Eligibility quiz
Do you have a grandparent of Slovenian origin or a Slovenian grandparent who moved abroad?
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 office
Find an administrative unit in Slovenia where you can hand in your application.
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Download the application form
Get the citizenship admission form for Slovenian descendants and its instructions from the eUprava service.
Download the formFill in the form
Complete and sign the form. Prepare a detailed CV describing your family connection, residence and ties to Slovenia.
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Gather your documents
Prepare the required documents for the administrative unit.
See required documentsPay the application fee
Ask the administrative unit for its payment instructions and pay the fee before handing in your application.
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Hand in your application
Bring your signed application and supporting documents to an administrative unit in person.
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Take the citizenship oath
Attend and take the oath when the authority tells you to do so.
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Wait for the decision
Wait for the authority to decide your application. Answer its questions and provide any extra documents it requests.
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Documents needed
Family certificates and recordsFamily certificates and records
Birth certificates
Provide your birth certificate and those of your parent and your Slovenian grandparent. Together, they should show how you are related.
Grandparent's Slovenian records
Provide records showing that your grandparent was Slovenian, was of Slovenian origin or was a Slovenian who lived abroad. These can include Slovenian civil-register extracts, a citizenship certificate, archive records or other official evidence.
Marriage certificates *
Provide the marriage certificates that connect the different names in your family records. Include name-change records if those are needed to show the connection.
* Only if names in your family records need to be connected.
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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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