No, Moldovan citizens holding biometric passports do not need a visa to go to Slovakia. However, in case of employment, you will need to apply for a residence permit after you arrive in Slovakia. We will provide you with all the necessary information, guidance and support in this process. The residence permit will be valid only for the company and position in line with your job offer.

Yes, travel to Slovakia and back to Moldova will be covered by the programme.

We will ensure your temporary accommodation in shared dormitories during the first 8 weeks starting on the day of your arrival to Slovakia, at programme’s expense. Following this initial period, you will be expected to find and pay for your permanent accommodation, while we will be happy to provide you with guidance and information throughout this process. 

Yes, of course. All participants will get health and social insurance, but also a liability insurance for damages arising during employment. Apart from that, you will have a travel health insurance for your journey from Moldova to Slovakia and a commercial health insurance during the period before you start your employment or internship.

Due to a favourable combination of business advantages, Slovakia has become an attractive destination for ICT investors. The ICT sector has a solid position in the Slovak economy, which is demonstrated by a strong presence of foreign-owned companies, as well as dynamically growing domestic companies. You will have the opportunity to work in leading ICT companies and learn more from the experts in this field.

Yes of course, participants of this programme with employment contracts will be remunerated for their work in Slovakia. You will receive a monthly salary according to the average salary scale for the IT sector in Slovakia. The ICT companies involved in the programme will transparently inform about the offered salaries during the matchmaking process, so you will have all the necessary information to make your decision.

The timeline of the project is set, however, we will do our best to accommodate individual needs after the matchmaking process. In general, there are two application rounds (deadline in December 2021 or April 2022) and thus you can choose which period suits you better. Please refer to the timeline of the programme to see what the difference is.

You can bring your partner, spouse, kids, or other family member(s) with you, but you will be responsible for all their paperwork, legislative formalities, accommodation, and related costs. 

Have in mind that your family may need to apply for residence and meet relevant residence requirements if they wish to stay with you during your entire stay in Slovakia. The type of residence status they can seek and conditions they will need to meet depends on several factors, such as their citizenship, activities they wish to perform and the exact type of your residence status in Slovakia. In general, they could either apply for residence derived from your status in Slovakia or apply for their own residence status which is not linked to yours. 

We are happy to provide you with information on options related to your family member´s residence, but we recommend you inform us about any such personal arrangements in advance.

Traveling, making friends, exploring new places and the Slovak culture are on the list of this journey. We will make sure it won’t be only about work, you will also have fun. You can have a look at this short video https://bit.ly/3ElbE0x. 

The programme has two application rounds, and the deadlines are fixed (December 2021 or April 2022). This means you can choose between these two options. Please refer to the timeline of the programme to see what the difference is. We understand that university studies are both important and difficult, therefore the programme focuses on ICT students of finishing years and on graduates, both of bachelor and master’s degrees. 

However, if your motivation to join the programme is strong although you are still a student of lower years, we recommend arranging your study plan with your university individually. The Digi Talents team will support you with all the necessary documents but is not able to negotiate with universities. 

Four great ICT companies have already become partners of the programme – ESET, Soitron, Simplicity, and Anasoft – so this is where you might gain your 12-month employment or 3-month internship experience. The Digi Talents team is continuously in negotiations with other companies in Slovakia, so keep an eye on this section to see who comes on board! 

Yes, your place of work and place of accommodation will be the same. The ICT companies which have so far joined the programme are all seated in Bratislava, the capital city of Slovakia. 

Many people from the older generation in Slovakia do speak at least some Russian. This is not the case for younger people, who usually have English, German, or French as their second language. However, Slovak and Russian are both Slavic languages, so there are some similarities. Also, you can find communities of Russians and people from other post-Soviet countries all around Slovakia.

We will ensure your temporary accommodation in shared dormitories during the first 8 weeks starting on the day of your arrival to Slovakia, at programme’s expense. Following this initial period, you will be expected to find and pay for your permanent accommodation, while we will be happy to provide you with guidance and information throughout this process. Whether you live alone or share your accommodation with someone else will be only up to you, your preference and how much you will want to spend.

In general, companies require people to work in the office. However, companies may impose specific rules for working from home due to COVID-19. This means you might spend part of the working week/month in the office and part at home. Regardless of COVID-19, some companies may also offer home office as a benefit to their employees. Specific arrangements, whether you will be working from home or not and in what extent, will depend on the concrete company and/or the COVID-19 situation. 

In any case, the programme is looking for people who will travel to Slovakia and will be working on-sight, in their companies´ offices. 

There is no time flexibility in terms of freely deciding when to come to Slovakia. You can choose between two time slots, which are linked to the two different application deadlines. The first deadline is 31 December 2021, with expected arrival to Slovakia in April 2022. The second deadline is planned for April 2022, with expected arrival to Slovakia in July 2022.