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Highly Qualified Third-Country Nationals

Overview

An applicant for a national visa on the basis of the Regulation of the Government of the Slovak Republic No. 521/2021 is a highly qualified third‑country national applying under the interest of the Slovak Republic.


Visa fee

Visa Type Visa fee (RMB)
Purpose of Employment 729
Promotion of Trade and Investment Relations China–Slovakia 405
Relocation 405
Highly Qualified Third–Country Nationals 405

All applicants, even those with recorded fingerprints within the past 59 months, are required to submit their applications in person. However, children under the age of 12 are exempt.

Note:

  • Applicants will be paying a service fee of 137 RMB (inclusive VAT)
  • The applicable Visa Fee and Service fee are as per the current rate of exchange set by the Embassy of Slovakia. They are subject to change without any notice
  • All the Fees are non-refundable

Document requirements


Checklist for Highly Qualified Third-Country Nationals - Click here

Application Form (English) - Click here

Application for residence - Click here


Photo specifications

The photo must:

photo requirement

Applicants need to submit their Application form with the new photo format, as explained below:

The photo must fulfill the norm specified by the ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization).

  • Use plain light-colored background.
  • The photo must be no more than 6-months old.
  • Not tilted picture (portrait style) showing both edges of face clearly.
  • Close up of the head and top of the shoulders so that the face takes up 70–80% of the photograph.
  • Photo in sharp focus and clear.

Photo Size

The photo for each visa applicant submitted must measure:

  • The picture dimensions must be 240 pixels wide by 320 pixels high at least. A smaller picture will be rejected. For instance, a photo being 235 pixels by 320 pixels is not valid.
  • On the other hand, the photo should keep a proportion of 3.5 x 4.5 (width x height) within limits. However, 250 x 340 pixels picture would be valid, but not a 290 x 340 pixels one.
  • Finally, the image weight (size in Kbytes) can never be bigger than 120 Kbytes. Finally, the image weight (size in Kbytes) can never be bigger than 120 Kbytes.

Processing Time

The processing time for the application will be no less than 30 days since the date when the documents are received by the Embassy of the Slovak Republic in Beijing.