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TEMPORARY RESIDENCE - INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
EU & EEA CITIZENS

Who needs it?

EU and EEA citizens.

How can you get it?

At the administrative unit where you (will) live. In Ljubljana, you can book an appointment via phone nubmer 01 828 16 90 or through the application eSamonaročanje

When should you arrange it?

Within the first three months in Slovenia, you will need to obtain a residence registration certificate if you are staying here for more than three months.

Time needed

A few months. 

Which documents do you need to submit?

●        Signed application form (.doc, .pdf, example).

●        Biometric color photograph.

●       Signature form (.pdf).

●       Valid passport or ID and copy of the document. Passport must be valid for at least three months after the intended stay in Slovenia.

●        Confirmation of address (e.g. rent contract, owner’s statement or proof of ownership).

●        Proof of purpose of stay: proof of admission to studies, vocational training or other form of education issued by an educational institution, a state body responsible for the implementation of an international or bilateral agreement, or a state-authorized organization responsible for implementing a particular program.

●        Proof of sufficient means of subsistence: a statement or employment contract (statement -.doc, .pdf, example).

●        Proof of health insurance (copy of European Health Insurance Card - blue card).

PLEASE NOTE, if you are prolonging the residence registration certificate, you should deliver the application and documentation to the administrative unit until the day the permit expires (mostly on 30 September)! You can apply for the prolongation 60 days before the permit expires. You can also send the application for renewal and other necessary documentation by post to the address UE Ljubljana, Tobačna ulica 5, 1000 Ljubljana. 

Costs

Payment via bank transfer or in person at the Administrative Unit:

●        Fee for the issue of a certificate of registration: EUR 9.10 - at submission.

●        Application fee: EUR 4.50 - at submission.

●        Printing for the card: EUR 12.32 - when collecting the card.

 

Other important information

About visiting the Administrative Unit: 

●        They might speak only Slovene, so visit with a tutor, buddy or someone who speaks Slovene

●        Leave your telephone number and the telephone number of the person speaking Slovene (tutor, buddy) and an e-mail.

●        Check your email (also spam).

●        The residence registration certificate is valid for five years or less if you indicate that at the time of the application submission. If you want to prolong the permit, you should do that in the last month of the permit validity.

●       Please, make sure you have written your name and surname on your post mail here in Slovenia, so that you can easily get all important mails from Administrative Unit, such as supplementing documentation, invitation to issue a permit, and other. If you would like to receive a confirmation of the submitted temporary residence permit form and via email, please indicate this on the form you are filling out.

ISSUING of permit- booking an appointment  

In Ljubljana, you can book an appointment via phone nubmer 01 828 16 90 or through the application eSamonaročanje (select "vročitev tujci"/"service on foreign nationals")

Registration of temporary residence 

●        After obtaining a residence permit

●        If you live in the Student Dormitory, Postgraduate Dormitory, etc., the registration of temporary residence is made by the landlord.

●        If you live in the private accomodation, you must arrange the registration of temporary residence within 8 days of receiving the temporary residence permit.

●       You will get an informal application form upon receipt of the temporary residence permit, which you must submit along with copy of temporary residence permit by post to the address UE Ljubljana, Tobačna ulica 5, 1000 Ljubljana or email 

 

 Temporary residence

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