Cash assistance for refugees with vulnerabilities 2024

UNHCR and UNICEF work together to provide financial assistance to refugees, asylum seekers and stateless persons in Slovakia who are considered particularly vulnerable, according to eligibility criteria. The cash assistance programme aims to mitigate individual protection risks and support their basic needs. Cash assistance eligibility criteria Only those who fulfil the criteria will be considered for the […]

Arriving in Slovakia – how to proceed?

Have you arrived in Slovakia without valid identity or travel documents and are you a citizen of a country outside the European Union? Here you will find the information you need about where you are, how to deal with the police and other authorities, what your rights are and where to find support services. When […]

Applying for Asylum in Slovakia

If you cannot return to your country of origin because of persecution or war, you can apply for international protection. There are two types of international protection in Slovakia. Asylum You can be granted asylum if you have fear of persecution in your country of origin. The persecution may be for racial, national or religious […]

Arriving in Slovakia – how to proceed?

Have you arrived in Slovakia without valid identity or travel documents and are you a citizen of a country outside the European Union? Here you will find the information you need about where you are, how to deal with the police and other authorities, what your rights are and where to find support services. When […]