Who needs it?
Non-EU, EEA or Swiss citizens, who have their family members abroad and would like to live with them in Slovenia.
How can you get it?
Your family members can under specific conditions join you in Slovenia. If you have a residence permit for the purpose of work in research and higher education, your family members can join you in Slovenia immediately (while most people whose temporary residence permit is issued for other purposes can only join their family members in Slovenia after two years of their stay in Slovenia).
When should you arrange it?
If you are requesting a residence permit for the purpose of work in research or higher education, you can request to join your family member at the same time.
An applicant is the person who is unifying his/her family.
Time needed
It depends on Administrative Unit or Slovene diplomatic mission where you apply. In some cases, procedures can take more than 6 months, so please be aware of that.
Which documents do you need to submit?
- Signed application form – Article 47 (.doc, .pdf, example).
- valid passport and copy of a valid passport with validity extending beyond the planned period of residence in Slovenia by at least 3 months (photocopy to be certified by a notary, the administrative unit or at the reception desk of the department at Administrative Unit – attach a photocopy and a valid travel document for reference). Where applicable, the border entry stamp in Slovenia, a valid visa or residence permit issued by another EU state must be included in the copy – the date from the entry stamp to Schengen also has to be reflected on the application form (field 13).
- Biometric color photograph.
- Health insurance:
- Health insurance, covering at least emergency medical services.
- For countries with which Slovenia has an agreement, you bring proof from your home country’s health institute.
- Proof of sufficient financial means (currently EUR 465.34 per month per person) – options:
- Own funds of the family member (bank statement, employment contract, etc.).
- Statement that you will financially support your family members.
- Police clearance certificate from home country, not older than 3 months and with Apostille (or properly legalised, if your country does not issue Apostilles – exception: citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Serbia and Russia do not need to legalise document)
- Two fingerprints (taken at the administrative unit or the embassy).
- Proof of relationship status (marriage certificate, birth certificate, etc.) with Apostille (or properly legalised, if your country does not issue Apostilles – exception: citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Serbia and Russia do not need to legalise document).
All documents have to be translated into Slovene by a court-appointed translator!
Costs
Up to EUR 100.00 per application, if launched in Slovenia and up to EUR 135.00 if submitted at the embassy.
Other important information
- Family members are:
- Spouse, a partner in a partnership or a civil union forming part of a couple for an extended period of time.
- Your children who are minors and unmarried.
- Minor unmarried children of your spouse or a partner in a partnership or a civil union forming part of a couple for an extended period of time.
- If you are a minor, family members may also be your parents with whom you lived as a family before you came to Slovenia.
- Adult unmarried children and parents of your spouse or a partner in a partnership or a civil union forming part of a couple for an extended period of time, whom you or your spouse, partner in a partnership or a civil union forming part of a couple for an extended period of time must support according to the laws of the country in which you are a citizen.
- At the Administrative Unit, they might speak only Slovene, so visit with someone who speaks Slovene.
- Leave your telephone number and the telephone number of the person speaking Slovene (tutor, buddy).
Check your email (also spam).
