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Visa and residence-permit reform, labour-market trends, and India cooperation tracking for Slovakia.
Slovakia's headline unemployment rate looks steady at around 4%, but layoffs are rising in some sectors even as roughly 142,000 foreign workers keep the labour market from tightening further.
Globaris Immigration Desk · Jun 29, 2026 · 1 min read
A wide-ranging amendment effective July 15, 2026 sets clear decision deadlines for national visas, extends visa validity to 120 days, and lets foreign residents carry a digital residence card via the eDoklady app.
Globaris Immigration Desk · Jun 16, 2026 · 1 min read
PM Modi and Slovak PM Robert Fico signed a Memorandum of Understanding on labour migration during a Bratislava visit, aimed at easing mobility for Indian professionals and skilled workers, with a social security MoU to follow.
Globaris Immigration Desk · Jun 15, 2026 · 1 min read
Parliament's amendment to the Foreigners' Residence Act, approved June 2 and in force from July 15, speeds up visa decisions, digitizes filing, and gives laid-off work-permit holders up to six months to find new employment.
Globaris Immigration Desk · Jun 3, 2026 · 2 min read
