Foreigners' Police

Life situations for which foreigners do not need to make an appointment.

Foreigners’ Police postpones weekend opening, announces extended hours

Plans to open the Bratislava office on January 25 have been postponed.

Slovakia's Foreigners' Police HQ on Ružinovská Street in Bratislava.

Slovak MP criticises inaction on Foreigners’ Police system failures

Zuzana Števulová highlighted growing frustration with the Foreigners’ Police.

The Foreigners' Police office in Bratislava's Vajnory district.

'Truly unbelievable': How broken is the Foreigners' Police booking system?

Foreigners share their experiences and frustrations trying to navigate the online booking system.

The Foreigners' Police department in Bratislava.
Katarína Jakubjaková
St. Martin Cathedral in Bratislava.
Trnava Foreigners' Police relocated from a house on Kollárova Street to a house Paulínska Street in summer 2015.

Foreigners’ Police extend special-mode operation for another week

Their office in Ružomberok will be shut in early October, the police also announced.

Foreigners' Police HQ in Bratislava.

Foreigner's police in limited mode from Monday

Police cites increase in illegal migration in southern Slovakia as the reason.

Trnava Foreigners' Police on Paulínska Street in Trnava on March 17, 2023.

Asked for help, police told Turkish student to leave Slovakia instead

A Trnava university has not explained why it did not stand up for its Turkish student.

Slovakia's Foreigners' Police HQ on Ružinovská Street in Bratislava.

FAQ: How to interact with the Foreigners’ Police

Some officers are good – but some, even the police admit, are ‘a disgrace to the force’.

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The Foreigners’ Police unlearns English

Over the decades, this Slovak institution has proved both durable and obdurate.

Police announce changes to booking system for foreigners

Applicants who want to stay in Slovakia can now choose which office of the Foreigners' Police they want to attend.

Czech police officer controls a truck at the border with Slovakia in Stary Hrozenkov, Czech Republic.

Terrible living conditions in camps mean refugees want a better life west (interview)

Peter Devínsky on why migration routes now go through Slovakia.

Foreigners' Police in Bratislava

Foreigners' Police gradually open to all foreigners again

Agenda that can be addressed at the departments is limited, police promises they will expand it.

The information point at the Main Railway Station in Bratislava.

Foreigners’ Police to expand their capacities to help refugees from Ukraine

They are not dealing with the agenda of other foreigners living or coming to Slovakia for now.

People fleeing war in Ukraine at the border crossing in Vyšné Nemecké, eastern Slovakia.

Foreigners’ Police branches will remain open only to foreigners from Ukraine

The police react to tens of thousands of refugees crossing the Slovak border.

Foreigners' Police departments remain open for now

The police would inform the public immediately if anything changes.

Foreigners’ Police have made huge improvements that people usually don’t see

IOM’s Migration Information Centre, which also offers free Slovak language courses to migrants, celebrates 15 years.

Róbert Gucký

The man who took the 'alien' out of the Foreigners' Police's name appointed its director

Robert Gucký became the main government's plenipotentiary for state borders and director of the Office for the Border and Foreigners' Police.

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The residence status of UK citizens in Slovakia will change

The Slovak parliament adopted new legislation as a response to the approaching end of the Brexit transition period.

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Foreigners’ Police will reopen next Monday

It will be necessary to book an appointment for certain agenda.

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