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The respective bodies governing the European Structural Investment Funds in Slovakia, the Asylum Migrant Integration Fund (AMIF), the European Maritime Fisheries Fund (EMFF), the European Agricultural Fund for Regional Development (EAFRD), the European Fund for Regional Development (ERDF) and the Fund for the European Aid to the most Deprived Persons (FEAD) are responsible for approving social inclusion measures which benefit migrants, whether exclusively or indirectly.

The Ministry of Interior is responsible for:

• The protection and administration of the State's borders
• The entry into the territory of the Slovak Republic and the stay of foreigners in its territory
• Identity cards
• Refugees and transmigrants
• The registration of the population.
  
  

Migration Office of the Ministry of Interior is the authority granting asylum and complementary protection. Migration Office also manages reception and integration facilities.

The Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs, and Family is responsible for:

• Issuing work permits to asylum seekers.
• Ensuring the dispersal mechanism for incoming asylum seekers and beneficiaries of international protection.
• Ensuring reception conditions for asylum seekers comply with the legislation.

Regional

The self-governing regions do not have any competences in the field Immigration and Asylum.

Local

Municipalities:

• Provide reception facilities for asylum seekers, including accommodation, food and basic sanitary products.
• Municipalities can apply to implement social inclusion measures benefiting migrants via national managing authorities, drawing finances from the European Structural Investment Funds.

Responsible ministries/bodies

Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic

Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs, and Family of the Slovak Republic

Sources:

National Council of the Slovak Republic Act No.221/1996 on the Slovak Republic Territorial and Administrative Organisation, last amendment 453/2001.

National Council of the Slovak Republic Act No.222/1996 on the Organisation of Local State Administration, last amendment 180/2014.

National Council of the Slovak Republic Act No.302/2001 on the Government of higher territorial units (Law on the region), last amendment 177/2018.

National Council of the Slovak Republic Act No.416/2001 on the transfer of some competences from State administration to Municipalities and higher territorial units, last amendment 440/2015.

Slovak National Council Act No. 369/1990 on Municipalities, last amendment 5/2019.

National Council of the Slovak Republic Act No.480/2002 on Asylum, last amendment 198/2018.

National Council of the Slovak Republic Act No. 404/2011 Coll. on Residence of Foreigners last amendment 376/2018.