--- title: "Slovenia Intra-company transfer requirements 2026: 1-year stay" url: https://settleanywhere.com/countries/slovenia/ict-permit/ lang: en updated: 2026-10-11 --- Slovenia · Work # Slovenia Intra-company transfer **First stay:** 1 yr Single permit for intra-corporate transferees First checked against official sources on 11 Oct 2026 [Change log](https://settleanywhere.com/changes/) - **First stay:** 1 yr (Issued for the transfer period, up to one year at first; managers and specialists up to three years in total, trainees up to one year.) - **Who can apply:** Most passports (Non-EU nationals employed by a group company outside the EU.) ## Key facts Intra-company transfer is a work route for Slovenia. Checked 2026-10-11 against the official source. - **First stay:** 1 yr ## Time and long term **Renewal: Renewable, 3 years max** The permit is issued for the transfer period, up to one year at first; managers and specialists up to three years in total, trainees up to one year. [Government Office for Support and Integration of Migrants](https://infotujci.si/vsebina/drzavljani-izven-eu/dovoljenje-za-prebivanje/na-podlagi-dela/enotno-dovoljenje-za-osebo-premesceno-znotraj-gospodarske-druzbe/) **Permanent residence: Time here doesn't count** Time on an intra-corporate transfer permit does not count toward permanent residence. [Government Office for Support and Integration of Migrants](https://infotujci.si/pogoji/drzavljani-izven-eu/dovoljenje-za-stalno-prebivanje/) ## Why this route may not fit Check this before you apply. - Time on this route is capped at 3 years in total - Time on this route doesn't count toward permanent residence - Needs a job offer from an employer in Slovenia - Not open to EU, EEA or Swiss passports ### What you'll need #### Who can apply - Applicant is a manager, specialist or trainee employee. - The host company in Slovenia belongs to the same group as the employer. - Applicant has worked for the group for at least nine months before a first transfer from a non-EU country. #### Documents - Employment contract and transfer assignment, and proof that the host company is a related company. - Valid passport, health insurance and criminal-record certificate. #### Steps 1. Apply at an administrative unit; the Employment Service consents to the transfer. ## What happens at day 183 How Slovenia decides tax residence and treats foreign-source income, from its tax records. - **Stay on this route:** **Up to 3 years in total** - **Tax residence:** - **More than 183 days in a tax year** Presence in Slovenia for a total of more than 183 days in a tax year makes a person a Slovenian tax resident. - **Foreign-source income:** Residents pay personal income tax on worldwide income at progressive rates of 16% to 50%; non-residents pay only on Slovenian-source income. [All tax rules for Slovenia](https://settleanywhere.com/countries/slovenia/tax/) Tax records checked 10 Oct 2026 ## What you need to arrange - **Health insurance** Valid passport, health insurance and criminal-record certificate - **Police certificate and civil documents** Valid passport, health insurance and criminal-record certificate Taken from this route's requirements above. The authority's own list is the one that counts. **Full official text** Single permit for managers, specialists and trainee employees transferred by a non-EU group company to a related company in Slovenia. (sources 1, 2) #### Requirements - Applicant is a manager, specialist or trainee employee. (source 1) - The host company in Slovenia belongs to the same group as the employer. (source 1) - Applicant has worked for the group for at least nine months before a first transfer from a non-EU country. (source 1) - Employment contract and transfer assignment, and proof that the host company is a related company. (source 1) - Valid passport, health insurance and criminal-record certificate. (source 1) - Apply at an administrative unit; the Employment Service consents to the transfer. (source 1) #### Stay - Issued for the transfer period, up to one year at first; managers and specialists up to three years in total, trainees up to one year. - First stay: up to 12 months, decided case by case. - Renewable, subject to the conditions in force at renewal. #### Nationality Non-EU nationals employed by a group company outside the EU. Not open to: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia. #### Work Work for the host company during the transfer. #### Family Family can be reunited immediately, with no minimum residence period. Checked 2026-10-11 ## Official sources 1. [Single permit for intra-corporate transferees](https://infotujci.si/vsebina/drzavljani-izven-eu/dovoljenje-za-prebivanje/na-podlagi-dela/enotno-dovoljenje-za-osebo-premesceno-znotraj-gospodarske-druzbe/) · Government Office for Support and Integration of Migrants (Infotujci.si) · checked 2026-10-11 2. [Foreigners Act (ZTuj-2), consolidated text