Slovakia residence permit through business: your own company or sole trader status and an entrepreneur's residence permit

There is no investment contribution. The basis is your business activity in Slovakia: a sole trader or the executive of your own company. The money in the accounts is proven but stays yours. In return the state expects the business to really work: from 15 July 2026 renewal depends on taxable income and tax paid.

A sole trader (živnosť): business-funds threshold EUR 5,904.40, a simpler structure, but nationals of non-OECD countries such as India also need a commercial register entry as an enterprise of a foreign person. A company (s.r.o.): threshold EUR 29,522, but a full legal entity for contracts and a team; the basis is the executive (konateľ) role, not the shareholding. If the company runs an innovative project, the threshold drops to EUR 11,808.80.

Two accounts and 3-month statements. Personal: at least EUR 295.22 for each month of stay, EUR 3,542.64 for a stay over a year. Business: EUR 5,904.40 (sole trader) or EUR 29,522 (company executive). These are balances on the certificate date, not a payment to the state. The embassy filing fee is EUR 350. For applicants from India the whole amount fits within the annual LRS limit.

No. A first application for a residence permit for the purpose of business is filed in person at the Slovak embassy accredited for your country of citizenship or residence. Inside Slovakia you can file only when changing the purpose of an existing permit.

By law, 90 days from a complete file, 30 days for executives who are OECD nationals, significant investors and innovative projects. With business registration, document preparation and the embassy appointment, a realistic term from first meeting to card is 4–6 months, depending on the workload of the specific embassy. We do not promise 'one month'.

Enter within 180 days of approval. Register your residence within 3 working days; take out health insurance within 3 working days of receiving the card; within 30 days submit proof of insurance and a medical report from an infectious-disease specialist no older than 30 days. Missing deadlines is a ground for penalties and a cancellation risk.

More than half of the permit term in each year. Continuous absence of more than 180 days without notifying the Foreign Police is a ground for cancellation. For future long-term residence, absences must not exceed 6 consecutive months and 10 months in total over 5 years.

That the purpose of stay continues and the business works. From 15 July 2026 a sole trader is checked for taxable income above EUR 2,876.90 for the previous tax period, a company for tax paid at least at the minimum (EUR 340 to 11,520 depending on income). There must be no arrears with the tax, customs, social and health insurance authorities for the whole term of the permit: on a report from the tax office, customs or an insurer the police may cancel the permit (Section 111(10) and Section 36(1)(f) of Act 404/2011 as amended by Act 128/2026). The renewal fee is EUR 200.

After your permit is issued, by family reunification, for the term of your permit, up to 5 years. The spouse and children may do business; employment in the first 9 months requires a work permit. The fee is EUR 200 per adult; children under 18 are exempt.

Long-term residence after 5 years of continuous legal residence, with Slovak at A2 level and stable income of at least 12 times the subsistence minimum. Citizenship after 8 years of continuous permanent residence immediately before the application, with an interview on the language and knowledge of the country (Act 40/1993).

At the Slovak embassy accredited for the UAE or for your country of citizenship. Police clearances are needed from the country of citizenship and from every country where you lived for more than 90 days within 6 consecutive months in the last 3 years, so usually from both India and the UAE. UAE documents are legalised through the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Indian documents with an apostille, and everything is translated into Slovak.

No. Slovakia has no citizenship by investment programme. The only official route is naturalisation after 8 years of permanent residence. Anything that promises a passport sooner is not based on law, and we do not work with it.

Yes, by family reunification (Section 27 of Act 404/2011). Parents of the applicant or spouse, if they depend on your care and lack appropriate support in the country of origin. Adult children only if unmarried and unable to care for themselves because of a long-term health condition. The family files after your permit is issued; their permit runs for the term of yours, up to 5 years.

The business-funds threshold does not change: EUR 5,904.40 for a sole trader or EUR 29,522 for a company executive regardless of family size. For each family member, accommodation and funds for residence are shown: the benchmark is the subsistence minimum of EUR 295.22 a month per person (EUR 3,542.64 for a stay over a year). The fee per adult is EUR 200; children under 18 are exempt.

Yes. If the application is refused through the fault of our team or an error in building the case, we refund the company's service fee less a minimal retention for costs actually incurred. Refund terms, the payment schedule and the rules on retaining service costs are fixed in the contract before work begins. Before we start, we check your documents and risk history free of charge and tell you about any risks in advance.