Relocate to Slovakia – Professional Immigration Service

Professional
Immigration Service

for business, employment, family reunion…

Our fast track EU immigration program offers a straightforward and affordable path to obtain EU residency.

Program Highlights

Obtaining a EU residency and EU citizenship has never been easier.

With this exclusive program that we have specifically designed for our Chinese clients. You no longer have to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to secure EU residency leading to full EU citizenship.

Our fast track EU immigration program offers a straightforward and affordable path to obtain EU residency.

It will allow you and your family to become legal residents in Slovakia, a high-income Central European country which has been full EU member since 2004.

Slovakian residency will allow you to freely travel within EU without visa…

… as well conduct business and take advantage of many opportunities that this beautiful country has to offer.

Moreover, after a period of continued Slovak residency, you will be able to apply for Slovak citizenship and obtain a EU passport…

… that is considered to be one of the most powerful in the world. Slovak passport allows visa free to travel to 181 countries and territories and is ranked 9^th in terms of travel freedom (tied with Australian and Lithuanian passports) according to the Henley Passport Index.

We are able to offer this exclusive program to our clients…

… thanks to our intricate knowledge of Slovak business and immigration laws and with the support of the local authorities. We have helped hundreds of clients to obtain much desired EU passport and EU residency enabling freedom of travel for themselves and their families.

While other popular EU immigration programs require upfront investments of hundreds of thousands of dollars…

… and involve complex and lengthily procedures, our Slovak immigration program is offered at the fraction of those prices, is fast and straightforward. Please, refer to the comparison of our Slovak residency program with other EU residency programs.

How does our EU residency program work?

In a nutshell, our exclusive EU immigration via Slovak residency program is based on a business or trade license route. As soon as you establish a legitimate business registered in Slovakia which we will help you do, you will be entitled to obtain Slovak residency followed by permanent residency with the path to obtaining a full EU passport down the road.

It is also a uniquely affordable program allowing our clients to obtain EU residency at a fraction of a price from equivalent programs – please, refer to our comparison.

Phase	Validity	Timeframe
Residence permit	Granted for 1-2 years, renewed at the end of each period	Minimum 5 years before eligible for permanent residency
Permanent resident permit	Unlimited until cancelled by the applicant	Minimum 8 years before eligible for Slovak citizenship
Citizenship	Permanent, entitled for Slovak passport (EU passport)	Permanent

How much does it cost and how long will it take?

Slovak residency program costs significantly less than the equivalent programs for other European countries – refer to our various EU immigration programs comparison. Here is the summary of the costs:

Price*	Timeline
EUR 9,900 for main applicant EUR 1,990 for applicant’s spouse EUR 990 per each child 50% is paid at signing of contract 50% upon approval of the application	4-5 months from submitting application to residency permit approval

*The price includes legal fees, court fees, translation fees but excludes administration fees at the Slovak Mission in China and fees at travel health clinic

The detailed process is shown here:

Process initiation

Signing contract

Documents collectiion and legalization in Slovak Mission in China

1st payment: EUR 4,950 (50% of total fee of EUR 9,900 for main applicant)*

Preparing and submitting application

Applicant is collecting necessary documents and sendign them to SmartUp

Reviewing collected documents and submitting application

Applicant interview in the Slovak Mission in China

Application approval – issuance of residence permit

Applicant is granted travel visa to come to Slovakia for process completion

Travel to Slovakia for medical check and biometric data submission in local police

The remaining 50% of the fee (EUR 4,950 of total of EUR 9,900 for main applicant) is paid upon successful approval of the residency permit*

Who qualifies for Slovak residency program?

Requirement to applicants are very straight forward:

You should be able to provide clean criminal record in China and any country where the applicant has resided for the last 3 years for more than 90 days during 6 consecutive months
You should be able to prove maintaining personal bank account of minimum 2,523 EUR for each month for the last 3 months
If applying for trade license (not company), you will have to provide another bank statement with past 3 months’ transactions with minimum monthly balance of 4,600 EUR for each month

These are some other document that the applicant and his immediate family members will be expected to provide:

Copy of passport & national ID (if you have 2 passports, please inform us)
Copy of valid visa (if you have any)
Copy of residence permit in another country (if you have any)
Two color photographs (3 × 3.5 cm)

The benefits of Slovak residency

You will be able travel border-free within Schengen area. This means that once you become legal Slovak resident, you will no longer be required to obtain visa to visit any of the following countries: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland.
You will have the access to many opportunities that developed high-income Slovak economy has to offer, be it investment, business and employment.
You and your family will enjoy high quality European lifestyle. Slovakia is consistently ranked very high on Human Development Index and performs favorably in measurements of civil liberties, press freedom, internet freedom, democratic governance and peacefulness.

You will be able to take advantage of highly developed universal healthcare system.
You will have free access to public education – free kindergartens, public schools and universities
You will also be paying much less to maintain the same high living standards in Slovakia compared to other countries in Western Europe.
Rent prices for accommodation are very affordable and if you decide to invest in Slovak real estate, you will find much more favorable prices compared to many other European cities.

How can we help you to immigrate to EU via our Slovak residency program?

