Slovenia business visa (Schengen C)

The business C visa covers short activities that do not mean entering the Slovenian labour market: meetings with partners, contract negotiations, attending a fair or conference, and visits to suppliers or customers. Taking up a job in Slovenia requires a single residence and work permit. Short services by posted workers, such as delivering and servicing goods, must be notified online to the Employment Service of Slovenia before the work starts.

Professional associations and institutions that want to submit several applications at once, for example for a delegation, need prior approval from the mission.

For a business visit, the letter of guarantee may only be issued by a legal person established in Slovenia, and it must show the name and surname of the signatory. It is certified and registered at an administrative unit. The Slovenian company encloses proof of previous cooperation, such as invoices or customs declarations, and the valid contracts on which the business is based.

From your side, the mission’s checklist asks for proof of your status: an employer letter and proof of social insurance for employees, or company registration and tax documents for company owners. You also show three months of bank turnover and regular income, and, for a fair, the entry card or proof of participation.

The fee is EUR 90 per applicant over 12, plus the service fee at visa centres. Decisions normally take 15 calendar days and up to 45 days in individual cases. Truck drivers follow a separate checklist.

Apply at least 15 calendar days before the trip and no earlier than six months before it. All applicants appear in person so that ten fingerprints can be taken, unless your fingerprints were stored in the Visa Information System less than 59 months ago or you are under 12. Accredited intermediaries may submit files for you, but cannot give fingerprints on your behalf.

Submit the originals in the order of the mission’s checklist. If something is missing, you are given five working days to complete the file and the processing time is extended accordingly. The mission can invite you to an interview or ask for more papers. Frequent business travellers with a good visa history can ask for a multiple-entry visa; the consulate decides on the period of validity.

If the visa is refused, annulled or revoked, you can appeal within eight days of receiving the decision. The appeal must be written in Slovenian, lodged at the embassy or consulate that decided, and the consular fee is EUR 153. The Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs decides on it, and a new visa application cannot be examined while the appeal is pending.

Against the ministry’s decision you can bring an action before the Administrative Court of the Republic of Slovenia in Ljubljana within 30 days of service.