EuropeSelect the passports you hold to see short-stay access and per-route eligibility for Slovenia.
Short stays: tourism, transit, business trips, medical, pilgrimage.
Tourist Visa
Electronic travel authorisation for visa-exempt nationals (e.g. US, UK, Canada, Japan). Valid 3 years for short stays of up to 90 days in any 180-day period. We apply on your behalf end-to-end. Fees illustrative.
Tourist Visa
Short-stay visa for tourism: up to 90 days within any 180-day period. We prepare your forms and documents; you attend the consulate/VFS appointment to submit biometrics. Government fee EUR 90 (illustrative).
Tourist Visa
The Schengen short-stay (Type C) visa is the standard authorisation for tourism and short visits to Slovenia and the wider Schengen area, permitting stays of up to 90 days within any 180-day period. Slovenian diplomatic missions and consular posts issue it; many nationalities are visa-exempt for short stays. The standard fee is EUR 90 for adults (EUR 45 for children aged 6-12) since the 2024 Schengen fee increase. Applicants must demonstrate purpose of travel, sufficient funds, accommodation, travel medical insurance and intent to return. The visa does not authorise work or lead to residence; the EU's ETIAS travel authorisation will apply to visa-exempt visitors once operational.
Transit Visa
Required by some nationalities to pass through the international transit area of a Schengen airport without entering. Whether you need one depends on your nationality. Government fee EUR 90 (illustrative).
Business Visitor Visa
Short-stay visa for business trips (meetings, conferences, negotiations): up to 90 days within any 180-day period. We prepare forms and documents; you submit at the consulate/VFS. Government fee EUR 90 (illustrative).
Business Visitor Visa
The Schengen short-stay (Type C) visa also covers business visits to Slovenia - meetings, negotiations, conferences, trade fairs and similar short professional activities - for up to 90 days within any 180-day period. It does not authorise taking up employment; work in Slovenia requires a single residence and work permit. The standard fee is EUR 90 for adults. Applicants must show an invitation from a Slovenian business or event organiser, sufficient funds, accommodation, travel medical insurance and proof of ties to their home country. Many nationalities are visa-exempt for short business visits and will instead need ETIAS once it is operational.
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Universities, language courses, internships and exchanges.
Student Visa
For stays over 90 days to study. Issued under national rules -- apply at the consulate of your destination country. We guide you; submission is in person. Fees and processing times vary by country.
Student Visa
For non-EU/EEA/Swiss students admitted to study, practical training, specialisation or an international study exchange at a recognised Slovenian institution. The permit is issued for one year (or the duration of the study period if shorter) and is renewable. Applicants must show proof of admission, valid health insurance, a clean criminal record and sufficient means of subsistence (the basic minimum income benchmark, about EUR 484.88/month in 2026, may be met via a parental support statement or scholarship). Government charges are about EUR 50 for issuing/renewing the permit, EUR 4.50 application fee and EUR 15.47 for the card. Students may work on a limited basis (typically via the regulated student-work system). Study time counts as half time toward the five-year residence requirement for permanent residence.
Language Course Visa
The Schengen short-stay visa (Type C) authorises stays of up to 90 days in any 180-day period and is used for short courses such as summer schools, language courses, short exchange programmes and short-term study activities, as well as tourism and visits. It does not lead to a residence permit; programmes longer than 90 days require a national (Type D) visa or a residence permit. The standard Schengen visa fee is EUR 90 for adults and EUR 45 for children aged 6-12 (since 2024). Applicants must show the purpose of stay, sufficient means, accommodation, travel insurance and intent to return.
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Digital nomad, freelance, skilled employment and company transfers.
Digital Nomad Visa
Introduced on 21 November 2025, this permit is for non-EU/EEA nationals who work remotely via information and communication technologies for an employer or client based outside Slovenia, or who are self-employed abroad. The applicant must not enter the Slovenian labour market. The means-of-subsistence requirement is monthly funds of at least twice the average monthly net salary in Slovenia (roughly EUR 3,204/month against the 2025 average net wage of about EUR 1,602). The permit is issued for up to one year and cannot be extended; a holder may reapply only six months after the previous permit expires. Government charges are about EUR 13 for the application, EUR 102 for issuance of the first permit and EUR 15.47 for printing the residence card. Applications are filed at a Slovenian diplomatic mission or consulate abroad, or at any administrative unit for those already legally residing in Slovenia. Digital nomads may bring family members immediately, without restrictions tied to the length of stay or permit validity. Because the permit is non-extendable and does not provide labour-market access, it does not by itself build toward permanent residence.
