Eligibility quiz
Are you of Slovenian origin or do you identify as being of Slovenian nationality?
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 consulateApplying at a consulate
Find your consulate
Find the Slovenian embassy or consulate that serves the place where you live.
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Download the application form
Get the application form for Slovenian citizenship by extraordinary naturalisation for national reasons and its instructions.
Get the formFill in the form
Complete and sign the form, including your detailed life history and an explanation of your connection with Slovenia.
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Gather your documents
Prepare the required documents for the consulate.
See required documentsHand in your application
Submit your signed form and documents to your consulate, in person or as it instructs, and ask how to pay the consular fee when you file. Where possible, include permission for a representative in Slovenia to receive official documents for you, if the consulate recommends it.
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Wait for the decision
Respond if the authority handling your application asks for more information or documents. Follow its instructions about receiving the decision and any citizenship-record formalities.
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Documents needed
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Birth certificates
Get an extract of your birth record and extracts of the birth records of your Slovenian parent or grandparent that show your Slovenian origin. If the records do not show it directly, include other proof of your Slovenian origin.
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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