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Slovenia Work permit

Income needed: €507+ a month ≈ $570

Single residence and work permit (employment)

Checked against official sources on 12 Oct 2026Change log

Key facts

Work permit is a work route for Slovenia. Applicants need income of €507+ a month ≈ $570. You can stay 2 yrs, renewable. Checked 2026-10-12 against the official source.

Money needed: €507+ a month ≈ $570
First stay: 2 yrs

Cost, time and long term

Shown, not spent€507+/mo ≈ $570

EUR 507.43 a month (≈ $570)Basic minimum income, the general sufficient-means level of the Foreigners Act for one adult applying for a residence permit, valid from 1 March 2026; the permit page itself states no amount.

RenewalRenewable

The permit is issued for the contract length up to two years and can be extended to three years under the same conditions as the first permit.

Government Office for Support and Integration of Migrants

Permanent residenceAfter 5 years of residence

Permanent residence needs 5 years of uninterrupted legal residence and a basic Slovenian language exam (A2) unless exempt. Absences must stay under 6 consecutive months and total no more than 10 months.

Government Office for Support and Integration of Migrants

Where to applyAbroad or in-country

Apply at any administrative unit in Slovenia if you reside there lawfully, or at a Slovenian embassy or consulate abroad.

Government Office for Support and Integration of Migrants

Presence rulesAway max 10 months

Permanent residence allows absences under 6 consecutive months totalling no more than 10 months, plus work-related absences abroad during employment.

Government Office for Support and Integration of Migrants

Why this route may not fit

Check this before you apply.

Needs a job offer from an employer in Slovenia
Not open to EU, EEA or Swiss passports

What you'll need

Who can apply3

Applicant has a signed employment or work contract with an employer in Slovenia.
Applicant has the education or qualification the job requires.
Employer has settled tax liabilities and is not under an employment ban.

What you must show1

Regular means at least the basic minimum income per month (EUR 507.43 (≈ $570) from 1 March 2026), shown by a contract or payslips.

Documents3

Employment contract signed by the employer and proof of education or professional qualification.
Valid passport, health insurance covering at least emergency care, and a criminal-record certificate from the home country.
Employer declaration on accommodation and on any redundancies in the previous six months.

Steps2

The worker applies at an embassy or consulate abroad, or the employer applies at an administrative unit in Slovenia.
The Employment Service gives its consent during the procedure.

After you arrive1

The employer must start the employment within 15 days of the worker collecting the permit card.

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 2 years at first, renewable

Tax residence

More than 183 days in a tax yearPresence 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.

Regime tied to this route

Special allowance for new residents: 7% reduction of employment income tax · Tax relief

A new resident employee under 40 with a salary of at least twice the average annual salary gets a 7% reduction of income tax on salary, for up to five consecutive tax years.

All tax rules for Slovenia Tax records checked 10 Oct 2026

Official site

What you need to arrange

Health insurance
Valid passport, health insurance covering at least emergency care, and a criminal-record certificate from the home country
Accommodation
Employer declaration on accommodation and on any redundancies in the previous six months
Police certificate and civil documents
Valid passport, health insurance covering at least emergency care, and a criminal-record certificate from the home country

Taken from this route's requirements above. The authority's own list is the one that counts.

Full official text

Combined residence and work permit for non-EU nationals employed by a Slovenian employer, issued by an administrative unit with the consent of the Employment Service. ^{1 2 3 4}

What you must show

Income of at least EUR 507.43 a month (≈ $570) · Basic minimum income, the general sufficient-means level of the Foreigners Act for one adult applying for a residence permit, valid from 1 March 2026; the permit page itself states no amount. ^{2 3}

Requirements

Applicant has a signed employment or work contract with an employer in Slovenia. ¹
Applicant has the education or qualification the job requires. ¹
Employer has settled tax liabilities and is not under an employment ban. ⁴
Regular means at least the basic minimum income per month (EUR 507.43 (≈ $570) from 1 March 2026), shown by a contract or payslips. ^{2 1 3}
Employment contract signed by the employer and proof of education or professional qualification. ¹
Valid passport, health insurance covering at least emergency care, and a criminal-record certificate from the home country. ¹
Employer declaration on accommodation and on any redundancies in the previous six months. ¹
The worker applies at an embassy or consulate abroad, or the employer applies at an administrative unit in Slovenia. ^{1 2}
The Employment Service gives its consent during the procedure. ¹
The employer must start the employment within 15 days of the worker collecting the permit card. ¹

Stay

Issued for the length of the employment contract, up to two years; extensions up to three years.
First stay: up to 24 months, decided case by case.
Renewable, subject to the conditions in force at renewal.

