Blue Card of the European Union.
The Blue Card of the European Union is a temporary residence permit entitling a third-country national to enter, stay, and work in the territory of the Slovak Republic to perform highly qualified employment, exit from the territory of the Slovak Republic, and re-enter the territory of the Slovak Republic within the specified period.
Highly qualified employment refers to employment for which a higher professional qualification is required, as demonstrated by a document of higher education.
One of the legal conditions for issuing the Blue Card of the European Union is the submission of an employment contract or an employer’s commitment in which the employment relationship for the performance of highly qualified employment is agreed upon for at least 1 year, and the monthly salary is agreed upon at a minimum of 1.5 times the average monthly salary of an employee in the economy of the Slovak Republic in the respective sector, published by the Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic for the calendar year preceding the calendar year in which the application for the Blue Card of the European Union is submitted.
The Blue Card of the European Union is issued to a third-country national for 4 years. If the duration of employment specified in the employment contract is less than 4 years, the Blue Card of the European Union is issued for the duration of the extended employment period plus 90 days.
The application for the Blue Card is submitted in person by the third-country national at the embassy if legally residing in the territory of the Slovak Republic.
When issuing the Blue Card of the European Union, the police department requests a confirmation from the Central Office for Labor, Social Affairs, and Family regarding the possibility of filling a vacant job position corresponding to highly qualified employment.
The conditions for issuing a confirmation of the possibility of filling a vacant job position corresponding to highly qualified employment, including consent or refusal to fill it, are regulated by the Employment Services Act.