Visa

A long-term residence visa is issued at the request of the foreigner. The request may be submitted to the competent authority no later than three months before the intended arrival of the foreigner in the Republic of Slovenia. The form for issuing a long-term residence visa is determined by the minister responsible for foreign affairs. A foreigner who wishes to enter and stay in the Republic of Slovenia with a long-term residence visa must have:

1. A valid travel document, the validity of which is at least three months longer than the intended stay in the Republic of Slovenia;
2. Travel health insurance;
3. Sufficient means of subsistence;
4.  The purpose of stay in Republic of Slovenia;
5. The guarantor who invites the foreigner for a private or business visit must write a guarantee letter to the foreigner. With the guarantee letter, the guarantor guarantees that he will provide accommodation for the foreigner or cover the costs of his stay in the Republic of Slovenia and the costs of returning to his home country. The guarantor also guarantees to cover any costs of the foreigner's stay in the foreigners' center as well as any costs of removing the foreigner from the country.

A long-term residence visa is not issued to a foreigner if:

1. The conditions are not met;
2. There are reasons to believe that the foreigner will not stay in the territory of the Republic of Slovenia;
3. The foreigner has been subjected to a measure prohibiting entry into the country;
4. The foreigner does not appear personally to the competent authority upon invitation;
5. There are reasons to believe that the foreigner will not voluntarily leave the Republic of Slovenia after the expiration of the long-term residence visa;
6. There are reasons to suspect that the foreigner may pose a threat to public order and safety or international relations of the Republic of Slovenia, or there is suspicion that his stay in the country will be associated with the implementation of terrorist acts or other acts of violence, illegal intelligence activities, production or trafficking of drugs, or drug use, other criminal offenses;
7. There are reasons to believe that the foreigner will not comply with the legal order of the Republic of Slovenia;
8. There are serious reasons to believe that the foreigner may be a victim of human trafficking during his stay in the Republic of Slovenia;
9. In the process of issuing a long-term residence visa, it is established that he comes from areas where infectious diseases with the possibility of an epidemic are spreading, as stated in the international health regulations of the World Health Organization, or from areas where infectious diseases that could endanger human health are spreading and for which, in accordance with the law governing infectious diseases, it is necessary to take prescribed measures;
10. A negative opinion of the police is given;
11. It is obvious that marriage, partnership, or partnership is concluded or registered primarily for the purpose of obtaining a long-term residence visa;
12. The foreigner actually already lives in the Republic of Slovenia;
13. If it is found that any of the evidence of meeting the conditions for issuing a long-term residence visa has been altered or falsified;
14. The foreigner intentionally provided false information about his identity or other inaccurate information or deliberately concealed circumstances relevant to the issuance of a long-term residence visa.

A long-term residence visa is revoked if:

1. It is found that the foreigner does not meet the conditions for issuing a visa or that there are reasons for refusal to issue it;
2. The foreigner intentionally provided false information about his identity or other inaccurate information, or intentionally concealed circumstances relevant to the issuance of the visa;
3. The foreigner is subject to collateral sanction of expulsion from the country.

A long-term residence visa expires if:

1. The validity period expires or if it is revoked;
2. The foreigner's stay is refused;
3. If the foreigner is subject to a final secondary sentence or secondary sanction of expulsion from the country;
4. If the foreigner loses the right of residence in the Republic of Slovenia due to legal consequences of a criminal conviction or if a final decision on deportation from another EU Member State is issued to the foreigner, which will result in his removal from the Republic of Slovenia;
5. The foreigner acquires citizenship of the Republic of Slovenia;
6. The foreigner obtains a residence permit;
7. The foreigner dies.

Against the issuance, refusal to issue a visa, suspension of the visa issuance procedure, revocation of a visa, or cancellation of a visa or cancellation of an airport transit visa the foreigner may lodge an appeal within eight days from the date of delivery of the decision. The appeal is submitted in writing. The appeal against decisions of diplomatic missions or consulates is decided by the ministry responsible for foreign affairs. An appeal for which the administrative fee has not been paid is rejected by decision.