Slovenia · Digital nomad
Temporary Residence Permit for Digital Nomads
Live since 21 November 2025 under the ZTuj-2I amendment to the Aliens Act. The income threshold is formula-driven (2x average monthly net salary) and no fixed euro figure is published — see watch-outs.
This permit looks like Croatia's and behaves like its opposite. Slovenia's Financial Administration has stated plainly that the digital nomad definition serves immigration purposes only and does not affect tax obligations. There is no exemption. A 12-month permit makes crossing 183 days nearly unavoidable, at which point you are a Slovenian tax resident on worldwide income at up to 50% — applied retroactively to your first arrival date.
Qualifying routes
At least 2x the average monthly net salary per the latest figure in the Official Gazette. Computed from 2026 SURS data this is roughly EUR 3,300-3,360/month, but no official euro figure is published — confirm with the consulate at application date.
The facts
- Qualifying figure
- €3.3k
- Total landed cost
- Government and consular fees only — low hundreds of euros. The real cost is potential Slovenian tax exposure, not fees.
- Timeline
- 1–3 months — Applied at Slovenian diplomatic or consular posts abroad; at local administrative units if already lawfully resident
- Physical presence
- No minimum mandated — but see the 183-day tax trap in watch-outs
- Family
- immediate family reunification, unusually with no restriction tied to the nomad's prior length of residence or permit validity — more generous than Croatia on this axis
- Permanent residency
- Not via this permit — it is capped at 12 months and is not extendable
- Citizenship
- None via this route
- Language test
- n/a
- Dual citizenship
- Permitted
- Requirements
- non-EU/EEA nationalincome from a foreign employer or foreign self-employmentno entry into the Slovenian labour marketincome of at least 2x average monthly net salaryhealth insurance and accommodation
- There is NO tax exemption. Slovenia's Financial Administration has confirmed the nomad status has no tax effect. Anyone selling this as a tax play alongside Croatia's is either misinformed or not reading the FURS guidance.
- The 12-month permit duration walks you into the 183-day residence test. Cross it and you are taxed on worldwide income at up to 50%, with residence applied retroactively to your first arrival date.
- Social security bites independently: self-employed must self-report and remit via OPSVZ, and those employed by a foreign employer must self-report with employer contributions potentially mandatory — regardless of the nomad classification, whenever work is performed on Slovenian soil.
- 12 months, not extendable, with a 6-month cooling-off before reapplying.
- No official euro income figure is published — the statute keys to the last-published Official Gazette salary figure. Aggregator sites quoting around EUR 3,098 appear to be working from a stale salary base. Confirm with the consulate.
- Residency can also be triggered short of 183 days via habitual abode or centre of personal or economic interests.