Foreigners in Slovakia, page 3

News and features on living in Slovakia

Profesia Days in Košice on November 14, 2023.

Frequently asked questions: Working in Slovakia

The Slovak Spectator offers the basic information a foreigner needs to know about employment relations in Slovakia.

The Foreigners' Police department in Bratislava.
Katarína Jakubjaková
The clients' centre in Bratislava; illustrative stock photo
In the building of the former county house on Main Square in Rimavská Sobota, southern Slovakia, the town hall, tourist information centre, registry office, and local art gallery are located.

Registry offices will no longer cause problems for parents of children born abroad

They will be required to accept a name as stated in a birth certificate issued abroad.

Kenji Ueda.
Ema Stanovská
Foreign job applicants from non-EU countries will now have to supply more documentation.

Government clarifies visa conditions for third-country employees

Now work contracts are required for positions without educational qualifications.

After leaving Vyšné Nemecké, there is only a Slovak-Ukrainian border.

On the Slovak-Ukrainian border, an American feels pessimism but also sees potential

Instead of new jobs and a motorway, the Sobrance district has seen brain drain. Still, some have decided to come home.

A lookout platform above the former quarry near Beňatina

Hidden gems in the east: Smuggling museum, 'Croatian' lake, and guitar heaven

Slovak regions near the Ukrainian border are a nice surprise for visitors.

The European Parliament.
St. Martin Cathedral in Bratislava.
An illustrative photo.

How Pablo, a Jack Russell, helps me learn Slovak

Never lose your sense of humour when trying to speak a foreign language.

Iryna Zinchenko
Kevin has already been transported back home, contributing to his demanding medical treatment and rehabilitation is still possible.
The Statistics Office found that more foreigners than average lived in 20 out of Slovakia’s 79 districts.

Among foreigners, Italians predominate in Bratislava’s Old Town

What Slovakia learned about its foreign residents from the 2021 census.

Life in Slovakia isn't always easy for foreigners, but they want to help

Some see it as their responsibility to get involved in civic life and follow Slovak politics.

Ukrainian chef Veronika Shlendek.

The Ukrainian ‘Master Chef’ proving herself in Bratislava

Veronika Shlendek was drawn to cooking by the “miracle” of her grandmother’s bread-baking.

Iryna Zinchenko.

Slovakia has changed since I first visited in the nineties

I used to come to Slovakia as a tourist, now I'm a refugee.

Iryna Zinchenko
John Boyd.
Audio
The Supreme Administrative Court in Bratislava.

Constitutional Court tells police when they cannot reject foreigner’s residence application

Reliance on the non-explanatory negative opinion written by secret service not enough, the court rules.

The Trnava city centre.

Trnava opens new support centre for its 7,000 foreigners

ConnecTT will provide courses, workshops, counselling.

Almost 350 national visas were granted between July 2022 and early October 2023.

National visas can help lure foreign talent, but they might not be enough

Employers’ representatives suggest the state should adopt better solutions for third-country nationals.

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