The procedures related to residence, various life situations (marriage, citizenship, birth of a child, maternity benefit and maternity leave), employment, education, healthcare and social insurance, or establishing a business are consistence and valid throughout Slovakia. Recommended web sites or brochures in several languages will provide you with more detailed information. At the same time, you will learn about the institutions or offices in Košice where the official acts need to be performed.
General information and policy documents about residence, employment, housing, education or integration can be found on the web site of the Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family of the Slovak Republic
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Detailed and updated information in Slovak, English and Russian languages can be found on the web site of the IOM Migration Information Centre (MIC): The IOM Migration Information Centre (MIC) is the first and unique information centre in Slovakia that provides comprehensive services to Non-EU nationals in one place. MIC services include free legal advice, social and vocational counselling, open courses of Slovak language, support for retraining and further education, inclusion in the labour market and support of community life of foreigners. |
Useful information regarding the residence and the employment of third country nationals, the information about the education system, health care, social security and other important domains of life in Slovakia, can be found in the brochures/fact sheets issued by IOM Migration Information Centre (MIC):
https://www.mic.iom.sk/en/booklets
https://www.mic.iom.sk/en/temporary-residence
https://www.mic.iom.sk/en/permanent-residence
FAQ related to various life situations and legal procedures
- Where to obtain the consent of the municipality with accommodation (a temporary residence for the purpose of employment)?
- Which type of health insurance do I need and where do I arrange it?
- Where can I obtain the medical record confirming that I do not suffer any disease endangering public health?
- How, when and where to enrol my child to school in Košice?
- I am interested in University studies. What can I study in Košice?
- Where can I learn Slovak language?
- Is it possible to get a financial contribution for an education/retraining course I have chosen?
- I have a driving licence issued in my home country. May I use it in Slovakia? Are there any English speaking driving schools in Košice?
- How does the public transport in Košice work?
Addresses of public institutions and offices in Košice
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The Foreign Police Department is the state organ operating under the Ministry of Interior that covers issues relating to foreigners in Slovakia. Foreign nationals are required to report the place of their residence in Slovakia at the Foreign Police Department directly after their arrival to Slovakia. The notification must be in person. |
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The Units of Foreign Police of the Police Force Košice Trieda SNP 35, Košice 040 01 Email: kosicec@minv.sk Tel: +421-9619-31208 Web: http://www.minv.sk/?residence-of-an-foreigner Online booking system (maximum one month ahead): https://www.minv.sk/?ocp-pz-kosice |
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Based on their place of permanent residence, all Košice inhabitants belong to a specific office of their city district. The municipal offices of individual city districts comprise several departments such as: Register/Citizens' residence records/Residence registration Office (deals with residence registrations, marriage, birth and death certificates, the determination of fatherhood, verifying of documents ...) Social Department (social assistance and counselling for citizens at risk of social exclusion, lonely seniors, children or other target groups in a critical situation) Education Department (establishes and monitors educational facilities in the territory of the city district, provides consultation on preschool and primary school education) … and the others. |
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City Districts Offices
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The competencies of the local government apply to all inhabitants of Košice, regardless of their nationality or country of origin. It applies to foreigners with permanent or temporary residence in Košice. Various departments of the City Municipality Office provide a number of services to the Košice inhabitants. |
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The City Municipality Office of Košice (Košice City Hall) Trieda SNP 48/A, 040 11 Košice First Contact Office Tel: 055 - 6419 111 Web: https://www.kosice.sk/obcan/kancelaria-prveho-kontaktu-magistrat-mesta-kosice
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Regional office |
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Office of the Košice Self-governing Region Námestie Maratónu mieru 1, 042 66 Košice E-mail: vuc@vucke.sk Tel: +421 55 7268 115 (for English and German) |
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In the Labour offices you can seek employment consultation, consult education or retraining courses, apply for the state social support (particularly for families with children), material need benefits, social services, a care allowance or disability benefits. |
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The Office of Labour, Social Affairs and Family Košice Staničné námestie 9, 040 01 Košice Email: ke@upsvr.gov.sk Tel: 055 - 2442 202, 055 - 2442 209 (employment of third country nationals and EU citizens) Web: https://www.upsvr.gov.sk/ke.html?page_id=232158
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At a tax office you can sort out matters related to tax payments. |
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The Tax Office Železničná 1, 040 90 Košice Email: duke-ke.kontakt@financnasprava.sk Tel: 055 - 78 30 111 (clients zone), 048 - 43 17 222 (call centrum) Web: https://www.financnasprava.sk/en/homepage
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At the branch of the Košice Social Insurance Agency you can arrange pension insurance, sickness insurance, self-employed persons’ insurance and social security premiums. |
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Social Insurance Agency Košice Festivalové nám. 1 041 84 Košice Email: kosicemesto@socpoist.sk Tel: 0906 174 411 Web: https://www.socpoist.sk/?lang=en
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Basic information related health insurance for EU citizens or third country nationals can be found on the web sites of three insurance companies. |
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Health Insurance Company Všeobecná zdravotná poisťovňa, Košice Senný trh 1, 040 01 Košice Email: infolinka@vszp.sk Tel: 0850 003 003 Web: https://www.vszp.sk/en/how-become-our-insured-person/
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Health Insurance Company Union, Košice Hlavná 117, 040 01 Košice Email: union@union.sk Tel: 0850 003 333 Web: https://www.union.sk/health-insurance-for-foreigners
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Health Insurance Company Dôvera, Košice Werferova 1, 040 01 Košice Email: info@dovera.sk Tel: 0850 850 850 Web: https://www.dovera.sk/o-nas/english-info
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In case you need to exchange your non-EU driving licence or need to consult any safety issues you can visit: |
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District Directorate of Police Force in Košice Rampová 7, 040 81 Košice Tel: 09619 11111 Web: https://www.minv.sk/?okresne-riaditelstvo-pz-v-kosiciach
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If you as a foreigner intend to conduct a trade, you need to notify the Trade Licencing Department and obtain a Trade Licence from the District Office of Košice. Recognition of leaving certificates and diplomas issued by a secondary school or high school in other member state of The European union or in a third country is undertaked at the Department of Education of the District Office of Košice. |
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District Office of Košice - the Trade Licencing Department Komenského 52, Košice Tel: 055 - 6001 160 Web: www.minv.sk/?zivnostenske-podnikanie
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District Office of Košice - the Department of Education Zádielska 1, Košice Tel: 055 - 7245 442 Web: www.minv.sk/?nostrifikacia-dokladov
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