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The Migration Information Centre (MIC) of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) can provide you legal and social counselling in the following areas:

• Residence (conditions and types of residence in Slovakia, assistance with applying for permanent or temporary residence, visas, etc.);
• Employment (obtaining or renewal of the work permit, forms of employment, employment contracts, etc.);
• Conducting business (conditions of doing business in Slovakia, types of businesses, procedure to establish a business, etc.);
• Family (family reunification, marriage, etc.);
• Housing (notification of residence, property ownership, renting a flat, etc.);
• Healthcare and health insurance;
• Social security (sickness insurance, pension contributions, social benefits, assistance in material need, etc.);
• Education (access to education, recognition of the achieved qualifications, etc.);
• Citizenship (conditions and procedures for obtaining citizenship);
• Contacts (migrants’ associations, civil authorities, non-governmental organizations, etc.)

Counselling services are provided by qualified counsellors daily during the opening hours of the MIC in Bratislava on Grosslingova 4 and in Košice on Hlavná 68. You are welcome to use computers with Internet access during your visit at the MIC.

You can also contact us through a telephone information hotline 0850 211 478 (discounted call charges apply on this telephone line) or by e-mail at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

In our counselling work we respect the principles of human rights protection, gender equality, informed consent of a client, non-discriminatory approach and protection of personal data and privacy.