Czech Republic: Information for stateless people and those at risk of statelessness fleeing Ukraine ENS Focal Point: Organization for Aid to Refugees (OPU) Last updated: 23 May 2022 This briefing provides country-specific information for stateless people and those at risk of statelessness fleeing Ukraine. It is intended as a source of information for refugee response actors and affected individuals. The focus is on stateless people and people at risk of statelessness, including those who are undocumented. Links to more general information for refugees from Ukraine are provided throughout. We will endeavour to keep this information updated. Please contact Ukraine.crisis@statelessness.eu if you have relevant updates. Unless otherwise shown, the source of information provided is the ENS Focal Point. 1. ENTRY REQUIREMENTS & REGISTRATION Most stateless persons and persons at risk of statelessness entering the Czech Republic from Ukraine are Romani people, undocumented children, unaccompanied minors, and former USSR citizens. The Ministry of Interior advises people who do not hold a biometric passport to bring all other available documents proving their identity to enter the Czech Republic. There are unofficial reports that women, children, and elderly persons without a passport should be able to enter the country but there are no guarantees. The European Commission confirms that a lack of travel documents or medical documents (certificate of vaccination, COVID-19 test) should not be an obstacle to entering the EU throughout the Ukraine crisis. There are currently no reports of deportations from Czech Republic to Ukraine. Regional Assistance Centres for Ukraine (KACPU) have been established to process and register people arriving in the Czech Republic and to immediately grant Temporary Protection to those who qualify. For more information on entry and stay in the Czech Republic, see the Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic information page for Ukrainians, Nasi Ukrajinci (including a list of the regional KACPU centres), Association for Integration and Migration (SIMI), and UNHCR help page. The Organization for Aid to Refugees (OPU) runs the help line Infoline IRENA in Czech and Ukrainian. The information below applies to persons who are neither Ukrainian nor EU nationals, or who are unable to prove their Ukrainian or EU citizenship: Documents required • • • Entry and registration • • • • No document is required to enter Czech Republic; Ministry of Interior advises people to bring any available documents to prove identity Stateless persons: any available documents to prove identity, but lack of documents should not be an obstacle to enter Adults: Biometric passport if possible, or other documents to prove identity; lack of documents should not be an obstacle to enter Children: as above Persons eligible for temporary protection: can register and apply for temporary protection at the KACPU regional centres. If temporary protection is not granted immediately (e.g. due to lack of documents or other issues in the registration, often affecting Roma families), police grants confirmation of application for temporary protection and a decision is issued within 10 days Persons not eligible for temporary or international protection (including stateless and undocumented persons): may apply for a “tolerance visa” to stay in Czech Republic for 90 days (renewable) if unable to return home Unaccompanied children: should go to KACPU regional centres to receive protection; must always be assisted by social workers (OSPOD office), except children aged 15 or