Non-EU, EEA or Swiss citizens, who have their family members abroad and would like to live with them in Slovenia have to arrange a temporary residence permit at their nearest administrative unit and file an application for a temporary residence permit for the purpose of family unification.
When should I arrange it?
Majority of people can request for their family to join them only after a year after the issue of their temporary residence card. This unfortunately includes all people, who were granted temporary residence permits on the basis of their studies.
There are some exceptions, who can immediately request for the unification of their family:
- People whose permits were issued for the purpose of work in research and higher education;
- Blue card holders;
- EU citizens.
Therefore we advise, especially to doctoal students, to request for a permit for the purpose of work in research and higher education. In this case, the applicant is the doctoral student, who submits the application with the supporting documentation.
Which documents do I need to submit?
- Application form
- Passport (valid at least 3 months longer than the intended stay)
- Passport copy - page with biographic data, page with entry stamp and visa
- Biometric colour photograph (3,5 x 4,5 cm and Annex 4 - signature)
- Health insurance:
- Health insurance, covering at least emergency medical services for countries with which Slovenia has an agreement, you bring the proof from your home country's health institute
- Proof of sufficient financial means (currently 465,34 €/month/person) - options:
- Own funds of the family member (bank statement, employment contract, etc.);
- Statement that you will financially support your family members.
- Police clearance certificate from home country, not older than 3 months and with Apostille (or properly legalised, if your country does not issue Apostilles (exceptions: citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Serbia and Russia do not need to legalise document);
- Two fingerprints (taken at the administrative unit or the embassy);
- Proof of relationship status (marriage certificate, birth certificate, etc.) with Apostille (or properly legalised, if your country does not issue Apostilles - exception: citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Serbia and Russia do not need to legalise document).
Note: All documents have to be translated into Slovene by a court-appointed translator.
Other important information
- Family members are:
- spouse, partner in a partnership or a civil union forming part of a couple for an extended period of time,
- your children who are minors and unmarried,
- minor unmarried children of your spouse or a partner in a partnership or a civil union forming part of a couple for an extended period of time,
- if you are a minor, family members may also be your parents with whom you lived as a family before you came to Slovenia,
- adult unmarried children and parents of your spouse or a partner in a partnership or a civil union forming part of a couple for an extended period of time, whom you or your spouse, partner in a partnership or a civil union forming part of a couple for an extended period of time must support according to the laws of the country of which you are a citizen.
- At the administrative unit, they might speak only Slovene, so visit with someone who speaks Slovene
- Leave your telephone number and a telephone number of the person speaking Slovene (tutor, buddy).
- Check your email (also spam).
- Your family member(s) need to pick up the certificate(s) when they call you at nearest embassy at your home country, and after arrival to Slovenia register your place of residence (adress where you live) at the administrative unit - bring the documents needed to register (for example apartment contract, landlord's statement ...).