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Slovak Citizenship Act: What the 2026 amendment changed.
The residence requirement is gone, who qualifies is unchanged, and the duty to prove the ancestor’s citizenship is now written into the Act. What the July amendment changed, provision by provision.
Read the full articlePre-1908/1910 emigration: The 2025 landmark case.
The Ministry said no. We appealed to the Minister, and the denial was set aside. What the June 2025 landmark decision says, how it changed the Ministry’s practice, and where its limits are.
Read the full articleSlovak citizenship by descent: Does the 2025 landmark case still stand?
The decision still stands, and the condition is unchanged. What changed is the application. What the July 2026 amendment means for families relying on the 2025 decision.
Read the full articleWho qualifies for Slovak citizenship by descent in 2026?
One ancestor, two conditions, three generations. Who qualifies, what the law does not require, and what applies when the ancestor is further back.
Read the full articleHow we run a Slovak citizenship by descent case.
Eight stages from the first email to the passport — and the four moments in them where nobody can stand in for you.
Read the full articleCan you lose Slovak citizenship? The rules in 2026.
Slovak citizenship is lost by release or by voluntarily acquiring another citizenship. Exceptions, the 90-day notice, and how to regain it for those who lost it between 2010 and 2022.
Read the full articleOur managing partner in The Slovak Spectator.
Slovakia’s leading English-language newspaper asked what the amendment means for the diaspora. Ján Falath answered.
Read the full articleProving your ancestor’s Slovak ethnicity.
The Slovak Living Abroad certificate turns on one question: was the ancestor ethnically Slovak? Census sheets, school records, military books — and why a thin file beats a thick one.
Read the full articleSlovak citizenship for your spouse and children.
Children born before and after you become a citizen are treated very differently — and the generational clock may already be closing for yours.
Read the full articleThe CV for your Slovak citizenship application.
Every other document in the file was written by somebody else. This is the one page where the officer meets you — and the four ways it goes wrong.
Read the full articleThe Slovak language exam, and who takes it.
If you are applying by descent, you never sit it. For everyone else: who is exempt, what the three-part test is, and what a failed attempt costs.
Read the full articleFiling in the USA: Embassy or consulate?
Your Slovak citizenship application goes to Washington, D.C. or New York — decided by the state you live in, not by preference. The full lookup, and who has to show up in person.
Read the full articleDoes new Canadian citizenship affect your Slovak citizenship?
Since Bill C-3 came into force, a growing number of our clients have discovered that they are, and always were, Canadian citizens. The question follows immediately: does becoming Canadian cost you Slovakia?
Read the full articleDoes Slovak citizenship come with military conscription?
Slovakia abolished conscription on January 1, 2006, and has not brought it back. What remains is the national defense duty — and whether it applies to you comes down to one question: permanent residence in Slovakia.
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