Slovenia's Deadline: Non-Citizens Urged to Replace Plastic Residence Cards by August 3

Foreigners who live in Slovenia are urged to replace their plastic residency permits.

The Slovenian Ministry of Internal Affairs is urging foreigners who live on its territory and have not replaced their plastic residency permit cards to do so as soon as they can, since the deadline for exchanging them is less than one month away.

The Ministry published a statement on the official government website reminding that Slovenia began issuing new types of residence permits and certificates for residence registration since February 14, 2020.

SchengenVisaInfo.com explains that the new residence permit cards have additional security features to prevent fraud, such as a new graphic.

"The deadline for replacing existing residence permit cards expires in one month, on August 3," the Ministry mentioned.

The warning is aimed at Swiss citizens, their families, and family members of EU citizens. Included are family members of Slovenians.

Residents of Slovenia who fall into any of the categories above are asked to exchange their existing permits at the administrative unit where they live for either a new card granting residence to a Swiss national or a card granting residence to a Slovenian citizen by the end of August.

"To replace the card, the individual will not pay an administrative fee but will pay the cost of printing the card," the Ministry emphasizes.

Swiss citizens will have to pay EUR19.85 to obtain their new residence permit, while their family members must pay EUR15.47 to the service provider. This fee is also applicable to the family members of Slovenian, EU and EEA nationals.

The Statistical Office of Slovenia, published in December 2020, shows that 38 percent of the foreign-born population has immigrated to Slovenia since 2011.

86 percent of all foreigners in Slovenia are from the former Yugoslavia. The top five countries of origin for these immigrants include Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), Croatia, Serbia, Kosovo, and North Macedonia. Germany is next on the list, followed by Italy and Russia.

 

Source: schengenvisainfo.com