{"schemaVersion":1,"passportCode":"SK","passportUrl":"https://multipassrank.com/passport/slovakia","scope":"Selected country-topic summaries; not a complete account of citizenship law or personal tax liability. These facts do not change mobility scores.","review":{"decision":"approved","reviewer":"/root","reviewedAt":"2026-09-17","recheckBy":"2026-12-16","candidateSha256":"768cf5f78e37f70280e4f26410155d0734036049d04228c91e4f59337f57aa80","notes":"Independent review of six topics, 33 facts and all 13 actual official sources. Read current native Lithuanian citizenship Articles 2(18), 7, 18, 22 and 23; requested and checked corrected test/support locators and the legal-entitlement distinction in Article 22(4). Read VMI's explicitly unofficial 2026 English tax law Articles 2(30), 4, 5 and 37 and native August 2026 commentary pages 52-54; checked the two-year 280/90 test, narrower foreign-citizen scope and relief caps. Read current Slov-Lex citizenship sections 7, 8, 8a and 9(16)-(18) and current tax sections 2(d)-(h), 45, plus actual Financial Administration treaty guidance. Informational HTML status and stale commuter-summary conflict remain disclosed; inbound former-nationality retention remains unresolved. Read Czech ministry naturalisation conditions and oath/EEA footnote, Cizinci.cz's actual English body, official NPI examination guidance, current Russian-application notice and February 2026 response pages 2-3. General multiple nationality remains expressly qualified for that cohort; unreadable section 7x is not claimed verified. Read actual 2026 tax memorandum pages 1-5 and the cross-border income guide's operative obligations/relief text; home/day alternatives, study-only exception, treaty sequence and split-year scope are preserved. Final tax locators were corrected before approval. No rates, individual eligibility outcome or unqualified retention assurance is approved."},"reviewScope":"A common review is provided only when all topics share one approval. Otherwise consult each topic's review; no collection means no review.","reviews":[{"decision":"approved","reviewer":"/root","reviewedAt":"2026-09-17","recheckBy":"2026-12-16","candidateSha256":"768cf5f78e37f70280e4f26410155d0734036049d04228c91e4f59337f57aa80","notes":"Independent review of six topics, 33 facts and all 13 actual official sources. Read current native Lithuanian citizenship Articles 2(18), 7, 18, 22 and 23; requested and checked corrected test/support locators and the legal-entitlement distinction in Article 22(4). Read VMI's explicitly unofficial 2026 English tax law Articles 2(30), 4, 5 and 37 and native August 2026 commentary pages 52-54; checked the two-year 280/90 test, narrower foreign-citizen scope and relief caps. Read current Slov-Lex citizenship sections 7, 8, 8a and 9(16)-(18) and current tax sections 2(d)-(h), 45, plus actual Financial Administration treaty guidance. Informational HTML status and stale commuter-summary conflict remain disclosed; inbound former-nationality retention remains unresolved. Read Czech ministry naturalisation conditions and oath/EEA footnote, Cizinci.cz's actual English body, official NPI examination guidance, current Russian-application notice and February 2026 response pages 2-3. General multiple nationality remains expressly qualified for that cohort; unreadable section 7x is not claimed verified. Read actual 2026 tax memorandum pages 1-5 and the cross-border income guide's operative obligations/relief text; home/day alternatives, study-only exception, treaty sequence and split-year scope are preserved. Final tax locators were corrected before approval. No rates, individual eligibility outcome or unqualified retention assurance is approved."}],"coverage":{"citizenship":"reviewed_scope","taxes":"reviewed_scope"},"topics":[{"code":"SK","topic":"citizenship","title":"Slovakia: ordinary naturalisation","summary":"The ordinary route normally requires eight continuous years of permanent residence, Slovak language and country knowledge, and legal compliance. A ten-year residence alternative has its own status requirement.","scope":"Ordinary adult naturalisation under sections 7 and 8 of Act 40/1993, using the version effective 15 July 2026; special descent and restoration routes are not the baseline.","jurisdiction":"Slovak Republic","routeId":"sk-ordinary-naturalisation","routeType":"naturalisation","facts":[{"id":"top20-sk-residence","label":"Residence routes and actual presence","text":"The ordinary threshold is eight continuous years of permanent residence immediately before applying. A separate alternative allows ten continuous years of residence when permanent residence has already been granted at application. The authority considers actual presence and reasons for absences; a permit alone is not the whole assessment.","state":"conditional","sourceIds":["top20-sk-citizenship-law"],"locator":"Section 7(1)(a), 7(2)(g), and 7(9)","constraint":{"value":8,"unit":"years","basis":"permanent_residence","cohort":"Ordinary section 7(1)(a) applicant; separate ten-year residence alternative and special cohorts exist."