On February 21, 2017, a decreeOpens in a new window of the Ministry of the Interior of the Slovak Republic came into effect, regulating the conditions for accessing and managing the electronic mailbox of a legal entity registered in the Commercial Register of the Slovak Republic whose statutory body is not a Slovak citizen, i.e., does not have permanent residence in the territory of the Slovak Republic or is a Slovak citizen but does not have permanent residence in the territory of the Slovak Republic. The decree took effect on March 1, 2017.
The decree enabled foreign statutory representatives to access and manage electronic mailboxes using an alternative authenticator that had not previously been available, as the e-Government Act had entrusted the Ministry of the Interior of the Slovak Republic with the authority to regulate this matter.
A foreign statutory representative may continue to authorize another person to access and manage the electronic mailbox, provided that person holds an ID card with a chip and a personal security code or holds a residence permit with an electronic chip and a personal security code.
Under the decree, the alternative authenticator takes the form of a card with an electronic chip and a six-digit personal security code (BOK). The issuance of the alternative authenticator is free of charge and valid for 3 years.
An applicant may be a natural person who is not a holder of an official authenticator, i.e., who cannot be issued an ID card with an electronic chip and a BOK (eID card) or a residence permit with an electronic chip and BOK, and who is also a statutory body or a member of the statutory body of a legal entity with its registered office in the Slovak Republic and registered in the Commercial Register of the Slovak Republic or is the head of its organizational unit.
The applicant must apply for an alternative authentication in person at a police station (foreign nationals not residing in the Slovak Republic may apply at any of the 12 foreign police departments, and Slovak citizens not residing in the Slovak Republic may apply at any of the 9 police document departments located in regional capitals).
The application must include the applicant’s first and last name, date of birth, nationality, country and address of residence, BOK (which the applicant may choose freely), the business name and registered office address of a legal entity registered in the Commercial Register of the Slovak Republic, and the applicant’s signature.
The accuracy and authenticity of this information must be verified by presenting an ID card or passport and an official document from which this information can be verified. If this information does not match the information recorded in the Commercial Register of the Slovak Republic or the Register of Legal Entities of the Slovak Republic, or if it is not up to date, a correction must first be made, and only then may the applicant enter the BOK. The card with the electronic chip will then be delivered to the applicant at the address provided in the application.
In the event of loss, theft, damage, destruction, misuse, or a change in data, the procedure is the same as for the initial application.
More information about alternative authenticators Opens in a new windowand instructions on how to set up an alternative authenticatorOpens in a new window.
If you have any questions, please contact the contact center of the Ministry of the Interior of the Slovak Republic at 0800 222 222 on business days.
