Document checklist
Bahamas → Slovakia: Temporary residence for the purpose of study
What you need before you submit, checked against official requirements, not guesswork.
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Required documents
9 itemsIdentity
Application handed in yourself
RequiredYou apply in person at a Slovak embassy or consulate abroad. You can apply at a Foreign Police department in Slovakia instead if you are already there legally, for example with a national visa or as someone who doesn't need a visa.
Colour photo (3 × 3.5 cm)
RequiredOne recent colour photo sized 3 × 3.5 cm.
Valid passport
RequiredA valid travel document, such as your passport.
Financial
Proof of money for your stay
RequiredOne of these: your own bank statement for the last 3 months; a scholarship confirmation; a confirmation from an organisation that it will pay for your stay; or a signed statement from a person who will support you, together with that person's bank statement for the last 3 months. It must not be older than 90 days.
Purpose of travel
Confirmation that you've been accepted to study
RequiredA confirmation from the school or the right state body that you've been accepted to study. If you come through a government-approved or EU programme, a confirmation from the organisation running that programme can be used instead. It must not be older than 90 days.
Other
Apostille and translation for foreign documents
RequiredEvery document issued abroad needs an apostille or consular superlegalisation, and a translation into Slovak or Czech by a translator on the Slovak Ministry of Justice's list.
Source: Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic, Foreign students in Slovakia
Criminal record extracts
RequiredA criminal record extract from your country of citizenship, and one from every country where you stayed more than 90 days within 6 months in a row during the last 3 years. Each must cover the whole country that issued it, a regional extract is not accepted. They must not be older than 90 days.
Medical report within 30 days of getting your residence card
RequiredWithin 30 days of collecting your residence document, you must give the police a medical report showing you don't have a disease that threatens public health. It is written by an infectious-disease doctor and must not be older than 30 days.
Signature of a parent or guardian
RequiredA parent or legal guardian acts for a child under 18. A child over 15 may apply alone, but the application must still be signed by the parent or guardian, and that signature must be certified.
Why applications on this route get refused
Documents older than 90 days
The ministry's list says the documents proving your purpose, clean record and money must not be older than 90 days.
How to avoid it: Collect your study confirmation, criminal record extracts and bank statements close to your application date.
Criminal record extract doesn't cover the whole country
The ministry says the police department will not accept a criminal record document that doesn't cover the whole territory of the country that issued it.
How to avoid it: Ask for a national-level extract, and get one from every country where you lived for more than 90 days in the last 3 years.
Incomplete application
The Foreign Police decide within 30 days of receiving a complete application, so missing documents hold up the decision.
How to avoid it: Check every item on the ministry's list before your appointment.
Foreign documents without apostille or translation
The foreign ministry says documents issued abroad must carry an apostille or superlegalisation and be translated into Slovak or Czech.
How to avoid it: Get the apostille in the issuing country first, then use a translator from the Slovak Ministry of Justice's list.
Sources
- Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic, Documents needed for temporary residence for the purpose of study · checked 14 Sept 2026
- Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic, Foreign students in Slovakia · checked 14 Sept 2026
- Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic, Registration of an EU citizen · checked 14 Sept 2026
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