Useful articles about Slovenia

Why move to Slovenia?

Why Slovenia?
Slovenia is a country for a peaceful and calm life. It is famous for its beautiful nature, countless travel and vacation ideas, high-quality education and many employment or business opportunities. We’ll share the benefits of Slovenia and the reasons to live here.

Favorable location in the center of Europe

The country’s location is perfect for traveling. Convenient transport interchange can get you to any point in Europe. From Ljubljana, Slovenia’s capital, you can reach Venice in 2.5 hours and Vienna in 3.5 hours.

You can plan your weekends in a new way: visit Italy for shopping and groceries, Croatia — for a vacation at sea. Besides, it’s very cheap: a train ticket costs just 9 euros.

Many recreational opportunities

Go sailing, surfing and diving on the Adriatic coast. It’s only 100 km away from the capital, so a day trip to the sea is comfortable.

Improve your health at thermal resorts, relax in spa centers and enjoy swimming in open springs.

Join hiking tours to alpine peaks, try skiing or snowboarding down a mountain slope. Equipped and marked trails in the Slovenian mountains stretch for 10,000 km.

Promising job with a good salary

In 2023, the minimum wage in Slovenia is 1,214 € per month.

The country offers good career opportunities in high technology, IT and manufacturing, as well as in applied professions such as bricklayers, drivers and welders.

Many large companies have their offices in Slovenia. It’s a great opportunity to build a career in an international company.

Slovenia needs businessmen

Slovenia has beautiful nature, mountains, lakes, thermal springs and fertile land. The country is perfect for developing tourism business and agriculture.

Here you can open a restaurant, hotel or camping, grow fruits, vegetables and lavender, produce natural cosmetics, cheese, wine or salt products.

It’s a perfect place for those who want to develop their business. Location in the center of Europe makes the export easier providing access to the international trade market.

If you come up with something new, feel free to propose your idea. Slovenia has special small business support programs for granting additional funding.

Prestigious and affordable education

Some educational programs are available in English, and the diploma is recognized worldwide. It is easy to become a student because there are no entrance exams at colleges and universities.

The University of Ljubljana is the largest and most prestigious university in Slovenia, ranked in the top 3% of the world universities.

Studying in Slovenia is cheaper than in other European countries.

A great place to live with children

Bring up a world champion: the country has a strong skiing scene. Slovenia is home to the World Alpine Ski Championships.

You won’t be bored at the weekend: every week Slovenia holds children’s festivals. There you can meet fairy tale characters, take part in a family master class, children can act in real plays, take part in a crafts competition or draw.

Slovenia is included in the top 15 safe countries according to the World Risk Index. You can surely let your children go to school alone.

Living in Slovenia is good for your health

The country has a healing climate, fresh mountain and sea air, and 60% of the country’s territory is covered by forests. You can breathe differently here.

Organic products are sold in the stores. They are not imported from other countries, but grown on local farms. Moreover, you can drink water straight from the tap.

Citizenship is guaranteed after 10 years

The residence permit must be renewed twice: after one year and after two more. To do this, just show that you still have justification to live in the country.

You will be able to obtain permanent residence after 5 years of residence in Slovenia.

After another 5 years after obtaining permanent residence, you will be able to apply for citizenship. Unlike many European countries, Slovenian law guarantees that you can become a permanent resident and a citizen of Slovenia if the conditions are met.

An easy start — get your residence permit in 6 months

Let’s list the main five grounds for immigration:
  • Employment.
  • Starting a business.
  • Education.
  • Family reunion or Blue Card.
  • Immigration with international protection.

On average, obtaining a residence permit takes 6 months. Most of the time is spent on preparing the immigration justification — enrollment in a university or opening a company or employment. The standard set of documents includes passport, certificate of criminal record absence and medical insurance.

Interested in Slovenia?
You can download the guide "Move to Slovenia in 6 months".
In this guide, we introduce you in detail to all the stages of immigration and show that it is much easier than you thought.