Thanks to SmartUp intricate knowledge and experience with Slovak immigration and business legislation, we have designed an exclusive program that allows our clients to establish Slovak residency in business category.
According to Slovak law, it is possible to get residence permit in order to conduct business in Slovakia with either locally registered LLC (Limited Liability Company) or by establishing a trading license.
We help our clients to legally establish the business without having them to come to Slovakia until the last stage of the residence application process. Everything is handled by us here and all we need from our clients are copies of their documents such as passports, IDs, criminal clearance from the police and bank account statements that show that you are in possession of the minimum funds required to setup a business.

Some documents must be legalized in the local Slovak Mission, so we will help you to set an appointment and guide you through the process.
At the final stage of approval, you will have to travel to Slovakia with the visa that you will be able to pick up at China’s Slovak Mission. Once here, we will guide you through the final process of the application which involves submitting biometric data in the local police office, undergoing medical check and finalizing the business license. We will be accompanying you at every step of the way guiding you through the process.
Once all is completed you will receive your residency card within a few days while still in Slovakia or we can have it sent to you in China.
Once your application has been completed successfully, your family members will be able to receive the same residency permit on a family reunion basis (see the pricing for the additional family members).

Please, contact us for more information.

Who we are

SMARTUP immigration & consulting agency based in Slovak capital Bratislava. SMARTUP has been proud to serve people from all around the world in its immigration needs for almost 10 years now.
We help businessmen to start their business in the heart of Europe and bring their families along. From setting up the company, opening bank account to obtaining residence permit, we provide comprehensive service in immigration, business and accounting areas.

Our team consists of attorney-at-law, corporate lawyers, accountants. As a professional firm, we use all legal means, even appeal, to ensure that process of immigration is successful. No is not the answer and if something is legally possible, we strongly demand our rights.
Key to our success is express and honest communication with our client, demanding approach towards authorities, extensive knowledge of Slovak immigration and corporate law in combination with accounting expertise.

Comparison with other popular EU residency programs

	Slovakia	Greece	Spain	Cyprus
Location	Central Europe	Southern Europe	Western Europe	Mediterranean
Country GDP (PPP) per capita (2020 est.)	$38,321	$31,616	$43,007	$41,572
Program type	Business immigration	Immigration by investment	Immigration by investment	Immigration by investment
Upfront investment	None	EUR 250,000 + 6-10% tax	EUR 500,000 + 6-10% tax	EUR 300,000 + 6-10% tax
Service and legal fees	About EUR 10,000 per main applicant + about EUR 5,000 in yearly business maintaining costs	About EUR 13,000 per main applicant	About EUR 15,000 per main applicant	About EUR 13,000 per main applicant
Residency permit type	Temporary residency permit for 1-1.5 years. After that 5-year renewable permanent permit. All permits allow visa free travel in Schengen	Temporary residency permit for 1st year. After that 5-year renewable permanent permit. Does not allow visa free travel in Schengen	Temporary residency permit for first 3 years (no visa free travel). After that 5-year renewable permanent permit allowing visa free travel in Schengen	Temporary residency permit for first 3 years. After that 5-year renewable permanent permit. Does not allow visa free travel in Schengen
Citizenship option	Slovak citizenship is possible after 13 years	No path to Greek citizenship	No path to Spanish citizenship	Cyprus citizenship is possible after 8 years with additional investment and donation of minimum EUR 2 million

About Slovakia

Slovakia (officially the Slovak Republic) is EU member state that is located in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland, Ukraine, Hungary, Austria and the Czech Republic. Slovakia’s territory spans about 49,000 square kilometers and is mostly mountainous. The population is over 5.6 million and consists mostly of ethnic Slovaks. The capital and largest city is Bratislava, and the second-largest city is Košice. The official language is Slovak. Slovakia joined both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004 and the euro zone on 1 January 2009.
GDP (PPP) total: $209.186 billion
GDP (PPP) per capita: $38,321
Slovakia is a high-income advanced economy with a very high Human Development Index, a very high standard of living and performs favorably in measurements of civil liberties, press freedom, internet freedom, democratic governance and peacefulness. The country maintains a combination of a market economy with a comprehensive social security system. Citizens of Slovakia are provided with universal health care, free education and one of the longest paid parental leaves in the OECD.

As part of Eurozone, Slovak legal tender is the euro, the world’s 2nd-most-traded currency. Slovakia is the world’s largest per-capita car producer with a total of 1,110,000 cars manufactured in the country in 2019 alone and the 5th largest car producer in the European Union, representing 43% of Slovakia’s total industrial output.
Slovak capital Bratislava’s geographical position in Central Europe has long made Bratislava a crossroads for international trade traffic. Various ancient trade routes, such as the Amber Road and the Danube waterway, have crossed territory of present-day Bratislava. Today, Bratislava is the road, railway, waterway and airway hub.
Bratislava is the political, cultural and economic center of Slovakia. It is the seat of the Slovak president, the parliament and the Slovak Executive. It has several universities, and many museums, theatres, galleries and other cultural and educational institutions. Many of Slovakia’s large businesses and financial institutions have headquarters there.
In 2017, Bratislava was ranked as the third richest region of the European Union by GDP (PPP) per capita (after Hamburg and Luxembourg City). GDP at purchasing power parity is about three times higher than in other Slovak regions. Bratislava receives around 1 million tourists every year.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovakia