Temporary residence permit for work

An application to obtain a permit may be submitted by you or your employer. You both also have the possibility of applying for an extension of the permit. You apply abroad for the first permit, and your employer can apply in Slovenia. In special cases, you can apply for the first permit in Slovenia. In special cases, your first residence in Slovenia for employment or work can be arranged in Slovenia, and you do not need to apply abroad to obtain the first permit for employment or work.

• One can submit an application at the Slovenian embassy in one’s home country along with documents that are needed for the process,
• A hosting institution can submit it here in Ljubljana. In that case you will have to give your fingerprints and make a certified copy of your passport at the embassy at some point,
• One who can legally reside in the Slovenia on the basis of a valid identity card, valid passport, residence permit issued by another EU Member State, or on the basis of a type C visa, may also apply for a first temporary residence permit in Slovenia, in person. In that case, one gets a confirmation paper that gives one a right to legally reside in Slovenia until the final decision on the application. Conditions for legal entry and legal residence are different for different non-EU countries, so that is something that needs to be checked.

You can apply in Slovenia if you already legally reside here and you are:

• a sports coach, a professional athlete or a private sports worker who is already registered in the register of professional athletes or a record of private sports workers and has an employment contract or a contract of work with a club or a sports organisation with headquarters in Slovenia,
• a person who intends to enter the priesthood or pursue a monastic activity within a registered religious community in Slovenia, or a person who will organise or conduct a charitable and humanitarian activity within a recognised humanitarian organisation or a registered religious community, and you submit a certificate from a registered religious community on pursuing activities in that community or a certificate from a recognised humanitarian organisation on organising or managing charitable and humanitarian activities in this organisation,
• a reporter for foreign media or a foreign correspondent who is already accredited in Slovenia or is in the process of extending accreditation,
• a person who, on the basis of the submission of the opinion of the competent ministry, demonstrates the existence of an economic interest in Slovenia,
• a person who, on the basis of the submission of the opinion of the competent ministry, demonstrates the existence of the interest of Slovenia in education, science and culture. 

Note: You must be sure to submit the application in Slovenia before the expiry of the valid legal residence (before the expiry of the allowed 90-day residence or expiry of a visa).

• Application form,
• Passport (valid at least 3 months longer than you intend to stay),
• Authorized Passport copy (it can be made at the Slovenian embassy in your home country or at the notary and then translated by the official court interpreter for Slovenian language),
• Biometric color photograph x 2
• Proof of adequate health insurance (it can be a commercial health insurance, for citizens whose home countries have concluded international treaties with Slovenia regarding that, you can provide confirmation  form from your home country's health insurance),
• Proof of sufficient financial means – salary that will be stated in the agreement will be taken into consideration by administrative unit when deciding upon the application,
• Police clearance certificate from home country which is:
  • no older than 3 months,
  • has Apostille stamp on it (or it is properly legalized, if your home country is not a contracting party to Hague Convention of 5 October 19 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents and does not issue Apostille) and
  • a translated to Slovenian language by authorized court interpreter,
• Two fingerprints (taken at the administrative unit or the embassy);
• Hosting agreement (you get it during the process from faculty).

• You have to pick up the permit where you filed an application. Be careful! If you can enter Slovenia without a visa and you launched an application at the embassy abroad, and you arrive in Slovenia before the permit was issued, you will have to go back to your country to pick it up.
  Therefore, if you can enter Slovenia without a visa, we recommend you launch an application once you are already here! Be sure to bring the required documents with you (especially police clearance).
• 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).
• Pick up the certificate when they call you, and after that 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…)