I am returning to Slovakia after living abroad
7 tasks in suggested order
1. If you terminated your permanent residence upon departure or are changing your address, register your residence at an address where you have the right of use.
After securing accommodation and returning, when you wish to have your residence officially registered again.
Registry office in the municipality/borough of the new address, or an available electronic service.
Identity card or travel document and the document/consent required to register the address.
Returning to Slovakia does not automatically restore a previously terminated permanent residence.
Official source: slovensko.sk
2. Notify the relevant authority of the commencement of public health insurance coverage and register with your chosen health insurance company if the Slovak system applies to you upon your return.
Upon the termination of foreign insurance and the commencement of insurance coverage in Slovakia.
Chosen health insurance company.
Proof of identity, proof of return/residence, and proof regarding the termination or duration of foreign insurance or employment.
First, determine which state is responsible for your health insurance based on your employment, pension, or other status.
Official source: eures.sk
3. Keep documents relating to foreign social insurance and, if necessary, request confirmation of insurance periods or ask for them to be taken into account.
Upon return or when applying for a benefit or pension.
Social Insurance Agency and the relevant foreign institution.
Foreign insurance number, employment contracts, and confirmations of insurance and termination of employment.
Insurance periods are not transferred as monetary funds; entitlements are coordinated according to the relevant rules.
Official source: eures.sk
4. If you are unemployed, decide whether to register as a jobseeker and whether you are entitled to a coordinated unemployment benefit.
After finishing work abroad and returning—ideally without undue delay.
The relevant Labour Office (ÚPSVaR); for the benefit, also the Social Insurance Agency or a foreign institution.
Proof of identity, documents regarding the termination of employment, and foreign forms/confirmations, if you have them.
Registration at the labour office and the granting of the benefit are two separate decisions.
Official source: eures.sk
5. If children are returning, enroll them in a school/kindergarten and arrange for the recognition of prior learning or grade placement based on their education to date.
Before enrollment or as soon as possible after returning during the school year.
The designated catchment-area school or a chosen school; depending on the specific case, the municipality, the regional school administration office, or the Ministry of Education.
The child's identification documents, report cards/certificates from abroad, and health or other documents required by the school.
The relevant school or authority decides on grade placement; an automatic transfer of grade levels between systems may not be possible.
Official source: slovensko.sk
6. If bringing a foreign vehicle, complete the approval process, mandatory liability insurance (PZP), and Slovak registration; for a Slovak vehicle, update the address and insurance details.
Before regular use of the vehicle following your return.
District Office (Road Transport Department), insurance company, and vehicle registration office.
Proof of ownership and foreign registration, inspection/approval documents, mandatory liability insurance (PZP), and proof of residence.
Importing a vehicle and the individual's return are separate procedures.
Official source: slovensko.sk
7. Determine your tax residency status for the year of your return and submit the necessary notifications or tax returns regarding your Slovak and foreign income.
After returning and no later than the deadline for fulfilling tax obligations for the relevant period.
Financial Administration; for complex cross-border cases, a qualified tax advisor.
Dates of residence, proof of income and taxes paid in both countries, and documentation of family and economic ties.
Permanent residence does not automatically determine tax residency in all cases.
Official source: financnasprava.sk
