Тимчасовий захист: Словаччина

Registration for an application for temporary protection can be done at any foreign police department and a new dedicated office in Snina which falls under the Foreign Police Department of Michalovce, based on a reservation made through the reservation system of the Ministry of the Interior. A pre-registration form can also be submitted online. Applicants can apply even without identification documents, and the processing time in such cases is approximately 30 days. If an applicant submits the online registration form must visit either a foreign police department or the dedicated office in Snina (in proximity of the Ukrainian border). If an applicant provides a valid passport or ID card, the documents are processed immediately and he/she receives a decision on temporary protection. Upon a positive decision, applicants receive a certificate of temporary protection, which serves as a residence permit and allows for a tolerated stay in Slovakia under the designation "temporary protection". The process for renewal or extension is not automatic and requires an application. Following the entry into force of the reformed EU asylum acquis, a new law on international protection takes effect in June 2026. Registration Applications can be registered: upon entry at the relevant police department at the border crossing point; after entry at the police department covering the place where the foreigner is staying; at the new dedicated office in Snina. Temporary protection can also be requested if the applicant does not have any documents. The application will be fully processed in a short timeframe (approximately 30 days until a decision is issued). The registration form is available electronically in Ukrainian, Slovak and English. After filling in the electronic form, applicants submit their declaration on application for temporary protection either upon entry into the territory of Slovakia at the relevant police department at the border crossing point; or after entry into the territory of Slovakia at the police department covering the place where the foreigner is staying (Unit of Foreign Police of the Police Force). Declarations by minors are submitted by a legal representative. A minor must always be present when submitting the declaration. If identification is provided (passport or ID card), applicants for temporary protection will have their documents processed and obtain temporary protection immediately. Residence permit A certificate of temporary protection is issued, which permits a tolerated stay on the territory of Slovakia. Displaced Ukrainians can update their residence documents through the online service. Currently, it is possible to submit an application for temporary protection as well as an application for the issuance of a proof of residence in the form of an ID card at the Foreign Police Departments. Legal aid Beneficiaries of temporary protection have the right to free legal advice by the Slovak Bar Association. Appeal A decision in written form with justifications is issued when temporary protection is not being granted. In such cases applicants have right to appeal against the decision of the Migration Office to a relevant court. An appeal may be lodged within 15 days from the delivery of the decision. Exclusion The grounds for revoking temporary protection are: reasonable suspicion that the beneficiary has committed a crime against peace, a war crime, or a crime against humanity; a serious non-political crime; or an act contrary to the purposes and principles of the United Nations; temporary protection was granted solely on the basis of false or falsified information regarding the beneficiary’s identity; the beneficiary is reasonably considered a threat to the security of Slovakia; or the beneficiary has been convicted of a particularly serious crime and poses a danger to society. Termination/Withdrawal The provision of temporary protection ceases not only upon the expiration of the time limit or the death of the person granted temporary protection, but also if the person: has applied for asylum or for subsidiary protection; has obtained temporary or permanent residence in Slovakia has renounced the provision of temporary shelter in writing; has been granted asylum or subsidiary protection in another EU Member State; has obtained residence without a time limit or temporary shelter in another country.

Slovakia has transposed the Temporary Protection Directive. Temporary protection was activated on 1 March 2022 as a National Status through Government Resolution No 144/2022. After the Council Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/382 was issued, Government Resolution No 185/2022 implementing the Council Decision was approved on 16 March 2022. The government also approved a proposal for amendments in several laws on civil protection, asylum and cybersecurity which become effective on 26 February 2022: The amendments to the Asylum Act allowed the provision of temporary protection for the purpose of protecting foreigners from war, the consequences of a humanitarian catastrophe or a systematic or mass violation of human rights in the country of which the foreigner is a national, or for a stateless person in his or her country of residence. The amendments to the Civil Protection Act create a legal framework for the government to declare an emergency situation due to the higher influx of foreigners which will enable the implementation of economic measures to ensure accommodation, necessary organisation of transport and healthcare. The Slovak Parliament adopted a set of legal regulations called Lex Ukraine on 22 March 2022. It concerns the presence of persons from Ukraine on our territory and aims to facilitate their access to the Labour Market, housing, health insurance etc. Currently new amendment Lex Ukraine IV is effective from 1 July 2024 changing the system to a more targeted system of provision of assistance to persons fleeing Ukraine and streamlining the provision of protection to third-country nationals on the territory of the Slovak Republic. By Resolution No 93 of 26 February 2025, the government extended the provision of temporary protection to displaced persons from Ukraine until 4 March 2026. The resolution allowed for the protection to be extended repeatedly if the Council of the European Union decides by means of an implementing decision. Thus the temporary protection is effectively extended until 4 March 2027. Following the entry into force of the reformed EU asylum acquis, a new law on international protection will take effect in June 2026.