Country Report: Overview of the main changes since the previous report update
Last updated: 16/07/26
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As this is the first AIDA report covering Slovakia, no direct comparison with a previous report is possible; the changes noted below reflect key developments observed during the reporting period.
International protection
Asylum procedures
- Statistics: In 2025, Slovakia received 163 applications for asylum, compared to 165 applications in 2024. The number of persons granted asylum remained unchanged at 41 in both years. However, the number of beneficiaries granted subsidiary protection increased from 22 in 2024 to 32 in 2025. The number of negative decisions slightly decreased from 59 in 2024 to 54 in 2025. Similarly, the number of discontinued procedures fell from 58 to 55. Overall, while the volume of asylum applications remained almost identical, the proportion of applicants receiving subsidiary protection increased in 2025, whereas the number of negative and discontinued cases slightly decreased.[1] In both 2024 and 2025, the largest number of asylum applications was lodged by nationals of Ukraine, Afghanistan and Belarus. While Afghan nationals constituted the largest group of beneficiaries granted asylum in 2024, Belarusian nationals became the main beneficiary group in 2025. In both years, subsidiary protection was granted predominantly to Ukrainian nationals, reflecting the continuing protection needs arising from the consequences of the war in Ukraine.
Reception conditions
- Material reception conditions: Only minor changes were introduced to reception conditions during the reporting period. Since June 2024, applicants for international protection are no longer entitled to receive basic hygiene items where they are engaged in employment or have another source of income amounting to at least the subsistence minimum for a single adult. The same restriction applies where the Ministry of Interior has determined that the applicant is required to contribute, in full or in part, to the costs of accommodation in an asylum facility or integration centre, or to the costs of healthcare, due to their financial or property situation. In such cases, applicants may be required to bear part of the expenses related to their stay or medical treatment.
Content of international protection
- Integration support: An amendment to the Asylum Act entered into force on 1 July 2024, affecting the integration support available to beneficiaries of international protection. Under the new provisions, refugees and beneficiaries of subsidiary protection are no longer entitled to a one-off financial contribution amounting to 1.5 times the subsistence minimum, nor to an integration allowance amounting to 1.75 times the subsistence minimum, if they previously held or currently hold a permanent or temporary residence permit in Slovakia, or if they were previously granted temporary refuge (temporary protection) in the country. The amendment primarily affects beneficiaries of international protection who had already established a legal residence status in Slovakia before being granted asylum or subsidiary protection.
Temporary protection
See Temporary Protection Annex to the country report.
Content of temporary protection
- Accommodation: Several amendments affecting beneficiaries of temporary protection entered into force on 1 July 2024. The most significant changes concerned accommodation support. Under the new rules, accommodation in asylum facilities is generally limited to 120 days following the first grant of temporary protection. Continued accommodation beyond this period is available only to specific categories of vulnerable persons, including persons over the age of 65, single caregivers of children under the age of five, and children under five years of age. The conditions for the accommodation allowance scheme were also substantially modified. As of July 2024, accommodation providers may receive financial contributions only for vulnerable beneficiaries of temporary protection after the initial 120-day period. Vulnerability must be documented through prescribed evidence and reported to the competent municipality. Furthermore, accommodation providers operating commercial accommodation businesses, such as hotels, hostels and guesthouses, were excluded from eligibility for the accommodation allowance.
- Education and health care: Additional changes were introduced in the areas of education and healthcare. From 1 September 2024, municipalities became responsible for maintaining records of children benefiting from temporary protection who are subject to compulsory pre-primary or compulsory school education and monitoring their school attendance. Moreover, amendments to healthcare legislation established that general practitioners, paediatricians, gynaecologists and dentists may not refuse to register beneficiaries of temporary protection on the grounds of capacity constraints within their designated catchment area.