Temporary Residency for Slovenia

The first permit for residence in the Republic of Slovenia may only be issued as a temporary residence permit. The application package for the first temporary residence allowance must be submitted at a diplomatic mission or consulate of the Republic of Slovenia abroad, more specifically in the candidate’s country of residence, which later should be referred to a qualified administrative office in Slovenia for consideration. When all the conditions are fulfilled, the governmental unit has to make a decision and issue a permit and send it to a diplomatic mission or consulate of the Republic of Slovenia abroad, where it is then served to the applier. The first temporary residence permit must be obtained before entry into the Republic of Slovenia, besides the exceptions stated by law.

The first temporary residence permit may be issued after the entry into Slovenia under certain conditions stipulated by law to the following foreigners:

• professional athletes, sports trainers or private sports operators;

• people who intend to serve in Slovenia as clergymen or members of religious institutes in a registered religious community;

• individuals who are going to perform charitable and humanitarian activities for an established humanitarian organization or registered religious community;

• reporters for foreign media or foreign correspondents accredited in Slovenia;

• those who prove the existence of interest of the Republic of Slovenia in the field of the economy, science education, or culture by submitting an opinion provided by the qualified stated official(ministry);

• researchers, college/university teachers or college/university associates with the residence permit obtained for a researcher, college/university teacher or college/university associates;

• International students enrolled in any educational institution;

• long-term residents in another EU member state and their family members;

• victims of trafficking in human beings;

• Illegal employment victims;

• holders of the EU Blue Card and their family members who have a residence permit issued in another EU member state;

• Long-term residents in other EU member countries and their family members.

In case you are unable to obtain the first temporary residence permit before your entry into Slovenia because of unexpected purpose, the allowance can be served to you by the governmental unit providing the permit. In this case, you must provide evidence that you legally entered the Republic of Slovenia, and that at that application package for the first temporary residence permit was submitted before your entry to Slovenia. Besides, you should prove that you have been fingerprinted at a diplomatic mission or consulate of the Republic of Slovenia before the entrance and that, after entry, you have informed to the qualified governmental unit the address, possible duration of the stay and the reasons which obstructed to obtain first temporary residence permit. After entering Slovenia, you must fulfill all above mentioned conditions for exceptions in the serving of the first temporary residence permit at an governmental office.

Package of required documentation:

• A passport with validity of minimum three months until the expiry date for the intended period of stay in a country

• a police clearance confirmation from your country, issued within three months (if the country in question issues it), translated into Slovenian, and verified;

• enough financial means for subsistence, with a monthly amount at least equal to the minimal basic income in the Republic of Slovenia;

• an authentic photograph of yourself, two fingerprints at a diplomatic mission or consulate of Slovenia in a foreign country for their digital capture.

• Health insurance certificate including urgent medical services as a minimum requirement;

Permanent residency for Slovenia

If a foreigner wishes to obtain a permanent residence permit in Slovenia the main necessity is to have 5 years of constant arranged status in Slovenia based on temporary residence allowance.
If the candidate had interruptions with extensions of temporary residence permit he/she still satisfies 5 years, if the interruptions were shorter than six consecutive months combined, and they do not exceed ten months in a five-year period.
But if you arranged your residence permit for education or because of training, you need to complete 10 years of constant legal stay in Slovenia, in order to have opportunity to submit application for a permanent residence permit.
If you obtained your residence permit based on temporary residence permit for the purposes of seasonal work, as a posted worker or a daily commuter or as a person under temporary protection, it is not possible to complete requirements for a permanent residence permit.
In the case you have an EU Blue Card and if you have arranged status based on this in other EU countries, after only 5 continuous years of arrange status you have opportunity to apply for a residence permit in Slovenia.
You or your legal representative have opportunity to submit application for a residence permit in Slovenia to the Governmental body in the territory where you have a residential address.
Before you don’t get a decision about a permanent residence permit, you still need to have a valid temporal residence permit in Slovenia.
By the process of acquirement, their rights and obligations, permanent and temporary residences are mostly similar to each other – the dissimilarity is that the temporary residence allowance is issued for a limited period and has to be prolonged but the permanent residence is issued for an unlimited time. In order to obtain a temporary residence permit it is necessary to have a serious purpose in order stay in Slovenia like family reunification, work or studies. However, you don’t need such reasons for permanent residence permit.
In a case your initial stay in Slovenia was with long-term visa, this time-period will also count in the five-year period that you have to fulfill before applying for a permanent residence – only in a case you have applied for a temporary residence permit before your visa expired. If you have obtained your temporary residence permit based on educational purposes and aims, the duration of this period is only counted by half when applying for a permanent residence permit – for example stay with duration of a year in Slovenia is counted as half year when applying for a permanent residence permit.

The application package required for acquiring a permanent residence permit is similar to the package needed when obtaining a temporary residence permit:

-A valid passport,
-Proof of medical insurance,
-Certificate of non-criminal record from the applicant’s country of origin,
-A photograph.

