Legal aid

Together with UNHCR, the ‘Organization for Aid to Refugees’ (OPU) provides free legal aid to asylum seekers, refugees, and stateless persons in Czechia.
OPU is a partner of UNHCR in Czechia. All services provided by OPU are free of charge.

For more information on what help you can receive from OPU, please see also the leaflet here.

If you have fled Ukraine and you are in Czechia, a lawyer from OPU can provide information on the procedure to apply for (or extend) temporary protection and assist you with the procedure where needed, including if your temporary protection application has been rejected.

OPU has offices in Prague, Brno, Ostrava, Hradec Kralove and Plzen. If you wish to contact OPU to request their assistance, please find their contacts here:

📍OPU office in Prague
📍OPU office in Brno
📍OPU office in Pilsen
📍OPU office in Ostrava
📍OPU office in Hradec Kralove

Together with UNHCR, the ‘Association for Integration and Migration‘ (SIMI) provides free legal aid to asylum seekers and refugees in Czechia.
SIMI is a partner of UNHCR in Czechia. All services provided by SIMI are free of charge.

If you are at Prague Airport (or another international airport in Czechia) and wish to receive information on the asylum procedure in Czechia, you can contact SIMI directly. A lawyer from SIMI can provide you with information and advice on the asylum procedure and your rights.

For more information on how you can apply for asylum at an airport in Czechia and how to contact SIMI for help, please check here:

Information leaflet for applicants for international protection at Václav Havel Airport Prague
Dépliant d’information à l’intention des demandeurs de protection internationale à l’aéroport de Václav Havel Prague
Інформаційна листівка для заявників на отримання міжнародного захисту в празькому аеропорту ім. Вацлава Гавела
Информационная брошюра для лиц, ходатайствующих о предоставлении международной защиты, находящихся в аэропорту имени Вацлава Гавела в Праге

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