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TABLE 2
COST OF EXPULSIONS
Categories Tickets Police Escorts Ground
Transportation
Fuel Cost
Cost (EUR) 3,605 13,050 2,595
1.5 BEST PRACTICES AND LESSONS LEARNED
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SLOVAKIA
Well-formulated legislation;
The importance of proper implementation of legal provisions;
Cooperation between the Migration office in the Ministry of Interior and the Border and
Aliens Police is crucial in ensuring concerted efforts to deal with migration challenges.
2. ASSISTED VOLUNTARY RETURN
2.1 POLICY AND LEGISLATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND PROVISIONS
The Republic of Slovakia has a clear policy supporting the voluntary return of migrants to their
countries of origin.
The Act on Asylum and Amendment of Some Acts (as of June 20, 2002) has a section on
“Cooperation with the International Organization for Migration” (Section 44), which identifies
the Ministry of Interior for cooperation with IOM in carrying out voluntary returns. “The Ministry
shall cooperate with the International Organization for Migration in arranging the movement
of aliens who want to return voluntarily to their country of origin or to a third country.”
Before the law was adopted, in August 1998, the Ministry of Interior and IOM had an existing
cooperation agreement to provide assistance to unsuccessful asylum seekers and irregular
migrants returning to their countries of origin. The above-mentioned Act on Asylum and Amendment
of Some Acts further provides the legal basis for voluntary return activities in the country.
2.2 ADMINISTRATIVE AND PROCEDURAL ARRANGEMENTS
Institutions Responsible for Voluntary Return
The Slovak authorities and the IOM office in the country have worked together to assist irregular
migrants and unsuccessful asylum seekers in returning to their countries of origin. Such returns
are fully based on the wishes of returnees.