Slovakia · 4 rules · 3 calculators
How many days can you spend in Slovakia?
Slovakia joined the EU in 2004 and the Schengen area in 2007. Visiting from outside the EU, you can spend 90 days in any 180 in the area, Slovakia included. For tax, 183 days in a calendar year, every day begun counting, make you resident. With EU long-term resident status, the EU directive ends it after 12 months in a row outside the EU, or 6 years outside the country that granted it; countries may allow longer.
Visas and stays
How long can you stay in Slovakia as a visitor?
How many days can you spend in Slovakia as a visitor from outside the EU? 90 in any 180, counted across all 29 Schengen countries together — days elsewhere in the area use them up too. EES records every entry and exit.
Tax residency
Tax residency in Slovakia: 183 days in the year
How many days can you spend in Slovakia before you’re tax resident? 182 at most in a calendar year, in one stay or several — and every day you begin there counts.
Residence permits
Living in Slovakia: EU long-term residence
Under the EU directive, EU long-term resident status is lost after 12 months in a row outside the EU, or 6 years outside the country that granted it; countries may allow longer. Slovakia’s own residence permits aren’t covered here yet.
Day calculators for Slovakia
Slovakia: questions and answers.
Is Slovakia in Schengen?
Yes: Slovakia has been in the Schengen area since 2007, when checks at its borders with the other Schengen countries were abolished. It joined the EU in 2004.
How long can I stay in Slovakia as a UK citizen?
As a visitor, the same as anyone from outside the EU: 90 days in any 180 across the 29 Schengen countries together, Slovakia included. Since EES, your entries and exits are recorded at the border instead of stamped in your passport.
How many days a year can I spend in Slovakia without tax residency?
Fewer than 183 in the calendar year, every day begun counting — with no permanent residence or home in Slovakia.
Can I spend 90 days in Slovakia and then 90 in the Czech Republic?
Not as a visitor from outside the EU: the 90 days in any 180 count every Schengen country together, so days in Slovakia and in the rest of the area add up.
How long can an EU long-term resident in Slovakia be outside the EU?
Under the EU directive, 12 months in a row, or 6 years outside the country that granted the status. Countries may allow longer absences, and must have an easier way to get the status back.
How many days can you spend in Slovakia? FlySee counts them for you.
Track days in every country and know the date you can stay until.
- Counts your Schengen days automatically, in the background
- Shows the date you can stay until, and “Next entry from …” when you’re out
- Gives you a heads-up before your last day
- Logs every day and the country you were in, automatically, and rebuilds past trips from your photos
- Exports your days by country — PDF, Excel or CSV
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Sources
Slovakia and the Schengen area
EES (Entry/Exit System)
- European Commission, Migration and Home Affairs — Entry/Exit System (EES)
- GOV.UK — EU Entry/Exit System: guidance for British travellers
- Swedish Police Authority — The Entry Exit System (children, data storage, days left)
- European Union — Entry/Exit System: check how long you can stay
- European Union — Entry/Exit System: the Travel to Europe mobile app
- Frontex — Travel to Europe app
FlySee counts days; it doesn’t give tax advice. Whether you’re resident is for you and your adviser.
FlySee counts days; it doesn’t give legal advice. Whether you can stay is the border guard’s call.
FlySee counts days; it doesn’t give immigration advice. Whether you qualify is for you and your adviser.