Permanent residence in Slovenia

Repatriation:

For the purposes of the Aliens Act, the family members of EU citizens and the family members of Slovenian citizens (hereinafter: family members) are defined as follows:

the spouse or the registered partner; o children under the age of 21;
children of the spouse, registered partner or partner with whom the EU citizen or the Slovenian citizen has resided in a long-term partnership who are under the age of 21; o children above the age of 21 and ancestors whom the EU citizen or the Slovenian citizen is obliged to maintain or actually maintains in accordance with the legislation of the state of which he is a citizen; o children above the age of 21 and ancestors of the spouse, registered
partner or partner with whom the EU citizen or the Slovenian citizen has resided in a long-term partnership, whom the spouse, registered partner or partner with whom the EU citizen or the Slovenian citizehas resided in a long-term partnership is obliged to maintain or actually maintains in accordance with the regulations of the state of which he is a citizen.
ancestors of the EU citizen or the Slovenian citizen until he reaches the age of 21.

Any other person who resided with the EU citizen or Slovenian citizen as a member of a household in another EU Member State or whom the EU citizen or the Slovenian citizen is obliged to maintain or actually maintains in accordance with the legislation of the state of which he is a citizen, as well the person for whom the.EU citizen or the Slovenian citizen personally takes care of due to their medical condition, and the partner with whom the EU citizen or the Slovenian citizen has resided in a long-term partnership, shall also be considered family members.

A family member who is an EU citizen may enter the Republic of Slovenia with a valid identity card or a valid passport without an entry permit irrespective of the purpose of residence in the Republic of Slovenia.

A family member who is not an EU citizen may, for the purposes of family reunification with an EU citizen or a Slovenian citizen, enter the Republic of Slovenia with a valid passport containing a visa issued by the competent authority of the Republic of Slovenia or by another state party to the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement of 14 June 1984, unless he is a citizen of a state for which the Republic of Slovenia has cancelled visas, or with a valid travel document and residence permit issued by another EU Member State, unless stipulated otherwise by an international agreement.

A family member entering the Republic of Slovenia on the basis of a valid identity card, passport or passport and a residence permit issued by another EU Member State or passport and entry visa, may reside in the territory of the Republic of Slovenia without a residence permit for three months from the day of entering the country.

If a family member who is not an EU citizen wishes to reside in the territory of the Republic of Slovenia for a period longer than that stipulated in the preceding paragraph of this Article for the purposes of reunification or the preservation of the family with an EU citizen or a Slovenian citizen, he or his legal representative or the EU citizen or the Slovenian citizen must, prior to the expiry of the period of permitted residence, submit an application for a temporary residence permit for an EU citizen's family member with the administrative unit in the area of the family member's residence.

A temporary residence permit may be issued to a family member who is not an EU citizen in the following circumstances:

if he is a family member of an EU citizen who resides in the Republic of Slovenia on the basis of an issued residence registration certificate or permanent residence permit or of a Slovenian citizen who has registered residence in the Republic of Slovenia; o if he possesses a valid identity card or a valid passport;
if he has sufficient means of subsistence, whereby when establishing
if he entered the Republic of Slovenia in accordance with the provisions of this Act; o it is not established that the marriage or partnership cohabitation was concluded exclusively for the purpose of obtaining a residence permit; o if there are no reasons to refuse the permit specified in the Aliens Act.

A temporary residence permit shall be issued to a family member for a period of time equal to that granted to the EU citizen in the residence registration certificate, and to the family member of an EU citizen with a permanent residence permit and to a family member of a Slovenian citizen for a validity of five years. Unmarried children under the age of 21 and ancestors of the EU citizen or Slovenian citizen under the age of 21 may not be issued with a temporary residence permit for a family member for a longer period after the child reaches 21 years of age. The administrative unit of the area where the family member resides shall be competent to issue a temporary residence permit for a family member.

A permanent residence permit may be issued to a family member who is not an EU citizen if he has resided in the Republic of Slovenia continuously for five years on the basis of a temporary residence permit, a receipt stating that an application was submitted for the issuance or extension of a temporary residence permit or his valid identity card or a valid passport, if there are no reasonable grounds to believe that his residence in the Republic of Slovenia would present a serious and actual threat to public order and safety or the international relations of the Republic of Slovenia, or if there are no grounds to believe that his residence in the country will be associated with terrorist or other violent acts, illegal intelligence activities, trafficking in drugs, or with the commission of any other criminal acts. While a decision is being reached on the application for a permanent residence permit the family member shall reside in the Republic of Slovenia based on the temporary residence permit.

A permanent residence permit shall be issued to a family member for an unlimited period of time.

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