}},{"id":"top20-sk-language","label":"Language and country-knowledge assessment","text":"Applicants normally demonstrate spoken and written Slovak and general knowledge of Slovakia. Assessment includes an interview, reading a randomly selected Slovak press article and a written account of it. The statutory assessment is adjusted for health, education and age; no CEFR level is asserted.","state":"conditional","sourceIds":["top20-sk-citizenship-law"],"locator":"Section 7(1)(h); section 8(5)–(8)"},{"id":"top20-sk-test-exemptions","label":"Language-assessment exemptions","text":"Exemptions include applicants under 14 or over 65, current or former Czech citizens, holders of a valid Slovak Living Abroad certificate, and specified merit, former-citizen or restoration cohorts. Listed Slovak school-leaving, state-language or Slovak-medium university state examinations passed within the preceding ten years also qualify.","state":"conditional","sourceIds":["top20-sk-citizenship-law"],"locator":"Section 7(1)(h), cross-references to 7(2)(b), 7(2)(i), and 7(4)–(8)"},{"id":"top20-sk-conduct-oath","label":"Conduct, compliance and completion","text":"Criminal-record and pending-proceedings rules, absence of expulsion obstacles, tax and insurance compliance and public-order or security requirements apply. Identity and residence documents are required. Citizenship is acquired by receiving the grant certificate after the oath; statutory oath exceptions apply, and expiry of the residence permission can stop proceedings.","state":"conditional","sourceIds":["top20-sk-citizenship-law"],"locator":"Sections 7(1)(b)–(g), (i)–(j), 8(3), and 8a(6), (10)–(12)"},{"id":"top20-sk-inbound-nationality","label":"Former-nationality retention not established","text":"The reviewed ordinary-naturalisation provisions do not establish a categorical answer that the applicant may retain every former nationality. The former country's rules and any applicable Slovak conditions require confirmation; this profile does not assert either universal compulsory renunciation or universal dual-nationality permission.","state":"not_established","sourceIds":["top20-sk-citizenship-law"],"locator":"Sections 7–8a; separate loss rules in section 9"},{"id":"top20-sk-later-nationality","label":"Later acquisition of another nationality","text":"After becoming Slovak, voluntarily acquiring another nationality can cause loss of Slovak citizenship. Exceptions cover specified marriage, birth, adoption and minor cases, and acquisition after at least five years of authorised or registered residence and actual stay in the other country. The exception cohorts must notify the regional-seat district office within 90 days with evidence.","state":"conditional","sourceIds":["top20-sk-citizenship-law"],"locator":"Section 9(16)–(18)"}],"limits":["Citizenship is discretionary; satisfying a residence threshold does not guarantee a grant. Family, protected-person, descent and former-citizen provisions require their own conditions.","Health-related adaptation of the assessment is not treated as an automatic language exemption.","The cited current Slov-Lex HTML identifies itself as informational and links to a legally binding PDF, which could not be opened in the research browser. The actual current HTML text was read, not merely a search result."],"review":{"decision":"approved","reviewer":"/root","reviewedAt":"2026-09-17","recheckBy":"2026-12-16","candidateSha256":"768cf5f78e37f70280e4f26410155d0734036049d04228c91e4f59337f57aa80","notes":"Independent review of six topics, 33 facts and all 13 actual official sources. Read current native Lithuanian citizenship Articles 2(18), 7, 18, 22 and 23; requested and checked corrected test/support locators and the legal-entitlement distinction in Article 22(4). Read VMI's explicitly unofficial 2026 English tax law Articles 2(30), 4, 5 and 37 and native August 2026 commentary pages 52-54; checked the two-year 280/90 test, narrower foreign-citizen scope and relief caps. Read current Slov-Lex citizenship sections 7, 8, 8a and 9(16)-(18) and current tax sections 2(d)-(h), 45, plus actual Financial Administration treaty guidance. Informational HTML status and stale commuter-summary conflict remain disclosed; inbound former-nationality retention remains unresolved. Read Czech ministry naturalisation conditions and oath/EEA footnote, Cizinci.cz's actual English body, official NPI examination guidance, current Russian-application notice and February 2026 response pages 2-3. General multiple nationality remains expressly qualified for that cohort; unreadable section 7x is not claimed verified. Read actual 2026 tax memorandum pages 1-5 and the cross-border income guide's operative obligations/relief text; home/day alternatives, study-only exception, treaty sequence and split-year scope are preserved. Final tax locators were corrected before approval. No rates, individual eligibility outcome or unqualified retention assurance is approved."},"url":"https://multipassrank.com/passport/slovakia/citizenship","disclaimer":"General information, not legal advice or a finding of eligibility. Requirements depend on the route, applicant and filing date. Verify the official instructions before applying."