Additional services

Euroconsult Slovakia offers a wide range of additional services for foreigners, that will significantly simplify the beginning of your stay in Slovakia. Furthermore, a co-operation with us can be useful even if you have already settled down in Slovakia. Our services include obtaining documents of all kinds, insurance, registration procedures or requesting social benefits. We are helpful in finding a flat or a house for our clients and kindergartens for their children. So, leave it to us and save a lot of time.

Nostrification is the process by which the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic assesses and verifies diplomas issued abroad. This institution assesses diplomas from the European Union countries differently from diplomas issued in third countries.

For foreigners living in Slovakia, nostrification is required:

• For academic purposes – recognition of a foreign graduating certificate required for the admission of a student to a Slovak university

– recognition period up to 30 days (bilateral agreement countries) *

– recognition period up to 60 days (countries outside the bilateral agreement)*

• For business purposes – recognition of diplomas and internships necessary for the registration of a specialized or regulated sole proprietorship

– recognition period up to 90 days;

• For professional purposes – recognition of a diploma of education from abroad in various professions (doctor, vet …) – recognition period up to 90 days.

* List of countries with which a bilateral agreement on mutual recognition of diplomas has been concluded: Czech Republic, Ukraine, Russian Federation, Hungary, Poland, Croatia, Germany, Romania, China

Use our services and leave the whole nostrification process to us.

If a foreign self-employed person (SEP) from another EU Member State pursues a business activity on the basis of a temporary residence permit in the Slovak Republic, they shall be subject to the legislation of that Member State. In other words, the foreign self-employed is obliged to pay contributions to the Social Insurance Agency of that particular country. However, if the self-employed person working in another EU Member State wants to be subject to the Slovak regulations and Social Insurance System, he/she will need a PD A1 application form.

What you’ll need to do / provide:

• Submit an application for posting a self-employed person to the territory of another EU member state
• Photocopy of the contract for temporary performance of self-employment in the host country concluded with foreign entities (official translation is not required)
• Affidavit on translation of documents in a foreign language 
• Statement from the health insurance company with regard to the regular payment of contributions 

Application requires that the self-employed person should meet the following conditions:

• Such person is authorized to pursue the activity, which will be temporarily pursued on the territory of the receiving State;
• Such person normally pursues the essential activities in Slovakia before posting, at least two months prior to the posting – the self-employed person shall prove temporary pursuance of his/her activity in the territory he/she was posted to on the basis of a contract (e.g., commercial contract, order, etc.).

Validity of the A1 form is limited. It is determined by Social Insurance Agency and it depends on the posting details such as the duration of the posting that cannot be longer than 24 months.

The self-employed person that holds a PD A1 form is obliged to communicate any changes that occur during the time of posting within eight days to the relevant branch of the Social Insurance Agency:

• The subject posting of the application was not implemented;
• The posting ended before the expiry of the PD A1;
• The posting was interrupted for the period of more than two months.

The form can be requested for those who have temporary permit of residence for the purpose of business, however, the conditions and requirements for issuing the A1 form vary. 

After 185 days from the beginning of the temporary residence permit in the Slovak Republic, foreigners have the right to exchange their foreign driving licence for the Slovak one. It is best to do so within 60 days of the expiry of this period, but no later than one year from granting of the permit, because if you decide to exchange it after this period, you will be required to pass Slovak driving school exams.

What documents are needed:

• Driving licence issued in your country;
• Confirmation from the Ministry of the Interior in your country that your driving licence is valid – with an apostille;
• If you are applying for category C – confirmation from a Slovak psychologist – psychological tests.

The documents are submitted to the relevant police department, according to the foreigner’s residence in Slovakia. Your driving licence will be revoked and you will receive a temporary document that serves as a replacement for your driving licence. Within 5 to 20 days (depending on the fee) the new Slovak driving licence will be issued.

Use services of our company and leave the whole process to us.

What is included in the service package?

• Providing official translations of all documents;
• Assistance to the client at the relevant police in all actions.

What is not included in the service package?

• Fee for official translations of documents – 22 €/page;
• Fees for applying for an exchange of a driving licence with the police.

Our company offers you complete assistance services in opening bank accounts, closing them, consulting various banking products, leases or mortgages. We have positive experience and long-term cooperation with banks that accept new clients from abroad and do not require complicated bureaucracy. We offer you a complete assistance in opening personal and business accounts. If you already have a bank account, we will help you set up your internet / mobile banking application so you can use all the services of your bank conveniently from your phone. Our consultants are fluent in 3 foreign languages ​​(Russian, English, German), so all your requirements and questions will be fully answered. However, conditions for foreigners in Slovak banks change and tighten up very often. Therefore, use our experience and advice and do not waste time looking for banks that will want to provide you with their services.

If you are planning to start your new life in Slovakia, you should first solve the question of living. The most common choice for foreigners is to rent apartments or non-residential areas – offices. Euroconsult Slovakia s.r.o. offers you the service with online virtual tour of your chosen property. How is the whole process going on? You give us your detailed requirements – price, city, location and other parameters, we will immediately offer you several current offers from the real estate market, we will agree on online inspection with you and a real estate agent and you will choose from the comfort of your home, which offer suits you best. Of course, our specialists work closely with the real estate agent and monitor the entire process of signing the contract and clarifying the terms of the lease.