Former Slovak citizens, dual citizenship, loss, and decision review
Separate former-citizen routes from Section 7(8), distinguish Slovak Living Abroad status, and review dual-nationality, loss, reporting, and decision issues.
Former citizenship changes the route
Section 7(8) expressly concerns a person who has never been a Slovak citizen. If the applicant held Slovak citizenship before. Or the record is unclear. Do not use the descendant route until status is resolved.
Separate provisions may apply to former citizens, including Sections 7(2)(i) and 7(4)–(7). Their wording, residence setting, historical loss event, and evidence differ. A current citizen needs status proof rather than a new grant.
Preserve release instruments, foreign-naturalization files, acquisition and loss certificates, passports, status findings, and every prior application or decision. Read the historical-status guide before inferring a loss or succession result.
Slovak Living Abroad is separate
A Certificate of a Slovak Living Abroad concerns diaspora status and ties under a different Act. It is not proof of Slovak or Czechoslovak legal citizenship.
Section 7(3) provides a separate facilitated discretionary route for some certificate holders under its own residence or contribution conditions. Do not merge it into Section 7(8), even if the same applicant wants both reviewed.
Can another nationality be kept?
Slovakia does not impose renunciation as a Section 7(8) condition. The applicant must separately check whether the current country permits retention.
After Slovak citizenship is acquired, Section 9 can cause loss upon some voluntary foreign acquisitions and contains event-specific exceptions, including certain acquisitions by birth, adoption, a minor, during marriage, or after qualifying residence abroad. Notification and documentary duties may apply. Do not describe Slovakia as unconditionally permitting every future dual-naturalization scenario.
What if a case was stopped or refused?
Keep the complete request, evidence submission, authority notice, decision, and proof of delivery. The available administrative or court remedy and its timing come from the served decision and current procedural law.
Do not calculate a deadline from a general webpage. A stopped proceeding, refusal, evidence request, possible permit cessation, or active remedy requires prompt case-specific advice. The Ministry remains the grant decision-maker. A court reviews legality within its jurisdiction rather than granting citizenship through a screening.
See the residence warning and full Slovakia FAQ.
Sources checked: 27 August 2026. English descriptions are working translations. The Slovak text and the actual served decision control.