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Return Migration: Policies and Practices
If a foreigner fails to leave Slovakia for reasons such as lack of valid travel documents or funds
for travel, within the terms stipulated in the administrative expulsion order, the police shall
ensure the execution of the expulsion. In the case of forced return to a country sharing borders
with Slovakia, the Slovak police shall transport the person concerned to a border checkpoint and
supervise the departure. Assistance will be requested from the foreign country to which the alien
is returned, if needed.
Based on an agreement with a country of origin, the Slovak police may transport the alien concerned
by air as far as to the territory of the country to which the alien is to be accepted.
Special Cases
Even in cases of expulsion, the Ministry of Interior may allow the entry of an alien if the purpose
for seeking entry or stay is a humanitarian one, e.g. visiting a seriously ill relative, or where the
re-entry of the alien would be in the interests of the country. 8
Payment of Expulsions Cost
The cost of expulsion covers boarding and transportation, detention and other related cost.
Expulsion shall be covered in the following ways:
By the person concerned if possible, through the funds owned by the alien;
By the person who employed the alien without authorization;
By the person who arranged the employment of the alien without authorization;
By the person who pledged to do so in the invitation process;
By the carrier who failed to meet international transportation requirements;
By the Ministry of Interior, if all the above-mentioned procedures are not possible.
1.4 STATISTICS ON INVOLUNTARY RETURN
The total number of expulsions in recent years is tabled below: 9
TABLE 1
STATISTICS ON INVOLUNTARY RETURN*
Year 2000 2001 2002 2003
(November)
Number 1,157 2,437 1,119 1,246
* IOM (Boris, Dininsky), 2003: Migration Trends in Selected Applicant Countries,
Volume 5 – Slovak Republic, p. 103.
The cost of each expulsion depends on the travel distance per person and the ticket required (air
or train, etc). In the period from 1 January to 31 October 2003, Slovakian police spent about
EUR 20,000 to implement expulsions.
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