Welcome to the “Help” website run by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. Here, refugees and asylum-seekers can find information about their rights, obligations and services in Slovakia.
On this website you will be able to find information about:
➡️About UNHCR
➡️Asylum in Slovakia
➡️Arrival from Ukraine
➡️Public Social Assistance
➡️Assistance and Services
➡️UNHCR Cash Assistance
➡️Accommodation
➡️Education
➡️Sport
➡️Information for Children
➡️Ukraine is Home
➡️Tips on Staying Safe
➡️Safe Online – A guide to being protected on the internet
➡️Relocation
➡️Report Misconduct
➡️Feedback and Complaints
➡️Contact UNHCR
LATEST NEWS
8 January 2026: As officially announced by the Ministry of the Interior , a Foreign Police Unit has been opened in Snina on 2 January 2026. It is located within the premises of the Snina District Office, at Partizánska 1057/21 . This unit will primarily handle:
📌 Exchange of paper Temporary Protection documents for new plastic ID cards
📌 Registration of new applicants for Temporary Protection. Snina Opening Hours: ✅ Monday, Tuesday, Thursday: 08:00–15:00; ✅ Wednesday: 09:00–17:00; ✅ Friday: 08:00–14:00📍 Appointments are mandatory and must be booked through the updated reservation system .
IMPORTANT: If you recently came to Slovakia, here you can find information about the possibility to seek protection (asylum) in Slovakia, and about the document “Potvrdenie o zotrvaní” you may have been issued. This information was prepared by the organization Human Rights League and is available for download in the following language versions: Arabic, English, Pashto, Turkish, and Slovak. If you seek more information about asylum in Slovakia, please click here. The information on international protection in Slovakia is available for download in the following language versions: Arabic, English, Persian, French, Kurdish, Pashto, Russian, Slovak, Swahili, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, and Vietnamese.