Interior in the field of residence permits and visa applications effective from 01.04.2024 according to the Act No. ...continue reading.
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 ...continue reading.
Advised level: level 3 - Do not travel to IranIn light of the current deteriorating security situation in the Middle East caused by the escalating Israeli-Palestinian military conflict and its potential impact on the wider ...continue reading.
Pakistan - travel recommendation
Recommendation level: level 3 - Recommendation level: level 3 - Recommendation not to travel to PakistanThe Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic recommends that citizens of the Slovak Republic do not travel to Pakistan ...continue reading.
There have been recent cases of popular discontent in Cuba over the lack of basic food and electricity. In this context, citizens are advised to exercise extra caution at large gatherings and demonstrations. Cuba is going through the worst ...continue reading.
The Embassy of the Slovak Republic in Hanoi warns that in connection with the upcoming celebration of the arrival of the Lunar New Year (February 8-14, 2024), it is necessary to reckon with various ...continue reading.
Planned outage of the reservation system
Dear Clients, We would like to inform you via a press release from the Ministry of the Interior about a planned technical outage of the Ministry of the Interior's reservation system. Due to the unavoidable planned technical outage of the reservation system, ...continue reading.
Dear Clients,We would like to apologize for the delay in responding to email communications due to the ongoing attacks on websites. We are currently registering cyber attacks on ...continue reading.
Dear clients, On January 8, 2024, the President of the Republic of Ecuador, Daniel Noboa, declared a 60-day state of emergency in the country with a curfew from 11:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. This happened after ...continue reading.
Outage of electronic services of the Ministry of Internal Affairs
Dear Clients, We would like to inform you by means of a press release of the Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic about the current outage of electronic services (e-services) of the Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic. The outage of electronic services ...continue reading.
Dear Clients, The Embassy of the Slovak Republic in Nairobi informs Slovak citizens planning to travel to Kenya about the upcoming change in the conditions of entry into the country. As of 1 January 2024, visas ...continue reading.
Dear Clients, Partners and Friends,Allow me to express my sincere thanks to you on behalf of our entire company at this special time of the year.As we approach the end of this ...continue reading.
Dear clients, we take this opportunity to inform you that from 15.12.2023 there will be a change in the business and contractual conditions of the company MTS Consulting, s.r.o., in the manner ...continue reading.
China's accession to the Hague Convention
Dear Clients,On 8 March 2023, the People's Republic of China acceded to the Convention on the Abolition of the Requirement of Higher Authentication of Foreign Public Documents (the Hague Convention). The Convention between China and Slovakia will enter into ...continue reading.
Reopening of the Foreign Police Department
Dear Clients, The Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic informed on 13.10.2023 about the resumption of operation of all workplaces of the Foreign Police Department as of 16.10.2023. Below is the official press release of the Department ...continue reading.
Dear clients, we advise you to avoid travelling to the country of Israel, the current death toll from the rocket attacks ranges from 700 people, more are missing and the situation ...continue reading.
Cancellation of emergency COVID-19
Dear Clients, The Government Office of the Slovak Republic on 11.09.2023 approved the lifting of the emergency situation caused by the spread of the COVID-19 disease, which will end on 15.09.2023 at 6:00. Based on this fact ...continue reading.