Permanent Residence of Unlimited Duration
A police department shall grant, upon the application of a third country national, permanent residence of unlimited duration to a third country national who
a) has had permanent residence for at least four years as per Art. 43;
b) is a child younger than 18 years of age of a third country national with permanent residence of unlimited duration
The Ministry of Interior can grant permanent residence of unlimited duration even without fulfilling the conditions as specified herein,
a) if necessary for the provision of protection and assistance to a witness as per a special regulation;
b) to a person without any citizenship;
c) for reasons of particular concern;
d) upon a proposal of the Slovak Information Service due to safety interests of the Slovak Republic;
e) to a full aged person who has been granted a tolerated residence for at least three years of study at a school in the Slovak Republic territory
Permanent Residence for Five Years
A police department shall grant permanent residence for five years, if there are no reasons for the refusal of an application, to a third country national
a) who is a spouse of the Slovak Republic citizen with permanent residence in the Slovak Republic territory or dependent relative in direct line of the Slovak Republic citizen with permanent residence in the Slovak Republic territory;
b) who is a single child younger than 18 years of age entrusted into personal care of a third country national who is a spouse of the Slovak Republic citizen with permanent residence in the Slovak Republic territory;
c) who is a single child younger than 18 years of age of a third country national with permanent residence for five years or child younger than 18 years of age entrusted into personal care of a third country national with permanent residence for five years,
d) who is a dependent child younger than 18 years of age who cannot take care of himself/herself due to long term unfavourable health condition, third country national with permanent residence; or
e) if this is in the interest of the Slovak Republic
Long Term Residence
A police department shall grant long term residence, if there are no reasons for the refusal of the application, to a third country national
a) whose residence in the Slovak Republic territory is authorised and continuous during the period of five years immediately prior to the filing of an application;
b) whose long term residence has expired as per Art. 55(e) or Art. 56(b), (c) or (d); or
who has had a five-year authorised continuous residence in the territory of member states as a Blue Card holder and has resided in the Slovak Republic territory as a Blue Card holder for at least two years immediately prior to the filing of an application