Eligibility quiz
Were you adopted in a way that does not create the same legal relationship as between parents and children?
Benefits
Benefits for your childBenefits for your child
Slovenian passport and ID
Slovenian citizens can get a Slovenian passport, wherever they live.
It proves identity and citizenship and can be used to cross international borders.
It normally lasts 10 years from age 18, five years from age 3 until age 18, and three years below age 3.
Slovenian embassies and consulates can also issue identity cards.
Live in Slovenia for life
Slovenian citizens can live in Slovenia indefinitely without a residence permit.
They can enter Slovenia using Slovenian identity documents.
Get help abroad
Slovenian embassies and consulates can help citizens abroad, including with a temporary document to return after a passport is lost or stolen.
In a country outside the EU where Slovenia has no representation, citizens can seek help from another EU country’s embassy or consulate on the same basis as that country’s citizens.
Vote and run for office
Slovenian citizens can vote and stand for election from age 18 in presidential, National Assembly, European Parliament and municipal elections.
They can also take part in referendums and citizens’ initiatives.
Citizens who live permanently abroad can use the available postal, diplomatic-mission or Slovenian polling arrangements.
How to apply
Applying at a local officeApplying at a local office
Find a local office
Ask your adopters to find an administrative unit in Slovenia where they can hand in your application. They can apply at any administrative unit.
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Download the application form
Ask your adopters to download the Application for admission to Slovenian citizenship form for a minor child.
Download the formFill in the form
Your adopters must fill in and sign the application for you. If you are older than 14, you must also sign to give your consent.
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Gather your documents
Ask your adopters to prepare the documents required for your application at the administrative unit.
See required documentsHand in your application
Your adopters must bring your completed, signed application and supporting documents to an administrative unit in person.
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Wait for the decision
Your adopters should wait for the decision and respond if the office asks for more information or documents. The administrative unit for the area where your residence is registered will decide your application.
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Documents needed
Family certificates and recordsFamily certificates and records
Birth certificate
Get your birth certificate from the office that registered your birth. It should show your date of birth.
Adoption decision
Get the decision or other official adoption document from the office or court that issued it. It should show that your adoption does not create the same legal relationship as parenthood.
Adoptive parent's citizenship records
Provide proof that your adoptive parent or parents are Slovenian citizens. The records should show their current citizenship.
Considerations
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Registration when living abroad
Citizens living abroad must keep their residence records accurate and register the address where they actually live.
Military duty for men
Ordinary compulsory military service has ended, but military duty remains for Slovenian men aged 17 to 50 and reserve officers up to age 60.
They are entered in the military register and can be called into defence service if security conditions seriously deteriorate or in war.
General military duty can be brought back, and work or material duties can be imposed in an emergency or war.
Lost or stolen passport
A lost or stolen passport must be reported promptly.
Abroad, a Slovenian citizen must report it to the Slovenian authorities or a Slovenian embassy or consulate within the required period.
Citizenship can end
Slovenian citizenship can end through release or renunciation.
When citizenship ends, the Slovenian passport must be handed in for destruction.
The rights and protections that come from Slovenian citizenship then end.
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