What is foreigner reporting?
Foreigner reporting (reporting the stay of a foreigner) is the obligation of an accommodation provider under Act No. 404/2011 Coll. to report every foreign guest to the competent unit of the Foreign Police within 5 days of the start of the stay — calendar days, not working days. The obligation applies to all accommodation facilities regardless of size, from a single Airbnb apartment to a hotel.
What data is reported
For a citizen of the EU, the EEA, or Switzerland, the form contains first name and surname, date of birth, nationality, and the number of the travel document or identity card (§ 112 para. 1 letter j)); for a third-country national it additionally contains place of birth, permanent residence, purpose of stay, details of the visa or residence document, the address of stay in the SR, and accompanying children (§ 111 para. 1 letter l)). The guest signs the form. EU citizens are reported too: under § 2 para. 2, a foreigner is anyone who is not a citizen of the SR. An EU citizen’s own obligation to report the start of a stay within 10 working days of entry (§ 64 para. 2) does not remove the accommodation provider’s obligation.
Why it matters
An unreported guest can bring a fine of up to €3,300: a breach of § 113 is an administrative offence of the accommodation provider, for which the fine is imposed by the police unit within one year of the day it learned of the breach, and no later than three years after the breach (§ 119). Because filing is manual (Slovakia has no public API like the Czech UbyPort), accommodation providers with a higher volume of foreign guests are well advised to automate at least data collection and preparation of the documents through online check-in.
Informational only
This page is provided for general information and is not legal or tax advice. Rates, deadlines and exemptions are set by law and municipal ordinances and can change — always verify current requirements with your municipality or a qualified advisor.