Entry regulations		Residence regulations		Additional information
Restrictions affecting temporary residence permit applicants from outside EU.				EU/EEA passport holders are not affected.

HIV-specific entry and residence regulations for Slovakia

People applying for a temporary residence permit from outside the European Union and the European Economic Area will be requested proof of absence of any disease that could impose a risk to public health. HIV infection is currently considered such a disease by Slovak authorities.

(Source: 1)

Law 404/2011 Coll. On Residence of Foreigners, Article 32, §10
A third country national who has been granted a temporary residence permit shall be obliged to submit a medical report confirming that he/she does not suffer from any disease which could threaten public health to the police department within 30 days from the receipt of the residence permit; this shall not apply if it concerns a third country national according to Art. 28, 29 or 30, a third country national with valid residence permit in another Member State, or if it concerns a change of type or purpose of residence. The medical report confirming that he/she does not suffer from any disease which could threaten public health may not be older than 30 days. On request of the third country national, a police department may extend the period for submission of the medical report confirming that he/she does not suffer from any disease which could threaten public health by 60 days.

Article 124 Public Health

1. Medical report that the third-country national does not suffer from any disease which could impose a risk to the public health shall be issued by a doctor specialising in infectious diseases.
2. Details on the issuance of a medical report under paragraph 1 and the list of diseases posing a risk to public health shall the specified by a generally binding legal regulation to be issued by the Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic.

(Source: 2)

Decree of the Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic No. 509/2011 

On details of the medical opinion that a third-country national does not suffer from any disease posing a threat to public health and the list of diseases threatening public health.

(Source: 3)

 

HIV treatment information for Slovakia

Foreigners with health insurance and who are interested in getting treatment have free access to the treatment facilities. The quality of treatment meets Western European standards. There are 5 clinical treatment centres in Slovakia (Bratislava, Banská Bystrica, Košice, Nitra and Martin).

(Source: 1)

 

HIV information / HIV NGOs in Slovakia

There is no HIV NGO in Slovakia. People with questions regarding Slovakia should contact Ceská spolecnost AIDS pomoc (CSAP), www.aids-pomoc.cz

 

Global Criminalisation of HIV Transmission Scan

The Global Criminalisation Scan is an initiative of GNP+. It aims to collect and keep up to date information on national and state level laws criminalising the transmission of or exposure to HIV. It also aims to provide an easily accessible ‘clearing-house’ of resources, research, and initiatives on the subject and to provide a platform for advocacy initiatives.

Find out more about the scan and the criminalisation of HIV transmission legislation at http://criminalisation.gnpplus.net/.

 

Sources

1. User feedback; Ceská spolecnost AIDS pomoc (CSAP), Robert Hejzak – October 15, 2020
2. Law 404/2011 Coll. On Residence of Foreigners, Article 32, paragraph 10, https://www.refworld.org/pdfid/50bf39e42.pdf, accessed October 15, 2020
3. https://www.minv.sk/?legal-acts, accessed October 15, 2020

 

updated: 10/15/2020
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