There is an important update on the Slovak visas policy which is relevant for two groups of foreigners:
- graduates of TOP world universities or Czech universities / Slovak Universities, who would like to look for job in Slovakia (job seeking visas) – find the list of universities here
- foreigners from 3rd countries, that got job in Slovak company
There will be total of 3000 national visas to be issued for foreigners in 2022. The law is effective from 1st of April 2022.
Foreigners can apply for 2 types of visas:
- job seeking visas for 90 days – in case they graduate their education in TOP universities (minimum Bachelor level completed, respectively 3 years of education) or in the Czech Universities (minimum Master level completed) or are looking for a job in industry with high added value – see the list below (minimum 4 years of educatio is required). As there is 9 months job seeking visas for Slovak university graduates, this change is not relevant but could be for someone who used 9 months before.
- employment visas for 12 months – in case of employment with high added value (minimum 3 years of education from TOP universities, 4 yeas of education in the field related to highly qualified profession or Master degree from the Czech universities / Slovak universities)
The list of professions with high added value:
group I – managers
1120 Presidents and CEOs of enterprises and organizations
1211 Financial managers
1212 Human resources managers
1213 Managers (managers) in the field of strategy and planning
1219 Managers admin. and support. activities. not elsewhere specified
1221 Business and marketing executives
1222 Advertising and public relations managers
1223 Research and development managers
1311 Agricultural and forestry managers
1321 Managers in industry
1323 Construction managers
1324 Managers (managers) in transport, logistics and postal services
1330 Information and communication managers
technologies
1342 Health care managers
1343 Managers in the field of care for the elderly
1344 Social care managers
1345 Managers (managers) in education and training
1346 Managers (managers) in finance and insurance
1349 Managers in specialized services not elsewhere classified
group II – high value-added IT professions
2153 Telecommunications specialists
2511 Systems Analysts
2512 Software Developers
2514 Application Programmers
2519 Software and application developers and analysts nec
2521 Database designers and administrators
2523 Computer network specialists
2529 Database and computer network specialists not elsewhere classified
Group III – high value-added healthcare professions
2211 General practitioners
2212 Specialist doctors
2221 Nursing specialists
2222 Obstetrics specialists
2250 Veterinarians
2261 Dentists
2262 Pharmacists
group IV – scientists and researchers
2131002 Genetics (scientist)
2141001 Specialist in research and development in food production
2141006 Specialist in research and development in textile and clothing production
2141011 Specialist in research and development in leather and footwear production
2141016 Specialist research and development in furniture production, wood processing and production
wooden structures
2141020 Specialist in research and development in pulp and paper production
2141025 Specialist in research and development in printing production
2141029 Specialist in research and development in glass production
2141034 Specialist in research and development in the production of building materials
2141039 Specialist in research and development in the production of refractory materials
2142015 Construction specialist in technological research and development
2142016 Construction specialist in economic research and development
2144001 Engineering specialist in research and development
2145002 Chemical specialist in research and development
2146014 Metallurgical specialist in research and development
2146017 Foundry specialist in research and development
2151003 Electrical engineer in research and development
2151017 Energy specialist in research and development
2153005 Telecommunications products and services development specialist
2262010 Pharmacist in research and development
2310 University teachers
2413028 Banking researcher
2422016 Specialist in science development, research and innovation
2511008 ICT researcher
2521006 Data scientist
2621002 Researcher in archives
2621010 Researcher of historical architecture
2621011 Art-historical researcher
2621012 Researcher of historical urbanism
2621013 Archival-historical researcher
2622002 Research and methodological worker in librarianship
2634009 Researcher in the field of psychology
2636001 Researcher in Religion Studies
2643007 Linguist (philologist, linguist)
Group V – other technical specialists
2120 Specialist in mathematics, actuarial and statistics
2141 Specialists in industry and production
2145 Chemical specialists
2146 Specialists in mining, metallurgy, foundry. industry and relatives
unions
2151 Electrical engineers and energy specialists
2421 Management and work organization analysts
2422 Strategy and development specialists
2424 Specialists in the field of education and human resources development
2431 Advertising and marketing specialists
2432 Public relations specialists
2433 Sales specialists (except information and communication technologies)
2434 Information and communication technology sales specialists