Single permit (enotno dovoljenje)

A non-EU national who wants to live in Slovenia and work for a Slovenian employer needs a single permit. Directors of Slovenian companies, including their own d.o.o., get their residence on the same basis.

Digital nomads, students and family members receive other residence permits, each with its own basis and conditions.

• You apply at an upravna enota in Slovenia or at a Slovenian embassy abroad. The first application can be filed at an upravna enota while you are lawfully in Slovenia.
• The upravna enota itself requests the consent of the Employment Service (ZRSZ). As a rule the service runs a labour-market test: whether a suitable unemployed person is on its register. Some grounds, such as a company representative (zastopnik), follow separate conditions without that test.
• Fingerprints for the permit card are taken at the upravna enota.
• State fee: €70 when filed in Slovenia.

The permit is issued for a specific job. If the employer or the terms of work change, check in advance whether you need a new permit or an amendment to the current one.

Apply for renewal before the current permit expires. Duration: up to 2 years, renewals up to 3 years.

The EU Blue Card also gives residence and the right to work, but it is meant for highly qualified specialists: there are qualification and minimum salary requirements, and after the first year of work only the salary condition applies at renewal.