How does foreigner registration in Slovenia work?

2/24/2017 11:06:39 AM

The practical implementation of this, is that every where we stayed, the owner/manager asked to see our passports, and took copies. They asked a couple of questions two, always the same ones, clearly to fill in some part of the form.

I never asked how this was compatible with the freedom of movement rules (not meeting any Slovenian legislators) – possibly because the process was just checking that we had a valid passport or identity card?

5/23/2016 4:09:52 PM

There appears to be a difference between registering your presence, and registering your residence. The former is allowed within the first 3 months, the latter is not.

Directive 2004/38/EC, Article 5

  1. The Member State may require the person concerned to report his/her presence within its territory within a reasonable and
    non-discriminatory period of time. Failure to comply with this
    requirement may make the person concerned liable to proportionate and
    non-discriminatory sanctions.

source: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2004:158:0077:0123:en:PDF

Until you obtain a residence registration certificate you must fulfil
the obligation of registration with the police defined by the
Residence Registration Act. If you are not accommodated in a tourist,
catering or other accommodation facility, you need to register with
the competent police station on your own within 3 days after crossing
the state border and after changing accommodation. If you are
accommodated in a tourist or catering facility, the keeper needs to
register you with the competent police station within 12 hours after
your reception. However, if you stay in an accommodation facility,
your landlord is obliged to register you with the competent police
station within 3 days after reception.

source: http://www.infotujci.si/s/7/eu-and-eea-citizens

2/18/2016 10:43:24 AM

For EU citizens:

According to the Slovenian Ministry of the Interior:

If you are a member of a EU and EEA country you may enter the Republic of Slovenia with a valid identity card or a valid passport and you are not required to obtain an entry permit, i.e. a visa or a residence permit. For the first three months after entry, you may stay without residence registration, while for a longer stay you are required to register your residence, i.e. submit an application for the issue of a residence registration certificate at the administrative unit in the area of your residence before the expiry of the permitted three-month stay. You can of course also apply for the issue of a residence registration certificate immediately upon your entry into the country.

So the answer is: EU nationals have 3 months to complete their registration.

For other nationals:

According to a document on the same website:

Should you not be staying in tourist, hospitality or accommodation facilities, you are obliged to register yourself at the competent police authority within 3 days following the crossing of the national border and accommodation change, respectively. Should you stay in tourist or hospitality facilities, the landlords of such facilities are obliged to submit your registration to the competent police authority within 12 hours following your reception; should you stay in accommodation facilities, the landlords of such facilities are obliged to submit your registration to the competent police authority within 3 days following your reception.

So the answer is: if you’re staying at any commercial property, the owner of the property is obliged to register you with the Ministry of the Interior. Therefore you should only be concerned with registration if staying at a friend’s place.

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