How long can they stay, can they change host/activity, can family accompany, and can the status be extended?
Temporary residence for special activities is granted for the period necessary to achieve the purpose, maximum two years, and is not required for up to 90 days if the short-stay conditions are met and the Art 111 par. 2(a) obligation is fulfilled. It may be renewed, even repeatedly, if the purpose persists and conditions continue to be met; a change of purpose requires an application treated as a new application. Family members of the holder may be granted temporary residence for family reunification. The official source does not state whether the host institution can be changed.
See recorded sources
Limits of the record- The captured sources do not state whether the lecturer may change host institution within the same purpose.
- https://www.minv.sk/swift_data/source/policia/hranicna_a_cudzinecka_policia/pravne_predpisy/404-ACT-Of-21-October-2011-On-Residence-of-Foreigners-and-Amendment-and-Supplementation-of-Certain-Acts.pdf
(2) A police department shall grant temporary residence for the purpose of special activities according to par. 1 for
the time period necessary in order to achieve the purpose, however, maximum for two years.
- https://www.minv.sk/swift_data/source/policia/hranicna_a_cudzinecka_policia/pravne_predpisy/404-ACT-Of-21-October-2011-On-Residence-of-Foreigners-and-Amendment-and-Supplementation-of-Certain-Acts.pdf
(3) Temporary residence for the purpose of special activity not required up to 90 days from the beginning of the
residence in the Slovak Republic territory, if a third country national fulfils the conditions for residence according to a
special regulation,46) if he/she has fulfilled the obligation according to Art.111 par. 2(a).
- https://mic.iom.sk/en/residence/temporary-residence/232-what-is-temporary-residence.html
If the purpose of residence persists and the foreigner continues to meet the conditions for residence, temporary residence may be renewed, even repeatedly.
- https://mic.iom.sk/en/residence/temporary-residence/232-what-is-temporary-residence.html
However, if the purpose of residence for which the temporary residence was granted changes, the foreign national has to apply for a change of the purpose of the temporary residence (it is considered a new application for a temporary residence).
- https://www.minv.sk/swift_data/source/policia/hranicna_a_cudzinecka_policia/pravne_predpisy/404-ACT-Of-21-October-2011-On-Residence-of-Foreigners-and-Amendment-and-Supplementation-of-Certain-Acts.pdf
(1) Temporary residence for the purpose of family reunification shall be granted by a police department, if there are
no reasons for the refusal of the application according to Art.33 par. 6, third country national who is
a) family member if the third country national with temporary residence or with permanent residence;