UPB15](https://www.uradni-list.si/_pdf/2025/Ur/u2025046.pdf) · Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, No. 46/2025 · checked 2026-10-11 · published 2025-06-24 3. [Permanent residence permit for non-EU citizens](https://infotujci.si/pogoji/drzavljani-izven-eu/dovoljenje-za-stalno-prebivanje/) · Government Office for Support and Integration of Migrants (Infotujci.si) · checked 2026-10-11 ## Intra-company transfer and its alternatives | Route | Money needed | Stay | Work | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Intra-company transfer | – | 1 yr, renewable | – | | [EU Blue Card](https://settleanywhere.com/countries/slovenia/eu-blue-card/) | – | 2 yr, renewable | – | | [Researcher permit](https://settleanywhere.com/countries/slovenia/researcher/) | Needs income of €507+ a month ≈ $570 | 2 yr, renewable | – | | [Work permit](https://settleanywhere.com/countries/slovenia/single-permit/) | Needs income of €507+ a month ≈ $570 | 2 yr, renewable | – | | [Blue Card](https://settleanywhere.com/countries/portugal/eu-blue-card/) Portugal | Needs income from €1,726 a month ≈ $1,930 | 2 yr, renewable | Limited | ## Questions people ask ### How long can I stay on the Intra-company transfer? Issued for the transfer period, up to one year at first; managers and specialists up to three years in total, trainees up to one year. ### Can I work on the Intra-company transfer? Work for the host company during the transfer. ### Can I bring my family on the Intra-company transfer? Family can be reunited immediately, with no minimum residence period. ### Who can apply for the Intra-company transfer? Non-EU nationals employed by a group company outside the EU. Not open to: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia. ### Does the Intra-company transfer lead to permanent residence in Slovenia? Time on the Intra-company transfer doesn't count toward permanent residence in Slovenia. ### How are Intra-company transfer holders taxed in Slovenia? No special regime in our records is tied to the Intra-company transfer. The standard rules apply: Residents pay personal income tax on worldwide income at progressive rates of 16% to 50%; non-residents pay only on Slovenian-source income. ## More in Slovenia [Digital nomad permit](https://settleanywhere.com/countries/slovenia/digital-nomad/) [Student permit](https://settleanywhere.com/countries/slovenia/student/) [Slovenian expatriate naturalisation](https://settleanywhere.com/countries/slovenia/citizenship-emigrant-descendants/) [Slovenian citizenship by origin](https://settleanywhere.com/countries/slovenia/citizenship-by-descent-registration/) [Self-employed permit](https://settleanywhere.com/countries/slovenia/self-employment/) [Graduate job search](https://settleanywhere.com/countries/slovenia/graduate-job-search/) ## Work visas elsewhere [🇪🇸 EU Blue Card](https://settleanywhere.com/countries/spain/eu-blue-card/) [🇬🇪 IT sector permit](https://settleanywhere.com/countries/georgia/it-residence-permit/) [🇮🇹 Blue Card](https://settleanywhere.com/countries/italy/eu-blue-card/) [🇬🇷 Large-company director permit](https://settleanywhere.com/countries/greece/company-executive-b3/) [🇩🇪 Blue Card](https://settleanywhere.com/countries/germany/eu-blue-card/) [🇫🇷 Talent · Company officer](https://settleanywhere.com/countries/france/talent-corporate-officer/) ≈ USD figures are approximate: daily reference rates from ExchangeRate-API, dated 12 Oct 2026, refreshed when the site is updated. ## How this was checked **Checked on 2026-10-11 against 3 official sources.** Status: verified against the official sources. Every figure on this page comes from the official source it links to. The record was researched against these sources, then reviewed separately, with special attention to effective dates and amendments. Where a source does not state something, the page leaves it out. 1. [Single permit for intra-corporate transferees](https://infotujci.si/vsebina/drzavljani-izven-eu/dovoljenje-za-prebivanje/na-podlagi-dela/enotno-dovoljenje-za-osebo-premesceno-znotraj-gospodarske-druzbe/) · Government Office for Support and Integration of Migrants (Infotujci.si) · checked 2026-10-11 2. [Foreigners Act (ZTuj-2), consolidated text UPB15](https://www.uradni-list.si/_pdf/2025/Ur/u2025046.pdf) · Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, No. 46/2025 · checked 2026-10-11 3. [Permanent residence permit for non-EU citizens](https://infotujci.si/pogoji/drzavljani-izven-eu/dovoljenje-za-stalno-prebivanje/) · Government Office for Support and Integration of Migrants (Infotujci.si) · checked 2026-10-11 Tracked since 2026-10-10. Rule changes and corrections are listed on the [changes page](https://settleanywhere.com/changes/), and the [methodology page](https://settleanywhere.com/methodology/) explains how facts are checked. Found something out of date? Email [contact@stayglobe.app](mailto:contact@stayglobe.app?subject=Correction) with a link to the official source.