Work permit

The relevant district Labour Office (list of local Labour Offices) when granting a work permit, does not take into consideration the current situation on the Slovak labour market in the case of an alien (inter alia): who carries out a constant teaching or research activity as a pedagogic employee or an academic employee at a higher education institution, or as a scientific, research or development worker.

 

The form “Work Permit Application” (download forms - in Slovak) that the Office provides to a foreigner shall also contain the written “Employer’s Promise to Employ a Foreigner”. The employer shall confirm by its signature and stamp that after obtaining the work permit it shall employ the alien. The application is documented also by the verified copy of the certificate of the achieved education level translated into Slovak language. If the foreigner wishes the application to be submitted by the future employer, the application must be supplemented with the written consent to such a procedure for the submission of the application, this with the verification of the authenticity of the foreigner’s signature under the legal regulations of the state where he/she is a citizen, or according to the generally binding legal regulations of the Slovak Republic.

 

The work permit should be issued by the relevant district labour office within 30 days following the application receipt. If the Office grants the work permit, the foreigner shall submit the permit obtained as a document supporting the application for a temporary residence permit for the purpose of Employment. The Office issues the work permit with a one-year validity at most. The work permit may be renewed.

Last modified: 2011-06-01