Self-employed worker in Slovenia

You must apply for a single permit for a self-employed worker at a diplomatic mission or consular post of the Republic of Slovenia abroad or at the administrative unit in the area where you reside in the Republic of Slovenia.

Application form

An application for the issue or renewal of a single permit for a self-employed person shall be made using form no. 3/1 set out in Annex 1 of the Rules on issuing residence permits, the method of capturing fingerprints and the modalities of the termination of the residence permit.

The application form is also available at the administrative units in Slovenia.

Fees

The administrative fee for issuing a first single residence and work permit is 102 EUR, if the application is lodged at a diplomatic mission or consular post of the Republic of Slovenia abroad.

The administrative fee for issuing a single residence and work permit is 70 EUR, if the application is lodged at the administrative unit in the Republic of Slovenia. 

The price of the residence permit card is 12 EUR.

When applying for a single permit for a self-employed person, you must submit to the administrative unit:

• a personal photography;
• a valid travel document or a certified photocopy of the travel document that is valid for at least three months beyond the intended residence in the Republic of Slovenia;
• proof of adequate health insurance covering at least emergency medical services in the Republic of Slovenia, when you state that you are not compulsorily insured in the Republic of Slovenia;
• proof of sufficient means of subsistence during residence in the country, or other guarantees that means of subsistence will be provided, every month, in an amount corresponding to at least the basic minimum income in the Republic of Slovenia (more information about sufficient means of subsistence);
• a certificate from the criminal record of your home country.

A single permit for a self-employed person is issued for the period necessary to fulfil the purpose of residence, but not for more than one year. 

It can be extended for up to two years provided that you still fulfil the conditions required for issuing the first residence permit.

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If you wish to change status and reside in Slovenia for a reason other than self-employment, you may apply for a further temporary residence permit. This must be done before expiry of the original temporary residence permit.

In-country applications are possible.

If you resided last year in the Republic of Slovenia on the basis of a temporary residence permit and you have a valid temporary residence permit issued for at least one year (except if you have a single permit for seasonal work or cross-border work), you become entitled to family reunification with the following family members:

• your spouse, partner in a civil partnership or civil union or partner with whom you are in a long-term relationship;
• your unmarried minor children;
• the minor unmarried children of your spouse, a partner in a civil partnership or civil union or partner with whom you are in a long-term relationship;
• your parents, if you are a minor and you have resided with them in a family community before your arrival in the Republic of Slovenia;
• your adult unmarried children and parents of yours, spouse, a partner in a civil partnership or civil union or partner with whom you are in a long-term relationship, whom you, your spouse, partner in a civil partnership or civil union or partner with whom you are in a long-term relationship is obliged to maintain under the Acts of his or her country of citizenship.

In exceptional cases, the competent authority may deem another relative of yours to be a family member if special circumstances justify family reunification in the Republic of Slovenia. In the event of a polygamous marriage, a residence permit for the purpose of family reunification may only be issued and extended to one spouse.

Your family member(s) must obtain a temporary residence permit for the purpose of family reunification.

After five continuous years of legal residence on the basis of a temporary residence permit, you can apply for a permanent residence permit.

The condition of five years of continuous legal residence in the Republic of Slovenia on the basis of a temporary residence permit or a certificate of application for the issuance or extension of a subsequent temporary residence permit or a certificate of application for a first temporary residence permit, which allows a third-country national, pending a decision on the application for a first temporary residence permit, to reside in the Republic of Slovenia is satisfied even if you were absent from the Republic of Slovenia in this period and a temporary residence permit or a certificate of application for the issuance or extension of a subsequent temporary residence permit was not issued to you, provided that these absences were shorter than six consecutive months and did not exceed a total of ten months.

Pending a decision on the application for a permanent residence permit, you must reside in the Republic of Slovenia on the basis of a temporary residence permit.

If you have been issued a permanent residence permit for having fulfilled the five-year continuous legal residence period you also acquire an EU long-term resident status, which is properly indicated on the permit.

Application form

An application for the issuance of a permanent residence permit shall be made using the form no. 28/1 set out in Annex 1 of the Rules on issuing residence permits, the method of capturing fingerprints and the modalities of the termination of the residence permit.

The application form is also available at diplomatic missions or consular posts of Slovenia abroad or at the administrative units in Slovenia.

More information on permanent residence permit