National Long-stay Visa D (VISA D)

What

National long stay visa may be issued for 3-12 months. If you were granted residence permit in Slovakia, it will be issued for maximum 90 days, or it can be issued in order to comply with obligations arising from international agreements and if it is for the benefit of Slovakia. Documents that you submit depend on the purpose of your visa.

More information on visa (in English): www.mzv.sk/web/en/consular_info

How

Firstly, check your passport – it must be valid for at least three months longer than the expected validity of the visa. Secondly, you have to submit your application for a national visa to the consulate or embassy of the Slovak Republic accredited for the country of your origin (or for a country that issued your passport).

Application is available at (in 5 languages):

www.mzv.sk/cestovanie_a_konzularne_info/cestovne_doklady_a_viza-viza_pre_cudzincov_na_vstup_do_slovenskej_republiky

It si allowed for long-term visa holders to travel to other Member States (beyond the borders of the State that issued the visa), however this stay cannot exceed 90 days in any six-month period.

Where

Information on the Slovak embassies or consulates is available here (in Slovak):

www.mzv.sk/ministerstvo/slovenske_zastupitelstva-vsetky_zastupitelstva

Bratislava, Slovakia

Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic (Ministerstvo zahraničných vecí a európskych záležitostí Slovenskej republiky)

Hlboká cesta 2

833 36 Bratislava
T +421 (2) 59781111