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Ukraine → Slovakia

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Ukraine
To
Slovakia
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
457
Change since 2018
+92.8%
Share of all arrivals in Slovakia, 2023
21.36%
Inflow 2023457OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Ukraine to Slovakia

Inflows of nationals of Ukraine recorded by Slovakia; stock of nationals of Ukraine living there; and acquisitions of Slovakia's nationality (OECD).

Inflows by year

32965720032006200920122015201820212023
329657200320072011201520192023
Data table
2003652
2004657
2005597
2006192
2007156
200898
200999
2010107
2011105
201292
201377
201494
2015192
2016154
2017202
2018237
2019283
2020309
2021208
2022178
2023457
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2024—6,999—
20234576,582108
20221786,494128
20212084,42974
20203094,07090
20192833,74576
20182373,482127
20172023,245129
20161543,06877
20151922,84573
2014942,74462
2013772,66063
2012922,56260
20111056,29761
20101075,90744
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Migrant population

People born in Ukraine who live in Slovakia: mid-year estimates of the international migrant stock (UN DESA).

Migrant population by year

61k122k19901995200020052010201520202024
61k122k19902000201020202024
Data table
19902,619
19954,039
20006,561
20057,325
20108,258
201510,092
202011,582
2024122,257
Estimate, 2024
122,257
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
37.7%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
1
Counted by
country of birth
Source: United Nations, DESA Population Division, International Migrant Stock 2024 (CC BY 3.0 IGO)Data as at 2024

Slovakia's consulates in Ukraine

Short-stay Schengen (C) visa applications at Slovakia's consulates located in Ukraine.

YearApplicationsIssuedNot issuedRefusal rate
2024178158169.0%
202314313485.6%
2022232014.3%
202115013996.0%
20201331191612.0%
201935634761.7%
20181,7181,690281.6%
201716,29916,1351641.0%
201638,42637,5438582.2%
201545,72744,4661,3553.0%
201449,46648,8407391.5%
201388,14482,2757110.8%
201244,60244,2963280.7%
201141,15540,6784851.2%
201028,00327,6473561.3%
200922,96622,6624772.1%

Applications by year

44k88k2009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
44k88k200920122015201820212024
Data table
200922,966
201028,003
201141,155
201244,602
201388,144
201449,466
201545,727
201638,426
201716,299
20181,718
2019356
2020133
2021150
202223
2023143
2024178
Source: European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024

Residence permits in Slovakia

First residence permits issued by Slovakia to citizens of Ukraine (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025
  1. Education4,524
  2. Work1,702
  3. Family853
  4. Other reasons141
YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
20257,2201600
20245,052817710,481
20237,028510810,223
202211,12831285,760
202119,7081744,916
202010,0171903,949
201916,6706762,911
201810,584111271,965
20174,26841291,265
20163,016277786
20153,340373514
20141,592362834
20131,040563237
20127822600
20116860610
20109690440
Work permits by type, 2025
  1. Other paid activities1,699
  2. Researchers3
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
70,966
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025
3,934
Changed status into work, 2025
544
Source: Eurostat (migr_resfirst, migr_resbc11, migr_acq, educ_uoe_mobs02, migr_eirfs, migr_pop1ctz), CC BY 4.0Data as at 2025

Embassy and consulates

Missions of Slovakia in Ukraine, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

MissionCityOfficial website
EmbassyKyivmzv.sk
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Slovakia, 2023; Ukraine ranks 1.

Inflows to Slovakia, 2023
  1. Ukraine457
  2. Hungary289
  3. Czechia251
  4. Vietnam131
  5. Russia128
  6. Serbia107
  7. Poland82
  8. Romania61
  9. China47
  10. Germany44
  11. Italy37
  12. Thailand26
Other destinations for people from Ukraine, 2023
  1. Germany283,631
  2. Czechia105,952
  3. Netherlands38,497
  4. Spain34,385
  5. Italy33,897
  6. Norway32,935
  7. Finland19,917
  8. Austria15,739
  9. Estonia13,082
  10. Belgium11,972
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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