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</div> <dl class="article-info muted"> <dd class="modified"> <span class="icon-calendar" aria-hidden="true"></span> <time datetime="2024-07-01T07:23:35+00:00" itemprop="dateModified"> Last Updated: 01 July 2024 </time> </dd> </dl> <div class="clear"></div> <div style="text-align: justify;">A permanent residence permit聽entails聽foreign nationals to聽long-term residence in Slovakia聽as well as journeys聽abroad and back. It is a more stable type of residence, which is granted to foreign nationals for a longer period than temporary residence. Foreign nationals with permanent residence permit enjoy the same rights and duties as all citizens of the Slovak republic in most areas of life (e.g. employment, health care, social affairs, and public life on the regional level).</div> <p class="readmore"> <a class="btn" href="/en/residence/permanent-residence/237-what-is-permanent-residence.html" itemprop="url" aria-label="Read more: What is permanent residence?"> <span class="icon-chevron-right" aria-hidden="true"></span> Read more: What is permanent residence? </a> </p> </div> <div class="leading-1" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"> <div class="page-header"> <h2 itemprop="name"> <a href="/en/residence/permanent-residence/238-permanent-residence-for-five-years.html" itemprop="url"> Permanent residence for five years </a> </h2> </div> <div class="icons"> <div class="btn-group pull-right"> <button class="btn dropdown-toggle" type="button" id="dropdownMenuButton-238" aria-label="User tools" data-toggle="dropdown" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false"> <span class="icon-cog" aria-hidden="true"></span> <span class="caret" aria-hidden="true"></span> </button> <ul class="dropdown-menu" aria-labelledby="dropdownMenuButton-238"> <li class="print-icon"> <a href="/en/residence/permanent-residence/238-permanent-residence-for-five-years.html?tmpl=component&print=1&layout=default" title="Print article < Permanent residence for five years >" onclick="window.open(this.href,'win2','status=no,toolbar=no,scrollbars=yes,titlebar=no,menubar=no,resizable=yes,width=640,height=480,directories=no,location=no'); return false;" rel="nofollow"> Print</a> </li> <li class="email-icon"> <a href="/en/component/mailto/?tmpl=component&template=ja_university&link=2bf19444cd7ca38e3893878172725d6399ca62ce" title="Email this link to a friend" onclick="window.open(this.href,'win2','width=400,height=550,menubar=yes,resizable=yes'); return false;" rel="nofollow"> Email</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <dl class="article-info muted"> <dd class="modified"> <span class="icon-calendar" aria-hidden="true"></span> <time datetime="2024-10-07T12:37:09+00:00" itemprop="dateModified"> Last Updated: 07 October 2024 </time> </dd> </dl> <div class="clear"></div> <div style="text-align: justify;">The Foreign Police may grant the permanent residence for five years to a foreign national:</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <ul> <li style="text-align: justify;">who is <strong>a spouse of a Slovak citizen with permanent residence in Slovakia</strong>聽or who is a direct dependent relative of a Slovak citizen with permanent residence聽in Slovakia,</li> <li>who is<strong> a single child younger than 18 years and has been placed under the custody of a foreign national who is a spouse of a Slovak citizen with permanent residence聽in Slovakia,</strong></li> <li>who is a single child younger than 18 years of a foreigner with permanent residence for five years or a child younger than 18 years that has been placed under the custody of a foreign national with permanent residence for five years,</li> <li>who is a dependent child older than 18 years, not able to take care of himself/herself due to a long-term unfavourable health condition of a foreign national with permanent residence,聽</li> <li>or if it is in the interest of the Slovak Republic.</li> </ul> </div> <p class="readmore"> <a class="btn" href="/en/residence/permanent-residence/238-permanent-residence-for-five-years.html" itemprop="url" aria-label="Read more: Permanent residence for five years"> <span class="icon-chevron-right" aria-hidden="true"></span> Read more: Permanent residence for five years </a> </p> </div> <div class="leading-2" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"> <div class="page-header"> <h2 itemprop="name"> <a href="/en/residence/permanent-residence/239-permanent-residence-for-an-unlimited-time-period.html" itemprop="url"> Permanent residence for an unlimited time </a> </h2> </div> <div class="icons"> <div class="btn-group pull-right"> <button class="btn dropdown-toggle" type="button" id="dropdownMenuButton-239" aria-label="User tools" data-toggle="dropdown" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false"> <span class="icon-cog" aria-hidden="true"></span> <span class="caret" aria-hidden="true"></span> </button> <ul class="dropdown-menu" aria-labelledby="dropdownMenuButton-239"> <li class="print-icon"> <a href="/en/residence/permanent-residence/239-permanent-residence-for-an-unlimited-time-period.html?tmpl=component&print=1&layout=default" title="Print article < Permanent residence for an unlimited time >" onclick="window.open(this.href,'win2','status=no,toolbar=no,scrollbars=yes,titlebar=no,menubar=no,resizable=yes,width=640,height=480,directories=no,location=no'); return false;" rel="nofollow"> Print</a> </li> <li class="email-icon"> <a href="/en/component/mailto/?tmpl=component&template=ja_university&link=d6f47a35a43121c2a09ec7e7b4e27a6f3f49a03b" title="Email this link to a friend" onclick="window.open(this.href,'win2','width=400,height=550,menubar=yes,resizable=yes'); return false;" rel="nofollow"> Email</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <dl class="article-info muted"> <dd class="modified"> <span class="icon-calendar" aria-hidden="true"></span> <time datetime="2024-07-22T17:23:32+00:00" itemprop="dateModified"> Last Updated: 22 July 2024 </time> </dd> </dl> <div class="clear"></div> <p style="text-align: justify;">The Foreign Police may grant permanent residence for an unlimited time to a foreign national, who:</p> <ul style="text-align: justify;"> <li>has held permanent residence for five years at least for 4 years;</li> <li>is a child younger than 18 years of age of a foreigner with permanent residence for an unlimited time.</li> </ul> <p class="readmore"> <a class="btn" href="/en/residence/permanent-residence/239-permanent-residence-for-an-unlimited-time-period.html" itemprop="url" aria-label="Read more: Permanent residence for an unlimited time"> <span class="icon-chevron-right" aria-hidden="true"></span> Read more: Permanent residence for an unlimited time </a> </p> </div> <div class="leading-3" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"> <div class="page-header"> <h2 itemprop="name"> <a href="/en/residence/permanent-residence/240-long-term-residence.html" itemprop="url"> Long-term residence </a> </h2> </div> <div class="icons"> <div class="btn-group pull-right"> <button class="btn dropdown-toggle" type="button" id="dropdownMenuButton-240" aria-label="User tools" data-toggle="dropdown" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false"> <span class="icon-cog" aria-hidden="true"></span> <span class="caret" aria-hidden="true"></span> </button> <ul class="dropdown-menu" aria-labelledby="dropdownMenuButton-240"> <li class="print-icon"> <a href="/en/residence/permanent-residence/240-long-term-residence.html?tmpl=component&print=1&layout=default" title="Print article < Long-term residence >" onclick="window.open(this.href,'win2','status=no,toolbar=no,scrollbars=yes,titlebar=no,menubar=no,resizable=yes,width=640,height=480,directories=no,location=no'); 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