WELCOME TO NITRA FOR YOU, WHO INTEND TO WORK OR STUDY IN THE CITY OF NITRA In this booklet you will also find an overview of the important WELCOME TO NITRA addresses and telephone contacts. The comprehensive information (in four languages) about the Dear foreigners, services provided to foreigners in the city of Nitra you can also for you, who intend to work or study in the city of Nitra, we have find on the website of the COMIN project www.comin.sk. prepared a brief information booklet. In the following chapters we will briefly explain how to proceed if ... This booklet was prepared by team members actively partici- pating in the project „COMIN – Establishment of a Community you moved to Slovakia and want to live in Nitra, Center for Work and Knowledge Mobility in Nitra“, which main goal is to create conditions for the social inclusion of foreigners you want to work / do business in Nitra, in our city. It is the first community project of social inclusion of foreigners in the Slovak Republic. COMIN project was estab- you live in Nitra and want to get a health care, lished by a local government decision and it is implemented within intersectoral cooperation of several entities - the City of you live in Nitra and need help in a difficult social Nitra, Nitra NGOs, employers and government agencies operat- situation, ing in our city. you live in Nitra and you must arrange a school education for your child or you want to study in Nitra, you want to spend a good leisure time in Nitra, you want to use a public transport in Nitra. There is a variety of services related to different areas of life CITY OF NITRA which are provided by city to its inhabitants. City has obligation to inform its inhabitants, it issues permits (e.g. permits for special operating hours, permits for sales at the market place, The city of Nitra is currently the fifth largest city in Slovakia. It permits for the implementation of a business plan in the city, is located in Nitra region, northeast of Bratislava. The dominant reservation of a parking space, issuance of a parking card, is- of Nitra is the Nitra Castle. Through Nitra flows the river of the suance of a voting card, issuance of a fishing license), provides same name – Nitra. The city of Nitra is known for its rich history, social care and social service, issues statements and handles as an agricultural centre and also as a city of youth. complaints and petitions. Inhabitants: 78,353 (as of 2 January 2020) The inhabitants of the city have notification obligations to- City area: 100.45 km² wards the city, concerning e.g. cultural events, holding auctions, changes in opening hours for businesses, etc. Nitra is divided into 7 city districts: The complete list of services is available on the Nitra website. 1. Dolné Krškany + Horné Krškany, 2. Staré mesto, 3. Čermáň, 4. Klokočina, 5. Diely + Kynek + Mlynárce + Párovské Háje, 6. Dražovce + Zobor, 7. Chrenová + Janíkovce. More than 5,000 foreigners holding a permanent or tempo- rary residence permits live in Nitra. They are mainly from Ser- bia, Ukraine, Italy, Romania, Bul- garia and the Czech Republic. Everyone who lives in Nitra and has a temporary or permanent residence, including foreigners, has the right to participate in the self-government of the city. He/she can participate in local government meetings, address proposals or petitions to the mayor, the city council and local government advisory bodies. Obligations include payment of local taxes and fees, e.g. real estate tax, dog tax, tax on the use of public spaces, accommodation tax, local development fees and fees for municipal waste and small construction waste. Residents of the city holding a permanent residence, including foreigners, have the voting rights to the self-governing bodies of the city, they can elect the mayor and the city council, and have the right to be elected and the right to vote in a local referendum. Temporary residence can be granted for a specific period of HOW TO PROCEED time and for one specific purpose. It can be granted for the pur- pose of business, employment, study, seasonal work, special IF ... YOU MOVED TO activities (teaching, sports, artistic, volunteering activities, etc.), research and development, family reunification, performance of SLOVAKIA AND WANT duties by civilian components of the armed forces, to a person holding a status of Slovak living abroad or to a person who has TO LIVE IN NITRA been granted long-term residence in another EU Member State or as a Blue Card. If you are a foreigner and you moved to Nitra from another place Permanent residence can be granted for 5 years or for an unlim- in Slovakia or directly from abroad, you