As of January 2010 only the nationals of the following non-EU/EEA/Swiss countries do not need a visa for entry into the Schengen Area: Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Brazil, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Israel, Japan, Macedonia*, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Montenegro*, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Saint Kitts and Nevis, San Marino, Serbia*/**, Seychelles, Singapore, South Korea, United States, Uruguay, Vatican City, Venezuela, additionally persons holding British National (Overseas), Hong Kong SAR or Macau SAR passports. These visa-free visitors may not stay more than three months in half a year and may not work while in the EU.
Note that:
- while British subjects with the right of abode in the United Kingdom and British Overseas Territories citizens connected to Gibraltar are considered "United Kingdom nationals for European Union purposes" and therefore eligible for unlimited access to the Schengen Area,
- British Overseas Territories citizens without the right of abode in the United Kingdom and British subjects without the right of abode in the United Kingdom as well as British Overseas citizens and British protected persons in general do require visas.
Persons holding British National (Overseas), Hong Kong SAR or Macau SAR passports without a visa, may not stay more than three months in half a year and may not work while in the EU.
For EU and EFTA (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland) citizens, an officially approved ID card (or a passport) is sufficient for entry. In no case will they need a visa for a stay of any length. Others will generally need a passport for entry.
There are no border controls between countries that have signed and implemented the treaty - the European Union (except Bulgaria, Cyprus, Ireland, Romania and the United Kingdom), Iceland, Norway and Switzerland. Likewise, a visa granted for any Schengen member is valid in all other countries that have signed and implemented the treaty. But be careful: Not all EU members have signed the Schengen treaty, and not all Schengen members are part of the European Union.
Macedonian, Montenegrin and Serbian nationals need a biometric passport to enjoy visa-free travel and Serbian nationals with passports issued by the Serbian Coordination Directorate (Serbs residing in Kosovo) still need a visa.
Further note that:
(*) Macedonian, Montenegrin and Serbian nationals need a biometric passport to enjoy visa-free travel and
(**) Serbian nationals with passports issued by the Serbian Coordination Directorate (Serbs residing in Kosovo) still do need a visa.
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| Albania |
| Algeria |
| Angola |
| Armenia |
| Azerbaijan |
| Bahrain |
| Bangladesh |
| Belarus |
| Benin |
| Bhutan |
| Bulgaria |
| Burkina Faso |
| Burma/Myanmar |
| Burundi |
| Cambodia |
| Cameroon |
| Cape Verde |
| Central African Republic |
| Chad |
| China |
| Comoros |
| Congo |
| Côte d'Ivoire |
| Cuba |
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| Dem. Rep. of the |
| Djibouti |
| Dominican R |
| Equatorial Guinea |
| Eritrea |
| Ethiopia |
| Fiji |
| Gabon |
| Georgia |
| Ghana |
| Guinea |
| Guinea-Bissau |
| Guyana |
| Haiti |
| India |
| Indonesia |
| Iran |
| Iraq |
| Jordan |
| Kazakhstan |
| Kuwait |
| Kyrgyzstan |
| Laos |
| Lebanon |
| Liberia |
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| Libya |
| Macedonia |
| Madagascar |
| Maldives |
| Mali |
| Mauritania |
| Mauritius |
| Moldavia |
| Mongolia |
| Montenegro |
| Morocco |
| Mozambique |
| Nepal |
| Niger |
| Nigeria |
| North Korea |
| Oman |
| Pakistan |
| Papua New Guinea |
| Peru |
| Philippines |
| Qatar |
| Romania |
| Russia |
| Rwanda |
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| Sao Tomé and Principe |
| Saudi Arabia |
| Senegal |
| Serbia |
| Sierra Leone |
| Somalia |
| Sri Lanka |
| Sudan |
| Suriname |
| Syria |
| Tajikistan |
| Tanzania |
| Thailand |
| The Gambia |
| Togo |
| Tunisia |
| Turkey |
| Turkmenistan |
| Uganda |
| Ukraine |
| United Arab Emirates |
| Uzbekistan |
| Vietnam |
| Yemen |
| Zambia |
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Entering Slovenia
Following Slovenian entry to the EU on 1 May 2004, Slovenia began to execute, in part, provisions of theSchengen legal system, covering the area of visa policy and the prevention of illegal immigration. Citizens of the Republic of Slovenia have, as citizens of the EU, facilitated border-crossing procedures with all other EU Member States.
For Slovenian citizens, the Austrian, Italian, and Hungarian border officials only check the validity of documents for border crossing, while at airports in EU member countries they can pass through controls intended for EU citizens, where only the validity of documents is checked and other conditions for entering the EU, which apply to citizens of third (non-EU) countries, are not required. Citizens of certain countries need an entry visa (the list of countries is published on the Web site of Ministry of Foreign Affairs).
Visas are issued by Embassies of Republic of Slovenia abroad. A foreign citizen may stay in Slovenia three months in a period of six months without a residence permit. If the period of staying is longer, the resident permit should be issued to the foreign citizen. After arrival in Slovenia, a foreign citizen has to register his/her address at the competent local administrative unit (upravna enota (UE)). According to the European concept of free movement of workers, EU-citizens do not need a working permit in Slovenia. Only registration of performance of services is required. However, citizens of non-EU countries need to have a valid working permit.
There are various types of work permit depending on the circumstances of a specific case. In general, a person who receives income in Slovenia or income for the work performed in Slovenia is obliged to register with the Slovenian tax authorities.