Citizenship for Slovenia:

There are several ways to obtain Slovenian citizenship based on one’s position and status in Slovenia:

Citizenship of the Republic of Slovenia may be acquired by origin, which means citizenship of the Republic of Slovenia through his or her parents’ citizenship or at least one of them, provided that the parent is a Slovenian citizen at the time of the birth of the person mentioned above.

A child born in Slovenia automatically becomes Slovenian citizen if one of the parents is a Slovenian citizen

In a case the child is born in a foreign country, the child will be automatically Slovenian citizen if:

• One of the parents is Slovenian, and the other is stateless; or

• Both of the parents are Slovenian citizens; or

• The child does not have any other citizenship.

A child born in a foreign country and has one Slovenian parent, and the other is not Slovenian automatically may obtain Slovenian citizenship when:

• they have had permanent residence in Slovenia before age 18

• an application for registration as a Slovenian citizen made prior to becoming 36 years old; or

Children who are adopted by Slovenian citizens have opportunity to obtain Slovenian citizenship.

However, citizenship of the Republic of Slovenia may also be acquired by naturalization. The latter is a manner of acquisition of Slovenian citizenship based on a period of continuous and actual living in Slovenia, stating that the person also meets all other conditions for admission to the citizenship laid down by law. So to be able to determine this, the foreigner needs to reside in Slovenia for several years.

CITIZENSHIP BY NATURALIZATION

An individual have opportunity to acquire Slovenian citizenship by naturalization upon completion of the conditions mentioned below:

• Residence of 10 years in total in Slovenia, 5 of them continuous residence before the application

• Refusal of second foreign citizenship (if it is not automatically lost).

• Fluency in the Slovenian language

• Good characteristics

• At least 18 years of age

• Sufficiently established in Slovenia so as not to require welfare payments

DOCUMENTATION NEEDED

Besides the application documents, a curriculum vitae and verifications regarding all conditions must be attached (Important: only originals or notarized copies are accepted).

Work Permit for Slovenia

In order to acquire a long-term work permit, one should submit application for the Single residence permit for work and residence in Slovenia, also called The Single Permit. It supports immigration of professionals to Slovenia. Although this is only one of several ways to obtain a work and residence permit, it is one of the most reliable and popular ones. It is also favorable as it provides a fallback in case the applicant’s business endures a setback and/or negative projections.

After applying for The Single Permit, The administrative unit that issues them will automatically begin the process of obtaining consent from the Employment Service of Slovenia. Foreigner or his employer have opportunity to apply for The Single Permit.

In some cases, some workers may apply for a personal work permit. It enables them to freely select employment for a certain period. Candidates should apply for single permit at an administrative unit or the diplomatic or consular office in their residential country.

Other options to obtain a work permit:

• Employment with labor market control

Those who want to be eligible for this option can open a company in which they have to be a shareholder, but the appointed representative is someone else. To be able to apply for single work and residence permit, the company you plan to work in must previously publish a vacancy. You should submit it at the Employment Office of Slovenia. They will check if there are suitable candidates for this position in their registry. They will do so by the requirements you send to them. The procedure is called labor market control. In a case the Employment office founds Slovenian applicants unsuitable, you can apply for work and residence permission. When you obtain it, you will be employed in your company on a specific job position. In this case, the company does not need to prove active business conduct such as investment, minimum turnover, or employing EU or Slovenian citizen.

• European Union Blue Card

Those who wish to reside and work in Slovenia can also apply for a European Union Blue Card. In this case, you should be employed as an expert with work experience. Diploma or any other educational certificate must be verified by the Slovenian Ministry of Education. After getting a response from the Employment office that there are no other suitable candidates that are Slovenian citizens for the job position, you can apply for an EU Blue Card. European Blue Card is valid for two years. Unlike other residence and work permits the EU Blue Card gives the right to immediate family reunification.

Required documents

• confirmation of registration from the qualified authority, which must not be issued earlier than 3 months or an extract from the Slovenian Business Register for sole traders,
• Sample agreement on the arrangement of the services with the user,
• Projection of financial operations for minimum 2 years, including the explanation of items,
• Calculation and structure of the price of the service by single elements in pursuance with the regulations stating the methodology for setting the price of social aid services,
• Opinion of the Social Chamber,
• Certificate of passing professional examination and confirmation of professional experience of the professional manager,
• Proof that the holder of the activity is not in an employment relationship with another employer,
• Proof confirming that the holder of the activity or the head of the services has not been banned from practising the profession or that the legal entity has not been banned from pursuing the activity with a final court decision,
• Evidence of fulfillment of minimum technical conditions for the provision of the service, and at least the project for the gaining of the building permit and operating permit pursuant to the Construction Act, equipment project,
• Last yearly report which must involve audited last financial statements even if the applicant is not liable for auditing,
• Auditor’s report on financial statements referred to in the last indent, including the opinion of a certified auditor,
• Information on possible mortgages and other real rights on these facilities or accommodations.

Visa for Slovenia