Change of permanent/temporary residence address

Pursuant to the provisions of the Residence Registration Act, a citizen of the Republic of Slovenia who intends to permanently emigrate from the territory of the Republic of Slovenia is obliged to change his/her permanent residence address with the competent authority (administrative unit or upravna enota) and to state the exact address abroad (country, city, street with house number and postal code). The exact address abroad is important for the exercise of the right to vote, since every citizen who permanently emigrates from the territory of the Republic of Slovenia is automatically entered in the register of voters who are not domiciled in the Republic of Slovenia. The exact address abroad also guarantees that the voter who wishes to vote by post will receive the election material in due course at the correct address.

The law also allows for the registration of temporary departure from the territory of the RS. This applies when an individual intends to travel from the territory of the Republic of Slovenia for more than 3 months. Although the law does not specify the duration of temporary absence, the definition of permanent residence referred to in Article 17 of the Residence Registration Act applies (temporary residence lasts no longer than 4 years). In this case, too, the individual must report the departure to the competent authority before departing, stating the exact address of the temporary residence abroad. However, when he/she returns from abroad for more than 60 days or with the intention of residing in Slovenia again, he/she must report the return to the competent authority within eight days of his arrival.

The change of residence address (either permanent or temporary) can be completed through e-government if you have a digital electronic signature of Sigenca.

If you move, the change of address should be reported to the embassy or administrative unit.

Change of address at the embassy in London

You can change your address of residence either in person at the Embassy or via email.

If you wish to change your address of residence by email, please print out, complete and sign the form then send it by email to consular.london@gov.si, along with a copy of your ID (passport/ID card). Once the change is complete, we will email you a confirmation of the change of address, and you can then pick up the original confirmation in person at the embassy at any time during the office hours of the consular department.

If you would like to apply for the change of address in person at the Embassy, ​​we kindly ask you to make an appointment in advance at consular.london@gov.si.

Change of residence address is free of charge.

Change of address in ID documents

When you change your permanent residence address, you are by law required to change the address in your ID documents within 30 days.

You can change the address in your passport if you still have room for it in your passport. If not, you need to apply for a new passport. You can apply for the change at the Embassy by submitting your passport at any time during office hours. The passport will be sent to Slovenia, where the change will be made, and then returned to the Embassy where you will be able to collect it.

The process of changing your permanent residence address in the passport is free of charge and takes about 3 weeks.

Changing the address on your ID card is not possible - you can only apply for a new ID card.

Registration of a marriage in Slovenia

To register your marriage in Slovenia and officially change your surname after marriage, you will need to submit the following:

• Completed application form,
• Original marriage certificate, which needs to be certified with an international stamp Apostille (In the UK, you can obtain this certification through the Legalisation Office.

If you were married outside of UK, you will need to complete the certification ("authentication, legalisation") in the country in which you were married or at an Embassy of the country in which you were married. Slovenian Embassy in London will, after obtaining the signatures of the official who certified the marriage certificate at the relevant Embassy, re-certify the signature.

• Translation of the marriage certificate (you can complete the translation yourself or through a translator; the translation will then be certified at the Slovenian Embassy in London).
• A record of the use of surname after marriage (this will be completed at the Embassy).
• A copy of your passport and the passport of your spouse.

Once you have collected all the necessary documents, please give us a call our email us at consular.london@gov.si to arrange an appointment to submit the application. We will send your application and the supporting documents to the relevant administrative unit who will then complete the registration.

If you will be changing your surname because of the marriage, you can also submit an application for a new passport.

If this is your second marriage, please note that evidence of the dissolution of the first marriage will also need to be submitted (the decree absolute will need to be officially translated to Slovene through an official translator) if your first marriage was registered in Slovenia.

Change of name

Personal name consists of first name(s) and last name(s), which were given to any individual at the time of his/her birth. It can be changed on the basis of certain family relations (getting married, getting a divorce or an annulment, acknowledgment of paternity, adoption) or upon an application, made by a citizen over the age of 18 or by the legal guardian of a child on child's behalf. The application for the change of personal name can be submitted at any administrative unit (upravna enota) in Slovenia or at an Embassy or Consulate of the Republic of Slovenia abroad.

