Acquiring Citizenship : e-uprava Slovenia Ministry of Public Administration

Organization : State Portal of Republic of Slovenia
Type of Facility : Acquiring Citizenship
Country: Slovenia

Website : https://e-uprava.gov.si/en

Acquiring Citizenship :

Slovenian citizenship means a permanent legal bond between the Republic of Slovenia and its citizens, irrespective of the method by which the citizenship was acquired. The citizenship of the Republic of Slovenia may be acquired by birth or by naturalisation.

Related : Acquiring a Residence Permit for Foreign Nationals in Republic of Slovenia : www.statusin.org/9566.html

General information :
The application for the acquisition of citizenship of the Republic of Slovenia is to be filed together with the supplements with any of the administrative units.

For the procedure of the acquisition of citizenship administrative fee needs to be paid. Citizenship of the Republic of Slovenia can be acquired by means of naturalisation if the following conditions are fulfilled:
** you are 18 years old or above;
** you are released from the previous citizenship or you can prove that you will obtain a release if you are granted citizenship of the Republic of Slovenia;
** you have been living in Slovenia for 10 years, and during this period for 5 years permanently, before the application was submitted and you have alien status;

** you have the means to provide for the material and social security for you and persons you need to support;
** you speak Slovenian for the purpose of everyday communication, which you prove with a certificate stating that you successfully passed a Slovenian language exam at the basic level;

** you have not been convicted, by a final judgment, to an unconditional prison sentence, longer than three months, and no conditional prison sentence has been passed with a probation period longer than one year;
** your residence in the Republic of Slovenia has not been annulled;

** your admission to citizenship of the Republic of Slovenia does not represent a threat to public order, security or the defence of the country;
** your tax liabilities are paid;

** you take an oath to respect the free democratic constitutional order based on the Constitution of the Republic of Slovenia.

The citizenship of the Republic of Slovenia can also be obtained on other grounds. Further information on the conditions for the acquisition of citizenship is available at any of the administrative units or on the website of the e-administration web Portal.

FAQ:
My dad is a Slovenian citizen but my mom was born in Canada but also has Slovenian parents. Would I qualify to apply for citizenship because I am under the age of 36? If not, what other qualifications would I need to have to apply? :
If a child born abroad to a mixed marriage was not declared a citizen of the Republic of Slovenia by the parent who at the time of birth was a Slovene citizen, the child has a right to declare himself/herself a Slovene citizen however not later than the age of 36 years. For this purpose, a written statement is sufficient which must be accompanied by a birth certificate and the application must include precise information on the parent that is a Slovene citizen (name, place and date of birth, last address of residence in the Republic of Slovenia, and information on the other parent is also useful) – Article 6 of the Act on the Citizenship of the Republic of Slovenia.

After expiry of the statutory deadline, that is 36 years of age, acquisition of citizenship is only possible by naturalisation, provided that such a person fulfils the conditions determined by statute.

Can you tell me the procedure for acquiring Slovenian citizenship through ancestry? My grandmother was born in Slovenia and was a Slovenian national. I am currently living abroad and would like to become a Slovenian citizen:
Information about acquiring Slovenian citizenship you will find on State portal web site Acquiring citizenship . On this site are listed terms under which a foreigner might receive Slovenian citizenship.

I have filled out my application for Slovenian citizenship and have the applicable documents necessary and would like to know where I should send/fax it? :
Please, feel free to contact the Ministry of the Interior, Migration Directorate, Citizenship Division at +00386 (0)1 472 42 64, e-mail: bozidar.radmelic@gov.si.