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EU& EEA citizens

EU citizens may enter Slovenia with a valid personal ID or passport. For the first 3 months you do not need a residence permit (except if you are living in a student dormitory) / after 3 months the permit is obligatory and can be obtained at:

Administrative Unit Ljubljana

Department for Foreigners (Oddelek za tujce)

Tobačna ulica 5, 1000 Ljubljana
Phone: +386 306 32 61, +386 1 306 32 60

If you are applying to the administrative unit in Slovenia, please check whether there is an appointment system. In Ljubljana, you can make an appointment by calling 01 828 16 90 or via the eSamonaročanje application : HERE

YOU WILL NEED TO HAND IN THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS

Signed application form - here
Biometric color photograph
Signature form - here
Valid passport or ID and copy of the document. Passport must be valid for at least three months after the intended stay in Slovenia.
Confirmation of address (e.g. rent contract, owner’s statement or proof of ownership).
Proof of purpose of stay: proof of admission to studies, vocational training or other form of education issued by an educational institution, a state body responsible for the implementation of an international or bilateral agreement, or a state-authorized organization responsible for implementing a particular program.
Proof of sufficient means of subsistence: a statement or employment contract (statement: .doc, .pdf, example).
Proof of health insurance (copy of European Health Insurance Card - blue card).

ACCOMMODATION

Residence permit is absolutely necessary during your stay in Ljubljana, even if you stay in dormitory.

HOW TO OBTAIN ONE?

non-EU citizens

Students who are coming for study purposes from a country whose citizens are required to obtain a visa in order to enter the Republic of Slovenia are required to obtain:

visa C (tourist visa) or
visa D (long term visa),

at a diplomatic mission or consulate of the Republic of Slovenia abroad prior to entering the Republic of Slovenia.

Within the 90 day period or after the expiration of visa D, you are obliged to apply for a first residence permit at:

Administrative Unit Ljubljana

Department for Foreigners (Oddelek za tujce)

Tobačna ulica 5, 1000 Ljubljana
Phone: +386 306 32 61, +386 1 306 32 60

With your application you have to enclose

Signed application form - HERE
Signature form - HERE
Valid passport and copy of a valid passport with validity extending beyond the planned period of residence in Slovenia by at least 3 months1 (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, when you are applying for the first time; the date of entry is not obligatory for renewing the temporary residence permit (field 13). Make sure to obtain a border entry stamp when entering Slovenia because it must be included in a copy of a passport.
Personal photo (35 x 45mm, fit for biometric documents).
You will be asked for two fingerprints at the Administrative unit or Embassy.
Proof of enrolment.
Proof of valid health insurance in Slovenia.
Certificate of criminal record from home country. It must not be older than three months, officially translated into Slovene and if applicable apostilled or certified – if you are prolonging the permit, you do not need to submit the criminal records for three years.
Proof of sufficient financial means – statement of your parents/legal guardians, if they are obliged to support you by the law of your country or employment contract or sufficient means - currently EUR 494.09 per month or other proof that you have enough funds available (example 2025/2026)
Fee (via bank transfer or in person at the registry of the Department for foreign citizens);
Fee for issuing or renewing a temporary residence permit for a student (form non-EU countries): EUR 50.00 : application fee: EUR 4.50, printing for the card: EUR 15.47, documents and translations. certificates, confirmations or appendices must be translated into the Slovene language and the translation certified by a notary.

Registration of temporary residence

you can register your temporary residence after obtaining a residence permit.
If you live in the Student Dormitory, Postgraduate Dormitory, etc., the registration of temporary residence is made by the landlord.
If you live in the private accomodation, you must arrange the registration of temporary residence within 8 days of receiving the temporary residence permit.
You will get an informal application form upon receipt of the temporary residence permit, which you must submit along with copy of temporary residence permit by post to the address UE Ljubljana, Tobačna ulica 5, 1000 Ljubljana or email ue.ljubljana@gov.si.

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UNIVERSITY DORMITORIES

HOW TO APPLY

The price varies from 150 - 190€ per month per person, depending on the size and location of the room (the price list is available here). Foreign students pay the economic price. Rooms are given to students on "first come, first get" basis according to the date and hour of the online application. The available dorms for exchange students are Dom XIV, Svetčeva 9, Rožna dolina (rental price 230,89€) and Dom D, Kardeljeva ploščad, Bežigrad (rental price 184,95€). The application is available here an can be done before you start with the exchange application. More about the dormitories you can find here.

APPLICATION DEADLINES

15 May for the winter semester/full academic year
15 November for the summer semester

Once you receive the dormitory acceptance notice from the University, you will need to sign an agreement form. What are the student obligations when moving into a dormitory?

EU CITIZENs

Foreign students, who are EU citizens, do not need a permit to enter Slovenia or a residence permit. They need to submit an application for acquisition of a temporary residence permit on the day the move in of the following day. This has to be done at the administrative unit (Upravna enota Ljubljana, Oddelek za tujce) at the following address: Tobačna ulica 5, 1000 Ljubljana.

Students need to deliver the certificate for acquisition of a temporary residence permit to the Institute within 3 days.

Non EU CITIZENS

Foreign students, who are not EU citizens, need a valid passport (unless stipulated otherwise by the law or an international agreement) and a visa or a residence permit.

Students are obligated to acquire the residence permit at a diplomatic mission or consular post of the Republic of Slovenia abroad prior to entering the country and submit it to the Institute when they move in.

Students who have a Decision by the Students’ Dormitories Office must submit the following documents when they move in

Notification on the move in referral issued by the Students' dormitories office,
a certified statement of the guarantor on debt assumption,
a personal identity card or a passport,
3 photographs.

šTUDENTSKI DOM LJUBLJANA

Students' dormitories Ljubljana

Cesta 27. aprila 31, 1000 Ljubljana

Telephone: +386 1 242 1000,

Fax: +386 1 242 1010

E-mail: studentski.domovi@siol.net

DORMITORY LOCATIONS

Dormitory RULES, MOVING IN POLICY and RECEPTION OFFICE (please read carefully).

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