Many people fleeing war in Ukraine search for up-to-date information in the language they understand. They are interested in knowing what residence options they have in Slovakia, how to change their residence status in Slovakia from temporary protection and what other assistance services they can benefit from.

On 16 and 18 August 2022, IOM Slovakia conducted trainings for lawyers from Human Rights League who assist people from Ukraine with their residence queries at the Bottova Assistance Centre in Bratislava – in a place where they also come to for other services.

The trained lawyers are able to advice people about:

• their residence options if they plan to work, study, do business or other activities in Slovakia,
• what documents must be submitted with different residence applications,
• how to extend residence validity or change a residence type,
• what obligations foreign residents have to fulfil if they want to avoid potential negative consequences.

Training was part of a series of IOM trainings for lawyers and employees of HRL assisting people from Ukraine. Photo © International Organization for Migration (IOM) 2022.

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This activity was generously funded by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration.