Slovakia: Information for stateless people and those at risk of statelessness fleeing Ukraine ENS Focal Point: Human Rights League Slovakia Last updated: 11 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. SITUATION AT THE BORDER & ENTRY REQUIREMENTS There are three border crossing points from Ukraine to Slovakia, all open 24 hours. There are currently no reported issues for stateless people, those at risk of statelessness, or undocumented people crossing the Slovak border, although some issues have been reported on the Ukrainian side. People without documents may need to undergo an individual assessment to gain entry. Slovakia allows entry to all persons fleeing Ukraine under the humanitarian ground exception in the Schengen Borders Code. 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. For more information on the location of border crossings, estimates of current waiting times, and entry requirements, see: From Ukraine to Slovakia (also in UKR and SK), Ministry of Interior’s Ukraine Information and Assistance page and Ukrainian Border Guard. Documents required • • • Entry and registration • • • • Documents issued Entry status • • • • Stateless persons: any document (even expired); entry should be permitted to all those fleeing Ukraine even without documents Adults: passport, ID document, birth certificate, or any document (even expired) Children: documentation to prove family relationship with accompanying adult; unaccompanied children will be permitted entry Stateless persons: registered, fingerprinted, photographed and allowed to stay for 90 days; if permanent residence or international protection in Ukraine, eligible for Temporary Refuge upon entry; otherwise, may apply for asylum or subsidiary protection; register with Foreigners’ Police within 3 days Undocumented persons: as above Beneficiaries of international protection: registered, fingerprinted, photographed and allowed to stay for 90 days; eligible to apply for Temporary Refuge upon entry at the border or nearest Foreigners Police Office Unaccompanied children: children not accompanied by a relative (who can prove relationship) will be taken to nearest Labour, Social Affairs & Family Office by the police and later to a children’s home Asylum seeker: identification card proving that an application is pending Applicant for Temporary Refuge: temporary refuge certificate Visitor: entry stamp in passport permitting stay for 90 days Temporary refuge, visitor, or asylum-seeker