Change of personal name with a decision of the administrative unit (for persons over the age of 18)

You can request a change of:

• First name(s)
• Last name(s)
• Complete personal name (both first name and last name)

Any change of personal name is prohibited for persons convicted of criminal offences for which the perpetrator is prosecuted ex officio, until such person has served his/her sentence or for as long as the legal consequences of the conviction stand.

Please note that if you change your personal name, you have to apply for new ID documents.

Documents required for a change of personal name at the Embassy in London:

• Completed and signed application form
• Certificate of criminal record check (DBS check), which has to be legalised/certified with the international stamp Apostille. For documents issued in the UK, legalisation by Apostille is completed by Legalisation Office. Please note you may need to obtain the authentication of the certificate from a notary public or a solicitor, prior to applying for legalisation with an Apostille from the Legalisation office. For more information regarding this, please contact the Legislation Office directly. The certificate of criminal record check must not be older than three months.
• Translation of the certificate of criminal record check into Slovenian language
• Copy of an ID document (passport or ID card)

At the time of application the consular fee has to be paid in the amount of 54.90 € (cca. 50 GBP). The payment is possible in GBP and in cash only. To get an appointment to submit the application or for more information please contact us at consular.london@gov.si.

Please note that a change of name under English law (with the use of Deed Poll) is not valid for Slovenian cizitens.

Registration of a child as a Slovenian citizen

Once you have collected all the necessary documents as per below, please give us a call or email us at consular.london@gov.si to arrange an appointment to submit the application for a registration of a child as Slovenian citizen. The application and supporting documents will then be sent to the relevant administration unit in Slovenia who will complete the registration.

List of required documents:

Application form

Please complete the correct form, depending on citizenship of the child's parents. If both parents are Slovenian citizens, please complete the form Vpis otroka v MR MLD. If only one of the parents is a Slovenian citizen, please complete the form Vpis otroka v MR MLD Priglasitev.

Child's certified original birth certificate

The original birth certificate, which must include details of the parents, needs to be certified by an international stamp Apostille. In the UK, you can obtain this certification through the Legalisation Office.

If the child was born outside of UK, you will need to complete the certification ("authentication, legalisation") in the country of birth or at an Embassy of the country in which the child was born. Slovenian Embassy in London will, after obtaining the signatures of the official who certified the birth certificate at the relevant Embassy, re-certify the signature.

Translation of the birth certificate

Once you obtain the certified birth certificate, it needs to be translated to Slovenian. You can complete the translation yourself or through a translator. The translation will then be certified at the Slovenian Embassy in London.

Registration of permanent residence

Please complete the registration of permanent residence form for your child. Please note that if the child's parents live at different addresses, BOTH parents need to complete and sign this form.

Registration of the right to vote

Please complete the registration of the right to vote form for your child.

The purpose of this form is to register the child into the electoral register. As such, the child will obtain the right to vote upon turning 18 years old.

If you are not married to the other parent of the child

If you are not married or if the child was born before you got married, BOTH parents must attend the Embassy when submitting the application where they will need to sign a Record of Acknowledgment of Paternity. We will provide you with the form at the Embassy.

If you are married but the marriage has not yet been registered in Slovenia, you are required to complete the registration before the child's citizenship can be granted (see Civil registration above). You can complete both processes at the same time at the Embassy.

If the parents are married and the marriage is registered in Slovenia, only one parent (Slovenian citizen) must attend the Embassy when submitting the application.

Statement on the use of the name

Please also enclose a statement, confirming the name the child will use in legal transactions.

The process

Once you have collected all the required documents, please give us a call or email us at consular.london@gov.si to arrange an appointment to submit the application for a registration of your child as Slovenian citizen.

We will forward the application and the supporting documents to the relevant administration unit in Slovenia. Once we receive a copy of the birth certificate from the administration unit in Slovenia, you will be able to apply for a passport and/or ID card for the child.

Provided that you have submitted all the required documents, the whole process takes approximately 4 weeks (depending on the speed of the post, the administration unit, any public holidays in the UK or Slovenia, etc.).