Legal address in Bratislava
Every private entrepreneur or company in Slovakia, just like in any other country, must have a legal address (Virtuálne sídlo). The legal address is indicated in all registration documents, tax office, banks, etc. This address receives correspondence from all state authorities and any other organizations with which the sole proprietor or company interacts.
As a rule, the legal address is located in the company’s office. But what about those companies that do not yet have their own office or do not physically need one, as their activities are mainly online?
This question is especially relevant for foreigners who want to register a sole proprietorship or a company in Slovakia with further obtaining a residence permit in Slovakia.
In 96% of cases, at the beginning of his business activity, a foreigner does not need to rent a real office for which he has to pay hundreds or even thousands of euros in rent every month. But he is obliged to have a legal address as soon as he registers a legal entity. In this case, you can use the service of a virtual legal address. In Slovakia, unlike Ukraine or Russia, it is not prohibited to register many legal entities at one address. This is a common practice and a popular service used both by Slovaks themselves and by foreigners wishing to start a business in Slovakia.
What do we offer?
Our company Slovakia Garant offers the service of VIRTUAL LEGAL ADDRESS in the very center of Bratislava, which takes into account all the needs and peculiarities of foreigners in Slovakia and has a number of advantages compared to similar services. Having a legal address with us the client can not worry that an important letter will pass by him. All letters addressed to the client, both ordinary and those marked “personally in hand”, will be delivered to our office. The client will be notified of the receipt of the letter by e-mail, telephone or any other communication channel. If the client wishes and with the client’s permission, we can open the letter, scan it and send the contents to the client. We can also advise on what to do with the letter, how to react, who to contact if the client does not know the Slovak language well and is not familiar with Slovak law.
Where exactly is the legal address located?
Our office is located in the heart of Bratislava in the historical part of the city Staré Mesto , Ventúrska 277/16, 811 01, Bratislava.
What services are included in the price? How do we differ from our competitors?
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Registration of legal address, place of business. Providing the consent of the property owner (Súhlas vlastníka nehnuteľnosti s umiestnením sídla) |
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Indication of the name of the company or sole proprietorship on the mailbox |
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Receipt, registration and storage of correspondence, including e-mail and SMS notification |
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Opening and scanning of letters at the customer’s request |
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Analyzing and recommending the content of the letter |
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Receipt of important letters marked “personally in hand” by a power of attorney from the client |
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Rent a meeting room for business meetings (all kitchen, coffee, tea, cookies at your disposal) – 2 hours per month FREE of charge. |
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All included in one tariff |
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The most prestigious location in Slovakia (Only on our floor there are 2 embassies of foreign countries and also on our street there are 5 more embassies). |
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What's the price?
We have a flat rate that includes all of the above services:
Registration of legal address for a new sole proprietorship or company in Slovakia 180€/year
Transfer of the registered office for an existing company (we take care of the payment and the state fee for changes in the Commercial Register) 180€/year
Important to know in order to make a decision!
On the Internet you can find a lot of offers of virtual office services, both from Slovak companies and from our compatriots. You can choose for every color and taste. But the main problem lies in the details. Namely in the fact that, having paid for the service of a virtual office, the client thinks that at this address he will receive all correspondence for his company. But, as a rule, important letters from banks, tax authorities, social services or especially from the Alien Police are sent with the note “personally in hand”.
And since you are not there, the letter carrier leaves a special yellow piece of paper notifying you that your letter will be at a certain post office for 18 days. If the recipient does not personally pick up the letter at the specified post office within the allotted period, the letter is sent to the sender. Well, if the client is in Slovakia, then he/she has to spend half a day to find the post office, stand in line, and pick up the letter. But what if the client is outside Slovakia at that time, for example, at home? In such a case, there are no options to pick up the letter and it will be returned to the sender and the client will never know its contents. The problem in this case can be solved by a general power of attorney from the client to this company, which provides a legal address, by which it is possible to receive all letters on behalf of the client. But not all companies want to take such responsibility, and if they do, their price tag starts from 500 euros per year.
The next criterion for selecting a legal address is the readiness of the company providing such a service to promptly read and analyze the contents of the letter on prior authorization from the client, and give the client advice on how to respond to the information received, who to contact and in what time frame. This is extremely important, because there are cases when, for example, the tax or social insurance sends a warning about underpayment of some amount, and gives a short period of time to correct this error. If not responded to quickly, the recipient may get on the list of unscrupulous residents, and this “label” will remain for the entire life of this company. Subsequent receipt of any privileges from the state or financing will be in great doubt.
The third important criterion is the question of how the client’s letters are stored and how he can personally collect them. We observe that some companies lower their prices much lower than market prices, accordingly, many clients go to them just for the price, but then it turns out that all letters from different clients are stored in one mailbox, to which all clients have access. Thus, the company that provides the service of virtual legal address, does not bear any responsibility for the safety of the letters of clients. As the letter of one client can be taken by mistake without malicious intent by another client. It is unrealistic to find the ends in such a situation.
Thus, when choosing a virtual legal address service, a client should ask themselves these questions:
● Will I be able to receive all letters at this address, including important letters marked “personally delivered”?
● Will the selected company providing the address be able to read the letter promptly, translate it into my native language and advise me on what to do with this information, which specialists to contact and in what time frame?
Will my correspondence be in the same place as other clients’ mail? Do all clients have access to the mailbox?
Saving 30-50 euros per year and choosing an unsuitable legal address service, you can lose much more due to the risks described above. Our company has taken into account all these aspects and offers the most complete package of virtual legal address service in Bratislava. We will be very glad if this information will help you to make the right choice, even if your choice is made on another company.