Czech Republic: Information for stateless people and those at risk of statelessness fleeing Ukraine Procedure & rights Applications made in detention centres must be submitted within 7 days of being informed of the right to apply for asylum; decision within 6 months (extendable up to 21 months); applicants receive ID; right to communicate in native language; translator; legal assistance; can contact UNHCR or relevant NGOs Rights upon recognition Asylum status: 10 years renewable residence permit, 5 years for children under 15 years old; travel document upon application; right to work; access to housing; financial aid; healthcare; education. Interior, Department for Asylum and Migration Policy Applicants are required to fill out an application (available here) and submit it together with a valid travel document and preferably a photograph; temporary protection should be received immediately upon arrival; undocumented applicants may need to undergo additional screening; are registered as applicants for temporary protection and receive a decision within 10 days; an application for temporary protection suspends any pending asylum application Right to stay in the Czech Republic for one year but no longer than until 31 March 2023; right to access healthcare, financial aid, education, work, and accommodation; right to travel to and stay in other EU countries for no longer than 90 days Subsidiary protection: residence permit for at least one year (renewable); foreigners’ passport upon application; right to work; financial aid; healthcare; welfare benefits; education For more information, see: • • • • • • • • Information help line for Ukrainians run daily in Czech and Ukrainian by the Organization for Aid to Refugees (OPU), IRENA Ministry of Interior, Naši Ukrajinci portal for persons fleeing Ukraine including a list of KACPU Regional assistance centres for Ukrainians (in Czech, Ukrainian, English)/Information on Temporary Protection PomahejUkrajine, Central portal for offering and accessing help related to the war in Ukraine, run jointly by members of the Consortium of NGOs working with migrants Integration program Series of Laws “Lex Ukraine”, on temporary protection, employment and education Right to Protection, Who are stateless persons who fled Ukraine after the Russian invasion on 24 of February, 2022 KIND & Child Circle, Note on unaccompanied children fleeing Ukraine European Commission, Information for people fleeing the war in Ukraine 3. STATELESSNESS DETERMINATION AND PROTECTION STATUS For stateless people, it is important to determine both a claim for international protection and their statelessness. Each application should be assessed and both types of status should be explicitly recognised so that even if international protection ceases, the person remains entitled to protection as a stateless person. Statelessness determination should be conducted either in parallel with or following the refugee status determination, with due regard to the primacy of the asylum claim and the principle of confidentiality for refugees in statelessness determination procedures. For more information, see: ENS briefing on statelessness determination & protection in Europe.