Moving to Slovenia
3 routes for people from the US, Canada and the UK, each checked against official sources. Find the one that fits, then check it with the source before you apply.
Keep your job, work remotely
Slovenia digital nomad visa
Temporary residence permit for digital nomads
Remote employees, contractors or self-employed people working for businesses outside Slovenia who earn about twice the Slovenian average net salary and want up to a year, with family.
- What you need
- Monthly funds of at least twice the average monthly net salary in Slovenia, based on the most recent average gross salary published in the Official Gazette. Any lawful income counts. Indicative: August 2025 average net salary EUR 1,562.12, so about EUR 3,124 a month. (EUR 3,124 a month)
- Employment or civil-law contract with a business based outside Slovenia, or self-employment abroad; all work done remotely via ICT.
- Not for
- Working for Slovenian employers or clients (holders do not enter the Slovenian labour market)
- Anyone wanting more than a year without switching permit
- Where you apply
- From home or inside the country. Abroad: any Slovenian diplomatic or consular post. Already legally in Slovenia (e.g. a US visitor within 90 visa-free days): any administrative unit.
- How long it takes
- Not officially stated; secondary sources say about 30 days, up to 90.
- First permit
- Up to 1 year.
- Renewal
- Cannot be extended. Reapply 6 months after it expires, or apply for a different permit type while it is valid.
- Family
- Family members may join immediately, with no wait tied to length of stay or permit validity.
Family roots
Slovenian citizenship by declaration before age 36
Pridobitev državljanstva z izjavo (Citizenship of the Republic of Slovenia Act)
Adults under 36 born abroad to a Slovenian-citizen parent whose parents never registered them.
- What you need
- One parent was a Slovenian citizen at the applicant's birth (other parent foreign) and the parents did not apply before the applicant turned 18. Declaration must be made by age 36.
- Not for
- People aged 36 or over
- Grandchildren whose parent was never a Slovenian citizen
- Where you apply
- From home or inside the country. Slovenian diplomatic or consular office abroad, an administrative unit in Slovenia, or the Ministry of the Interior.
- How long it takes
- Not officially stated.
- First permit
- Not a permit.
- Renewal
- Not applicable.
0 - Family
- Not stated.
Family roots
Slovenian naturalization for expatriates and descendants
Naturalizacija izseljencev in potomcev (Citizenship of the Republic of Slovenia Act, art. 12)
Descendants of Slovenian emigrants: up to the 4th generation with 1 year living in Slovenia, or up to the 2nd generation from abroad if active in Slovenian community organizations.
- What you need
- Descendants up to the fourth degree in the direct line: at least 1 year of continuous actual residence in Slovenia before applying.
- Descendants up to the second degree (children, grandchildren): residence, means-of-subsistence and tax conditions waived, but they must show a personal active connection with Slovenia, at least 5 years' active involvement in Slovenian associations or emigrant/minority organizations abroad, recommendations from them, and where possible documents showing Slovenian nationality.
- Not for
- Grandchildren without 5 years of Slovenian community involvement who will not live in Slovenia
- Where you apply
- From home or inside the country. Slovenian diplomatic or consular office abroad, an administrative unit, or the Ministry of the Interior.
- How long it takes
- Not officially stated.
- First permit
- Not a permit.
- Renewal
- Not applicable.
- Longer term
- Citizenship after about 1 years.
- Family
- Minors need not be released from prior citizenship.