},{"code":"SK","topic":"taxes","title":"Slovakia: individual tax residence","summary":"Permanent residence, a substantive home or habitual presence can establish Slovak tax residence. Residents generally face worldwide income scope; treaties and statutory relief qualify the result.","scope":"Baseline personal income-tax residence and cross-border income under the Act effective during 2026; excludes rate calculations and entity taxes.","jurisdiction":"Slovak Republic","facts":[{"id":"top20-sk-tax-home","label":"Permanent residence or substantive home","text":"An individual can be resident through Slovak permanent residence or a home available for more than occasional accommodation, where all circumstances, including personal and economic ties, show an intention to live permanently.","state":"conditional","sourceIds":["top20-sk-income-tax-law"],"locator":"Section 2(d)(1), especially 2(d)(1a)"},{"id":"top20-sk-tax-days","label":"Habitual presence and exceptions","text":"Habitual presence means at least 183 days in the calendar year, continuously or over several periods; each started day counts. Solely study or treatment can fall within the statutory nonresident exception. Treaty residence in the other contracting state can also override domestic residence.","state":"conditional","sourceIds":["top20-sk-income-tax-law"],"locator":"Section 2(d)(1b) and 2(e)(1)–(2)","constraint":{"value":183,"unit":"days","basis":"physical_presence","withinYears":1,"cohort":"Habitual-presence alternative in a calendar year, subject to statutory study/treatment and treaty-residence provisions."}},{"id":"top20-sk-tax-scope","label":"Worldwide versus Slovak-source income","text":"Residents have income-tax scope covering Slovak and foreign sources. Nonresidents are limited to Slovak-source income as defined in section 16. Statutory or treaty exemptions are then applied to determine what is taxable.","state":"documented","sourceIds":["top20-sk-income-tax-law"],"locator":"Section 2(f)–(h); reference to section 16"},{"id":"top20-sk-tax-treaty","label":"Dual-residence treaty assessment","text":"When both countries classify an individual as resident, the applicable treaty's ordered tests commonly examine permanent home, centre of vital interests, habitual abode, nationality and ultimately agreement between the authorities. The precise treaty, not citizenship alone, controls the cross-border result.","state":"conditional","sourceIds":["top20-sk-foreign-income","top20-sk-income-tax-law"],"locator":"Foreign-income guidance: determination of tax residence and treaty tie-breakers; Act section 2(e)(1)"},{"id":"top20-sk-tax-relief","label":"Exemption and credit for foreign income","text":"Treaty relief uses the treaty's exemption or credit method, with credits capped by the permitted foreign tax and Slovak tax on the income. A resident's demonstrably taxed foreign employment income can use exemption under section 45(3), including non-treaty employment and treaty employment where exemption is more favourable.","state":"conditional","sourceIds":["top20-sk-income-tax-law"],"locator":"Section 45(1)–(3)"}],"limits":["The 2026 statute controls this profile. Some general Financial Administration pages still repeat a cross-border commuter exclusion absent from current section 2(e); that exclusion is not asserted here.","Income type, where activities are performed and the actual treaty affect source taxation and relief. Social contributions, deductions and rates are outside scope."],"review":{"decision":"approved","reviewer":"/root","reviewedAt":"2026-09-17","recheckBy":"2026-12-16","candidateSha256":"768cf5f78e37f70280e4f26410155d0734036049d04228c91e4f59337f57aa80","notes":"Independent review of six topics, 33 facts and all 13 actual official sources. Read current native Lithuanian citizenship Articles 2(18), 7, 18, 22 and 23; requested and checked corrected test/support locators and the legal-entitlement distinction in Article 22(4). Read VMI's explicitly unofficial 2026 English tax law Articles 2(30), 4, 5 and 37 and native August 2026 commentary pages 52-54; checked the two-year 280/90 test, narrower foreign-citizen scope and relief caps. Read current Slov-Lex citizenship sections 7, 8, 8a and 9(16)-(18) and current tax sections 2(d)-(h), 45, plus actual Financial Administration treaty guidance. Informational HTML status and stale commuter-summary conflict remain disclosed; inbound former-nationality retention remains unresolved. Read Czech ministry naturalisation conditions and oath/EEA footnote, Cizinci.cz's actual English body, official NPI examination guidance, current Russian-application notice and February 2026 response pages 2-3. General multiple nationality remains expressly qualified for that cohort; unreadable section 7x is not claimed verified. Read actual 2026 tax memorandum pages 1-5 and the cross-border income guide's operative obligations/relief text; home/day alternatives, study-only exception, treaty sequence and split-year scope are preserved. Final tax locators were corrected before approval. No rates, individual eligibility outcome or unqualified retention assurance is approved."},"url":"https://multipassrank.com/passport/slovakia/taxes","disclaimer":"General information, not personal tax advice. Nationality, tax residence and source of income are different questions. 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