are obliged to report your ited period. It is not granted for a specific purpose, meaning that place of residence to the Foreign Police Department in Nitra. foreigner can perform different activities at the same time, e.g. work, do business, study, etc. There are three types of perma- The conditions of entry and residence of foreign nationals in nent residence: permanent residence for 5 years, permanent res- Slovakia depend on whether a foreigner is a national of an EU idence for an unlimited period of time and long-term residence. Member State, the EEC, or Switzerland (hereinafter referred to as the EU), or whether he/she is a so called third-country national. Depending on the type of granted residence permit, you can ei- ther carry out one specific economic activity to which your resi- Nationals of EU member states can enter and stay in Slovakia dence permit is linked, or in the case of some types of permits, without further conditions for a period of three months begin- you can carry out any activity without restrictions. Before you ning on a date of entry. If they want to stay in Slovakia for a peri- start working or doing business, we always recommend that you od longer than three months, they are obliged to apply for regis- find out if you have the necessary permissions to carry out this tration of residence at the Foreign Police Department. A similar specific activity. If you carry out the activity without the neces- condition applies to family members of EU nationals. sary authorizations or permissions, you along with your employ- er, are taking a risk of legal consequences. Third-country nationals (all foreigners who are not nationals of any EU Member State) may enter and stay in Slovakia for a short In the city of Nitra you can get free comprehensive social and period (up to 90 days) based on a visa or a visa-free regime. legal counselling regarding your residence at one place: it is provided by the First Contact Point, which is located at the Mu- The Slovak Republic can issue two types of visas: type C visa, nicipal Office in Nitra in the Client Center, Štefánikova trieda 60, so-called Schengen visa and type D visa, so-called national visa. Nitra. It provides foreigners with face to face counselling, con- A foreigner must apply for a visa at the Slovak embassy abroad. sultations by telephone and by email. The list of embassies is available on the website of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic. The First Contact Point Municipal Office in Nitra, If a third-country national wants to stay in Slovakia for more Client Centre than 90 days, he/she must hold a temporary or a permanent res- Štefánikova trieda 60, Nitra idence permit. An application for a residence permit must be submitted by a foreigner at the embassy of the Slovak Republic Opening Hours: abroad or, in the situation stipulated in the Act on the Residence Tuesday 09:00 – 11:00, 12:00-15:00 of Foreigners, at the relevant department of the Foreign Police in Slovakia. In order to submit an application to the Foreign Police Tel: +421 940529727 Department and for other submissions it is recommended to use Email: [email protected] the booking system of the Foreign police. Web: www.comin.sk Addresses and contacts of important institutions in Nitra work- Regional Office of Nitra Region ing in the field of residence permit applications: Rázusova 2A, Nitra Tel: 037 /6922 911 Foreign Police Department in Nitra E-mail: [email protected] Kalvárska 2, Nitra Web: www.unsk.sk Email: [email protected] Tel: +421-96130-3230 Contacts of other important institutions: Municipal Office in Nitra Border and Foreign police Office Client Centre Ružinovská 1/B Štefánikova trieda 60, Nitra Bratislava Tel: 037/65 02 111 Tel: 09610-50701 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs Web: Hlboká cesta 2 www.nitra.sk/zobraz/sekciu/vitajte-v-nitre Bratislava 37 Municipal Police Cintorínska 6, Nitra Consular Department of Ministry of Foreign Tel: 037/6922 555 and European Affairs: Web: www.mspnitra.sk Pražská 7 E-mail: [email protected] Bratislava Tel: 02 5978 1111, 090607 2222 ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS OF CRIME: – Depart- E-mail: [email protected] ment for Prevention of Crime of the Ministry of Web: www.mzv.sk Interior of Slovak Republic District Office Nitra Štefánikova trieda 69, Nitra Tel: 037/654 92 68 Tourist Information Centre Nitra Štefánikova trieda 1 Nitra Tel: 0904 173 384 Email: [email protected] Web: www.nitra.eu District Office Nitra Štefánikova trieda 69, Nitra Tel: 037/ 65 49 11 Web: www.minv.sk/?okresne-urady-klientske- centra&urad=21 Information on the employment of third-country HOW TO PROCEED IF ..