Passport Path
Loss / renunciation

Loss for Serious Threat to State (§9 narrow)

Citizenship in Slovakia

Eligibility
Loss for Serious Threat to State.
Timeline
discretionary
Government fee
€0
Renunciation
Not required

Fees & cost

SK Fees Act 145/1995 Z.z. (2024-04-01): security-loss proceedings ex officio — no fee. Administrative appeal per Act 71/1967.

Act 40/1993 Z.z. o štátnom občianstve Slovenskej republiky (consolidated as of 2022-04-01) is master statute; pre-1993 federal Czechoslovak chain: Act 194/1949 Sb. + Constitutional Act 143/1968 Zb. (federation) + Act 165/1968 Zb. federal principles + Act 206/1968 Zb. SSR; bridge via §2 Act 40/1993 (Slovak SSR citizens at 1992-12-31 = SK citizens). Constitutional anchor: Ústava SR Art 5 (1) citizenship regulated by law (2) no deprivation against will — constitutional absolute preserved across 23 amendments 1993-2022 (Art 5 UNCHANGED).

Post-1 April 2024 SK fee schedule (Act 145/1995 Z.z. Sadzobník item 272; 40% increase): Adult standard naturalization €1,000; child <15 €140; child 15-18 €210 (territorial) / €220 (consular); former SK/Czechoslovak citizen + reoptants per international law €30; CZ-citizen born after 1993-01-01 €30; descent (§7(2)(j)) €500; SLA (§7(3)) €500; merit (§7(2)(b)) €500; spouse (§7(2)(a)) €500; §7(7) restoration €500; ceremony €25. Pre-April-2024 levels: adult €700.

Legal basis

SK Constitution Art 5(2) no deprivation against will — security losses require strict procedural framework + judicial appeal under Act 71/1967 Zb.

Act 40/1993 Z.z. o štátnom občianstve Slovenskej republiky (consolidated as of 2022-04-01) is master statute; pre-1993 federal Czechoslovak chain: Act 194/1949 Sb. + Constitutional Act 143/1968 Zb. (federation) + Act 165/1968 Zb. federal principles + Act 206/1968 Zb. SSR; bridge via §2 Act 40/1993 (Slovak SSR citizens at 1992-12-31 = SK citizens). Constitutional anchor: Ústava SR Art 5 (1) citizenship regulated by law (2) no deprivation against will — constitutional absolute preserved across 23 amendments 1993-2022 (Art 5 UNCHANGED).

Slovak Constitutional Framework (Ústava Slovenskej republiky, Constitutional Act 460/1992 Zb. as amended 23 times 1993-2022): Art 5 (1) citizenship regulated by law (2) no deprivation against will — constitutional absolute UNCHANGED across all amendments (Art 5 protected from amendment per legal-doctrine reading). Art 12 equality before the law. Art 33 minority rights (national + ethnic). Art 34 cultural-language rights for minorities. Konstytutsiynyi Sud SR per Art 124-140 with binding constitutional review. Najvyšší súd SR (Supreme Court) + Najvyšší správny súd SR (Supreme Administrative Court since 2021) administrative-law cassation framework. Constitutional Acts: 143/1968 Zb. (federation, repealed 1992); 460/1992 Zb. (current Constitution); 23/1991 Zb. (Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms still in force per Art 152 Constitution).

Competent authority

SK Authority Framework canonical: MV SR central authority. Security-related loss provisions in §9 ods.1 pism.b-d) rarely invoked; judicial appeal per Act 71/1967 Zb. Administrative Procedure Code.

Act 40/1993 Z.z. o štátnom občianstve Slovenskej republiky (consolidated as of 2022-04-01) is master statute; pre-1993 federal Czechoslovak chain: Act 194/1949 Sb. + Constitutional Act 143/1968 Zb. (federation) + Act 165/1968 Zb. federal principles + Act 206/1968 Zb. SSR; bridge via §2 Act 40/1993 (Slovak SSR citizens at 1992-12-31 = SK citizens). Constitutional anchor: Ústava SR Art 5 (1) citizenship regulated by law (2) no deprivation against will — constitutional absolute preserved across 23 amendments 1993-2022 (Art 5 UNCHANGED).

MV SR (Ministerstvo vnútra Slovenskej republiky / Ministry of Interior) operational lead via 8 Okresné úrady v sídle kraja (district offices in 8 regional capitals: Bratislava + Trnava + Trenčín + Nitra + Žilina + Banská Bystrica + Prešov + Košice) — NOT Migračný úrad MV SR which handles asylum (Act 480/2002) only. Osobitná matrika MV SR Bratislava (Special Registry Office) registers foreign-event births/marriages/deaths for SK citizens. §8a 24-month maximum decision period (Act 40/1993). Konzulárny úrad (consular offices) abroad accept §7 applications + SLA certificate issuance. Úrad pre Slovákov žijúcich v zahraničí (ÚSŽZ) issues SLA Certificates. Minister of Interior makes final discretionary grant decisions. Konstytutsiynyi Sud Slovenskej republiky (Constitutional Court) judicial review per Art 5 + Art 12 + Art 33-34 minority protection.

Example scenarios

  • RARE — narrow constitutional grounds; §9 loss provisions; high evidentiary standard

    §9 Act 40/1993 narrow loss; Constitutional limits

Informational summary compiled from primary legal sources — not legal advice. Citizenship law changes; verify with the competent authority before acting. Last verified 2026-05-18.

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