Czech Republic: Information for stateless people and those at risk of statelessness fleeing Ukraine Documents issued • • • Entry status • more, or children accompanied by adults other than their parents; contact OPU to be connected to trained social workers Persons eligible for temporary protection: receive a temporary protection stamp in their travel document, or a separate temporary document if they do not hold travel documents Applicants for international protection (asylum or subsidiary protection): receive temporary identity document while their application is pending (průkaz žadatele o mezinárodní ochranu) Applicants for statelessness status: receive identity document confirming their application is pending Visitor under Schengen rules, beneficiary of temporary protection, tolerance visa holder, asylum-seeker, applicant for statelessness status 2. ROUTES TO PROTECTION Persons fleeing Ukraine, including eligible stateless persons and persons at risk of statelessness, can apply for international protection or temporary protection, which is currently the fastest route to protection as it is typically granted immediately upon registration. The Ministry of Interior recently proposed an amendment to Lex Ukraine, which would come into force in June, and would exclude people who hold another EU nationality from temporary protection. It would also change the deadlines to process applications and report a change of residence. The available routes to protection are summarised in the table below. What is it? International Protection Temporary Protection Asylum status: for people eligible under the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, and for people entitled to protection on humanitarian grounds Temporary protection for eligible persons fleeing the conflict in Ukraine (implemented in the Czech Republic through “Lex Ukraine”) Subsidiary protection: for people who do not meet the conditions for refugee status but would be exposed to a real risk of serious harm if returned Can stateless Yes, as long as they can prove their and/or identity (including through a undocumented statement/statutory declaration) persons apply? Where to apply? At the reception centres for asylum seekers presently at Zastávka u Brna or Prague Airport, or in detention centres Stateless persons: yes, if they meet eligibility criteria (i.e., beneficiaries of international protection or equivalent national protection in Ukraine, which includes statelessness status in Ukraine, or permanent residence in Ukraine and cannot return to country of origin, and their family members) Undocumented persons: Lack of documents should not be an obstacle but the procedure is not immediate; may need to contact Ukrainian Embassy or the Ukrainian Consulate in Czech Republic to confirm identity At Regional Assistance Centres for Ukraine (KACPU) within 3 days of arrival to the Czech Republic or at the Ministry of the