Slovakia visa guide
The Slovakia Study & Research Visa is for study, research or an internship in Slovakia. Short stays of up to 90 days use a Schengen Type C visa; longer study requires a national long-stay visa or residence permit.
Beyond the standard Schengen documents, the embassy expects a certificate of admission or registration at an educational establishment in Slovakia, or a cover letter from the inviting institution.
Lifeset Overseas confirms whether your stay needs a short-stay visa or a residence permit and builds the file so your study or research purpose is clearly evidenced.
Slovakia: short study, research and internship visa from India
For academic or vocational courses, research visits and internships of up to 90 days, the Embassy of the Slovak Republic in New Delhi issues the short-stay Schengen visa (type C). The harmonised list for India requires, for this purpose, a "certificate of admission or registration at an educational establishment for the purpose of attending academic or vocational courses, or cover letter from the inviting company", on top of the documents required of every applicant. Degree study longer than 90 days is a national (type D) visa and temporary residence for study, applied for after admission to a Slovak university.
Documents for all applicants
- Proof of the intended means of transport and itinerary, and a cover letter stating purpose, duration, accompanying persons, transport and accommodation.
- Proof of accommodation, including campus residence reservations.
- Proof of financial means: an original stamped bank statement for the last three months and the income-tax return acknowledgement for the last two assessment years; where a parent or sponsor pays, their equivalent documents and proof of relationship.
- Copies of the passport's biodata page, last page, and previous Schengen entry and exit stamps; for minors, the consent documents the list requires.
Official sources
- Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic, Visas: https://www.mzv.sk/web/en/consular-info/visas
- VFS Global India, Slovakia: https://visa.vfsglobal.com/ind/en/svk
Checked against the Slovak list of supporting documents for India held in our Knowledge Base on 30 September 2026. Fees and rules change; the official page always prevails.
Verified figures for Slovakia
What a year in Slovakia costs — and what you must prove
- Public-university tuition, non-EU student, per year
- €0 – €11,000
- Funds the visa authority asks you to show
- €3,543 a year
English-taught courses: available but limited. generally none
Read on the official pages below on 27 Aug 2026. Figures change every academic year — check them before you pay anything.
Where Slovakia stands among the 29 Schengen study countries
Computed from verified figures
Slovakia is one of 4 Schengen countries where a non-EU student can study at a public university without tuition at the floor rate — the facts card above shows whether that extends to English-taught courses. The living-cost proof the residence permit asks for works out to about €295 a month, which ranks 2nd-lowest of the 23 countries that publish a monthly or yearly figure. English-taught programmes exist but are limited: only 18 of the 29 countries teach widely in English, and Slovakia is not one of them, so the course list matters more than the country.
Closest on tuition: Czech Republic and Germany. Compare all 29 side by side on Study in Europe.
