Persons with special needs

What

Slovak legislation does not recognize the definition of a person with a disability or special needs. Disability can be defined as any mental, physical, temporary, long-term or permanent disability or disability that prevents people with disabilities from adapting to the normal demands of life. Disability includes a number of functional limitations that occur in society in every country in the world. It can be physical, mental and combined. A person with a severe disability (in Slovak also as a “ŤZP/S”) is a natural person whose functional impairment level is at least 50%. Slovak legislation only allows such formal recognition of disability to foreigners with the following legal statuses:
a) a foreigner who is an European Economic Area (“EEA”) citizen with registered residence in the Slovak territory and who is employed or studying in a state recognized school,
b) a member of the family of such a foreigner who also has permanent residence in Slovakia,
c) a foreigner who is an EEA citizen with registered permanent residence in Slovakia for an unlimited period of time,
d) a foreigner who is a family member of a Slovak citizen with permanent residence in Slovakia and who has permanent residence in Slovakia too,
e) a foreigner who is not an EEA citizen and whose right to compensation is guaranteed by an international treaty,
f) a foreigner who has been granted asylum.
If you belong to any of the above mentioned foreigners and you have a special ID card, the so-called “preukaz ŤZP/S”, read the text below. If not, contact a non-governmental organization providing support to foreigners or IOM for an individual consultation.