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There are two judicial reviews possible against a decision regarding international protection.

The first one is before the Administrative Court of Bratislava (Krajský súd v Bratislave) or the Administrative Court of Košice (Krajský súd v Košiciach), which have jurisdiction over administrative actions in matters of asylum, detention and administrative expulsion. They analyse appeals lodged against international protection decisions taken by the Migration Office of the Ministry of the Interior.

The appeal before one of the administrative courts has automatic suspensive effect in the regular asylum procedure (for other types of procedures, see Other appeals). The examination of the appeal before the administrative court is in full and ex nunc, of both facts and legality aspects. According to the law, the court does not have the authority to provide international protection itself without returning the case to the Ministry.

Against a decision of an administrative court, the parties to the proceedings (whether the claimant or the defendant administrative authority) are entitled to lodge an extraordinary remedy, namely a cassation complaint, which is adjudicated by the Supreme Administrative Court. There is no automatic suspensive effect for a cassation complaint, but the court may provide it at the request of the applicant. Cassation proceedings before the Supreme Administrative Court cover only aspects of law.

Administrative courts and the Supreme Administrative Court are not specialised asylum courts. They are general courts which have sections or panels dedicated to cases regarding international protection.

The relevant legislation concerning the first appeal and cassation complaint in asylum cases for status determination is the Act on Asylum and Act No 162/2015 of the Code of Administrative Court Procedure.