Freelancer Visa
Non-EU nationals may register as a sole trader (s.p.) and get a self-employment single permit only after one year of continuous lawful residence in Slovenia (exception for registered liberal professions), with EUR 10,000 own funds and business premises required.
Self-Employment Visa
A single permit covering residence and work as a self-employed person, for non-EU nationals operating as a sole trader (s.p.) or running their own business. As a general rule the holder may only work in their own company after one year of continuous residence in Slovenia, unless they are entered in the Slovenian Business Register as a person carrying out an independent professional activity. A personal work permit for self-employment typically requires about EUR 10,000 of personal financial resources and business premises (owned or leased). The first permit is filed at a Slovenian mission abroad, or at the administrative unit for those already legally resident; it is renewable for up to two years at a time. After five years of continuous legal residence the holder may apply for permanent residence.
Startup / Entrepreneur Visa
No dedicated startup visa; non-EU founders use the single residence-and-work permit on entrepreneurship grounds, generally requiring an own company with at least EUR 50,000 invested in fixed assets, or 6 months' employment of an EU/Slovenian national, or EUR 10,000 turnover in 6 months.
Skilled Work Visa
For stays over 90 days to work. Requires employer sponsorship / a work permit before you can apply, so eligibility is conditional. Issued under national rules -- apply at the consulate of your destination country. Fees and processing times vary by country.
Skilled Work Visa
For researchers, higher-education teachers and higher-education co-workers who hold a hosting agreement with a Slovenian research organisation or higher-education institution. The permit is issued for the duration of the hosting agreement and is renewable. After completing the research activity, a researcher may obtain a single residence permit to seek employment or self-employment in Slovenia, issued for nine months. Researchers benefit from intra-EU mobility for short and long stays and may bring family members. Time held under a researcher permit counts toward the five years of continuous legal residence required for permanent residence (subject to standard conditions, including an A2 Slovenian language certificate for permanent-residence applications from 1 November 2024).
Skilled Work Visa
The single permit combines residence and work authorisation in one document for non-EU nationals employed or working in Slovenia. The first permit is generally issued for up to one year and is renewable for a maximum of two years at a time, even where the employment contract is longer or indefinite. The application may be lodged by the worker or the employer; the first permit is filed at a Slovenian diplomatic mission or consulate abroad (or, for those already legally present with fingerprints submitted, at the competent administrative unit). The administrative unit issues the permit after consent from the Employment Service of Slovenia (ZRSZ). Holders may change workplace with the same employer, change employers, or work for several employers without a new permit, on notification to the administrative unit. After five years of continuous legal residence the holder may apply for a permanent residence permit (with an A2 Slovenian language certificate required for applications from 1 November 2024).
Skilled Work Visa
The EU Blue Card is a single permit for highly qualified employment, for non-EU nationals with at least a higher-education qualification and an employment contract of at least one year. Effective 21 July 2025 the salary threshold was lowered to at least the average gross annual salary in Slovenia (previously 1.5x that figure), calculated from the average gross monthly wage last published in the Official Gazette (the average gross monthly wage was about EUR 2,536 in 2025, i.e. roughly EUR 30,400/year). The card is issued for three months beyond the contract, up to a maximum of two years, and may be extended for up to three years. In the first two years the holder must obtain consent to change employer or workplace; afterwards no further application is needed. Blue Card holders benefit from facilitated EU mobility and family reunification, and time held counts toward permanent residence after five years.
Seasonal Work Visa
For seasonal work exceeding 90 days, non-EU nationals need a single permit for residence and seasonal work, issued for the duration of the employment or work contract with the same employer/contractor and extendable, provided total seasonal work does not exceed six months (exceptionally seven months) in a calendar year. Seasonal work under 90 days uses a simpler short-term work permit (e.g. up to 90 days in agriculture). The single permit is issued by the administrative unit with consent from the Employment Service of Slovenia (ZRSZ); the first permit is filed at a Slovenian mission abroad or, in some cases, by the employer at the administrative unit. The work must be inherently linked to a season of high labour demand. Seasonal-work time does not count toward permanent residence.
