Legislation

Assisted voluntary returns from the Slovak Republic are regulated by Act No. 404/2011 Coll. on Residence of Foreigners and Act No. 480/2002 Coll. on Asylum.

Overview of provisions on assisted voluntary returns in Act No. 404/2011 Coll. on Residence of Foreigners

• Definition of assisted voluntary return – Article 2 par. 1 (a)
• Definition of valid travel document – Article 2 par. 1 (n)
• Conditions of crossing the external border – Article 6 par. 5; par.6
• Definition of administrative expulsion and related obligations – Article 77 par. 1
• Administrative expulsion without entry ban in the context of assisted voluntary return – Article 82 par. 8
• Period for departure within assisted voluntary return – Article 83 par. 1
• Execution of decision on administrative expulsion in the context of assisted voluntary return – Article 84 par. 4 (b)
• Possibility of withdrawal of entry ban in the context of assisted voluntary return – Article 86 par. 1 (b)
• Detention and release from detention in the context of assisted voluntary return – Article 88 par. 3
• Return of warranty deposit in case of assisted voluntary return – Article 89, par. 1 (b); par. 7
• Informing a third-country national about the option to apply for assisted voluntary return – Article 90 par. 1 (e)
• Offences of foreigners related to residence in the context of assisted voluntary return – Article 118 par. 5
• Transitional provisions related to the emergency in connection with the mass influx of foreigners to the territory of the Slovak Republic caused by the armed conflict in the territory of Ukraine, who may apply to return to their home state within the assisted voluntary return – Article 131k par. 7

Overview of provisions on assisted voluntary returns in Act No. 480/2002 Coll. on Asylum

• Accommodation of a foreigner who withdrew his asylum application and decided to return to his country of origin – Article 47 (a)