Eligibility quiz
Have you been married for at least three years to someone who is now a Slovenian citizen?
Benefits
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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 an administrative unit
Find an administrative unit in Slovenia. You can hand in your application at any unit, but the unit for your registered address will handle it.
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Download the application form
Download the Application for Admission to Citizenship of the Republic of Slovenia and its instructions.
Download the formFill in the form
Fill in and sign the form yourself. State that you are applying through marriage to a Slovenian citizen.
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Gather your documents
Prepare the required documents for the administrative unit.
See required documentsArrange an appointment
Contact the administrative unit you have chosen and arrange an appointment if it requires one.
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Hand in your application
Bring your completed application and documents to the administrative unit. Pay the fee as the unit instructs and keep the receipt.
Find filing instructionsComplete any language steps
Complete any Slovenian-language test or other language steps the administrative unit asks you to take.
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Take the oath
Take the citizenship oath when the administrative unit instructs you to do so.
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Wait for the decision
Wait for the administrative unit handling your application to decide. Answer its questions and send any extra documents it requests.
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Documents needed
Family certificates and recordsFamily certificates and records
Marriage certificate
Get your marriage certificate from the office that registered your marriage. It should show when you married your Slovenian spouse.
Birth certificate *
Get your birth certificate or an equivalent birth record from the office that records births where you were born. Ask the receiving office what form of the record it needs.
* Only if the office needs it to confirm your identity or personal status.
May need translationMay need apostille/legalisationSpouse's citizenship record *
Provide proof that your spouse is a Slovenian citizen. A Slovenian citizenship certificate is one way to show this.
* Only if the office cannot check your spouse's citizenship in Slovenian records.
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.
Discuss
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Expats & Foreigners in Slovenia
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