Nationality

Non-EU, non-EEA and non-Swiss nationals; Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia have a separate work permit under an international agreement. 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 named employer; changing employer requires consent.

Family

Family reunification needs one year of residence on a permit valid for at least one year.

Checked 2026-10-12

Official sources

Single residence and work permit for third-country nationals · Government Office for Support and Integration of Migrants (Infotujci.si) · checked 2026-10-11
Foreigners Act (ZTuj-2), consolidated text UPB15 · Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, No. 46/2025 · checked 2026-10-11 · published 2025-06-24
Order on harmonised amounts of transfers: basic minimum income from 1 March 2026 · Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, 2026 · checked 2026-10-11
Employment and work of foreign nationals · Ministry of the Economy, Labour and Sport, GOV.SI · checked 2026-10-11
Permanent residence permit for non-EU citizens · Government Office for Support and Integration of Migrants (Infotujci.si) · checked 2026-10-11

Work permit and its alternatives

Route	Money needed	Stay	Work
Work permit	Needs income of €507+ a month ≈ $570	2 yr, renewable	–
EU Blue Card	–	2 yr, renewable	–
Researcher permit	Needs income of €507+ a month ≈ $570	2 yr, renewable	–
Intra-company transfer	–	1 yr, renewable	–
Blue Card Portugal	Needs income from €1,726 a month ≈ $1,930	2 yr, renewable	Limited

Questions people ask

How much money do I need for the Work permit?

Income of at least EUR 507.43 a month (≈ $570). Basic minimum income, the general sufficient-means level of the Foreigners Act for one adult applying for a residence permit, valid from 1 March 2026; the permit page itself states no amount.

How long can I stay on the Work permit?

Issued for the length of the employment contract, up to two years; extensions up to three years.

Can I work on the Work permit?

Work for the named employer; changing employer requires consent.

Can I bring my family on the Work permit?

Family reunification needs one year of residence on a permit valid for at least one year.

Who can apply for the Work permit?

Does the Work permit lead to permanent residence in Slovenia?

Time on the Work permit counts toward permanent residence in Slovenia, which the rules allow after 5 years of residence.

Is there a tax break for Work permit holders in Slovenia?

Special allowance for new residents: 7% reduction of employment income tax: A new resident employee under 40 with a salary of at least twice the average annual salary gets a 7% reduction of income tax on salary, for up to five consecutive tax years. It's separate from the visa and has its own conditions.

Tax

Special regime

Special allowance for new residents: 7% reduction of employment income tax

Tax relief

Details

On: Received salary or salary compensation under an employment relationship

A new resident employee under 40 with a salary of at least twice the average annual salary gets a 7% reduction of income tax on salary, for up to five consecutive tax years.

Taxed on

Received salary or salary compensation under an employment relationship; the income tax on that salary is reduced by 7% (a reduction, not a tax rate).

Who it applies to

Applicant is a Slovenian tax resident who was not resident in the two tax years before starting work in Slovenia and had no Slovenian employment or business income in that period.
Contractual salary of at least two times the latest known average annual salary of employees in Slovenia, calculated per month.
Employment with a Slovenian resident employer or a non-resident with a permanent establishment in Slovenia, with the salary deductible for the employer.
Under 40 years of age on the date of starting work in Slovenia.
The employment condition counts as met if the employment in Slovenia lasts at least ten months in the tax year.

Exclusions

Not applied to income taxed under Article 45.a of the Personal Income Tax Act.

Tax residence

Granted for up to five consecutive tax years while the conditions in the first, third and fourth points hold; the first year is the year work starts.

Visas

Not tied to a specific permit; requires employment in Slovenia and tax residence.

Other taxes

Social security contributions are separate from income tax.

Checked against official sources on 10 Oct 2026Change log

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How this was checked

Checked on 2026-10-12 against 5 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.

Single residence and work permit for third-country nationals · Government Office for Support and Integration of Migrants (Infotujci.si) · checked 2026-10-11
Foreigners Act (ZTuj-2), consolidated text UPB15 · Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, No. 46/2025 · checked 2026-10-11
Order on harmonised amounts of transfers: basic minimum income from 1 March 2026 · Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, 2026 · checked 2026-10-11
Employment and work of foreign nationals · Ministry of the Economy, Labour and Sport, GOV.SI · checked 2026-10-11
Permanent residence permit for non-EU citizens · Government Office for Support and Integration of Migrants (Infotujci.si) · checked 2026-10-11

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