Intra-Company Transfer Visa
For managers, experts and trainees transferred within a corporate group from a third-country entity to a Slovenian entity for more than 90 days. The applicant must hold an employment contract with the sending company before and during the transfer. Total residence in EU countries (including Slovenia) must not exceed three years for managers and experts, or one year for trainees. Where the worker already holds an ICT permit from another EU country, the long-term-mobility application in Slovenia must be filed within 30 days of entry; short-term EU mobility (up to 90 days per 180) requires employer notification within 20 days. ICT permits are tied to the assignment and do not lead directly to permanent residence (ICT time is excluded from the permanent-residence calculation).
Golden visas, real estate, citizenship by investment, passive income.
Business Investor Visa
Non-EU nationals who establish and manage a Slovenian company (most commonly a d.o.o. limited-liability company or s.p. sole trader) can obtain residence via a work permit for a foreign representative (director/procurator) combined with a single residence and work permit. Where the company has operated for less than six months, the applicant must show an investment of at least EUR 30,000 in the company. A company with ten or fewer workers may obtain no more than one foreign-representative work permit; majority owners (51%+ of a d.o.o.) may instead receive an employment permit without labour-market testing. Company registration is free at a SPOT point (about EUR 300-500 via a notary) and takes roughly one week. The permit is valid up to two years and renewable; continuous legal residence counts toward permanent residence after five years.
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Retirement visas and working holiday schemes.
Working Holiday Visa
Under the reciprocal 2016/2019 Australia-Slovenia arrangement, up to 200 Australians aged 18-30 per year can stay in Slovenia for 12 months, working up to 6 months per employer and studying up to 4 months.
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Reunification, spouse routes and ancestry-based repatriation.
Family Reunification Visa
Family members of a non-EU national legally residing in Slovenia may obtain a temporary residence permit for family reunification. The sponsor must either hold a permanent residence permit or have resided for at least one year on a temporary permit that remains valid for at least one more year after the application. Eligible members are the spouse or long-term/registered partner, minor or adult unmarried children (including adopted and step-children), parents and parents-in-law, and, in exceptional circumstances, other relatives. Applications may be lodged at a Slovenian mission abroad or at an administrative unit; the migration authority decides within 90 days, with the overall procedure typically taking four to six months. The permit aligns with the sponsor's and is renewable; family members may later qualify for permanent residence (after two years for family of a Slovenian citizen or of a permanent-residence/refugee holder).
Ancestry / Repatriation
Persons of Slovenian descent up to the fourth generation can naturalize after just one year of residence, and active members of Slovenian communities abroad (descent up to the second generation) can apply for exceptional naturalization without residence under Art. 13.
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Talent, religious, humanitarian, media, official and permanent residence.
Talent / Highly Skilled Visa
A discretionary temporary residence permit for foreigners whose stay is in the national interest of Slovenia - typically in education, science, culture, sport, the economy or other fields of state interest. A state authority or the competent ministry submits a proposal to the Government stating the interest, together with the foreigner's consent to the procedure, proof of sufficient means of subsistence for the full validity period and adequate health insurance. The Government decides and the Ministry of the Interior issues the permit, after a security check. The permit may be issued for up to five years and is renewable, and continuous legal residence counts toward permanent residence after five years. This is a select, case-by-case route rather than a points-based talent scheme.
Permanent Residence
Third-country nationals may obtain a permanent residence permit after five years of continuous and lawful residence in Slovenia on a temporary residence permit; the permit then allows residence without restriction on duration or purpose. Study and vocational-training time counts as half, while time as a seasonal worker, posted worker, intra-corporate transferee, daily migrant worker or under temporary protection does not count. Applicants must show sufficient means of subsistence, a clean criminal record, health insurance and a valid travel document, and - for applications submitted from 1 November 2024 - a certificate of A2-level Slovenian. The parallel EU long-term resident status is granted on the same five-year basis and facilitates mobility to other EU states. Family members of a Slovenian citizen or of a permanent-residence/refugee holder may qualify after only two years.
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