Green list of countries

Epidemiologically safe countries or administrative units of countries are included on the green list.

Persons with permanent or temporary residence in a country that has been added to the green list, and arriving from such countries, can enter Slovenia without restrictions and quarantine.

Green list of countries (valid as of 30 August 2020)

1. Austria
2. Cyprus
3. Estonia
4. Finland
5. Georgia
6. Germany
7. Hungary
8. Italy
9. Latvia
10. Liechtenstein
11. Lithuania
12. New Zealand
13. Norway
14. Rwanda
15. San Marino
16. Slovakia
17. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
18. Uruguay
19. Vatican

Yellow list of countries

If a country is not on the list of epidemiologically safe (green list) or on the list of countries with an unstable epidemiological situation (red list), it shall be considered that it has been included on the yellow list (all world countries that have not been included either on the red or on the green list).

Slovenian citizens, regardless of their residence, and their close family members* who travel with them, and foreigners with permanent or temporary residence in Slovenia, travelling from EU member states or the Schengen Area can enter Slovenia without going through quarantine, provided that they submit evidence that they are not arriving from the countries on the red list. Such documents include the original receipt or proof of payment for accommodation, proof of ownership of real estate or vessel where the traveller stayed, official crew list in the case of boat rental, or other documents supporting one’s travel (e.g. tourist tax payment). If documentation cannot be submitted or provided, it shall be considered that the individuals are arriving from a country on the red list.

For other persons, ten-day quarantine is mandatory upon entrance to Slovenia (except if a person is subject to any of the 21 exceptions as per the first paragraph of Article 10 of the Ordinance).

Exceptions referred to in points 2, 3, 8–10, 12, 13, 16, 17 and 19 need a negative COVID-19 test result which was not obtained in Slovenia, is not older than 48 hours, which was carried out in an EU Member State or a member of the Schengen Area or by an organisation or an individual recognised by the Institute of Microbiology and Immunology and the National Laboratory of Health, Environment and Food as suitable and credible, and published by the National Laboratory of Health, Environment and Food on its website. 

Exceptions are, for instance:

• daily cross-border migrant workers,
• weekly cross-border migrant workers (need a negative COVID-19 test result),*
• persons engaged in economic activities (need a negative COVID-19 test result),
• persons pursuing an activity for which they have been issued a certificate by the competent ministry (need a negative COVID-19 test result),
• persons crossing the border because of education and schooling,
• persons crossing the border to attend a funeral (need a negative COVID-19 test result),
• persons maintaining relations with close family members (need a negative COVID-19 test result),*
• persons with urgent personal matters, 
• persons with urgent business reasons,
• persons who have booked accommodation in Slovenia (need a negative COVID-19 test result), citizens of countries that at the time the reservation was made were on the green list of safe countries and during that time made a reservation for accommodation in Slovenia at an accommodation facility, regardless of whether the country was removed from the green list, and they can prove this fact through their confirmation of reservation (negative Covid-19 test result required),
• professional athletes, accompanying personnel of professional athletes, sports delegates or sports referees to participate in official competitions of international sport associations (need a negative COVID-19 test result),
• persons who are members of foreign official delegations,
• persons who transport goods or persons to or from Slovenia and for transit freight transport,
• persons who have been brought to Slovenia in an ambulance,
• persons (with an accompanying person if indispensable) who have proof of a planned urgent* medical examination or procedure in the Republic of Slovenia, another EU member state or member of the Schengen Area (need a negative COVID-19 test result).

* Weekly cross-border workers who have a working relationship in Slovenia (or in a neighbouring country) and do not cross the state border to arrive to work on a daily basis, but normally cross the border to arrive to work or leave work once, twice or three times per week, or in random cycles. Such a worker also has an arranged residence in the country of labour. Upon entry, they must submit a negative COVID-19 test result.

* Close family members include: spouse, cohabiting partner, partner in a formal or informal civil union and divorced spouse or partner who, on the basis of a court order, pays child support, and their parents, and child (legitimate and illegitimate child, adopted child and child placed in a family for the purpose of adoption on the basis of the decision issued by the competent authority).

* Urgent medical examinations or procedures include examinations or procedures which, if they fail to be carried out, would result in the deterioration of a medical condition (e.g. chemotherapies, special diagnostic procedures, tertiary health care services). Urgent medical examinations or procedures do not include services that can be provided in the country of origin or routine specialist examinations (first examinations in oncology, ophthalmology, dermatology etc.), and preventive examinations.

Red list of countries

Countries with an unstable epidemiological situation or administrative divisions of countries are included on the red list.

Ten-day quarantine shall be ordered for everyone who enters Slovenia and has either permanent or temporary residence in countries on the red list, and for everyone, regardless of their citizenship or country of residence, who is travelling to Slovenia from such countries.

Only persons referred to in points 3–8, 10, 16 and 18–21 as per paragraph one of Article 10 of the Ordinance shall be deemed exceptions.

Such exemptions are, for instance:

• persons engaged in economic activities (need a negative COVID-19 test result),
• persons who transport goods or persons to or from Slovenia and for transit freight transport,
• diplomatic passport holders,
• persons in transit,*
• persons pursuing an activity for which they have been issued a certificate by the competent ministry (need a negative COVID-19 test result),
• representatives of foreign security authorities (the police or justice),
• professional athletes, accompanying personnel of professional athletes, sports delegates or sports referees to participate in official competitions of international sport associations (need a negative COVID-19 test result),
• persons who are members of foreign official delegations,
• persons who have been brought to Slovenia in an ambulance,
• persons (with an accompanying person if indispensable) who have proof of a planned urgent* medical examination or procedure in the Republic of Slovenia, another EU member state or member of the Schengen Area (need a negative COVID-19 test result).

* Transit means that a person must leave Slovenia within twelve hours and their travel must be accomplished without unnecessary and redundant stopping and leaving the transit route. Passengers can make necessary stops in transit, i.e. for refuelling and resting for physiological needs, but they cannot stay overnight. A person in transit must carry a valid travel document (also a visa or residential permit, when required) and a document proving the purpose and goal of transit (as of 14 July, only non-EU residents must submit a document proving the purpose and goal of transit; EU residents can submit a valid travel document). Entry to Slovenia shall not permitted to anyone for whom it is envisaged that they will be unable to exit the territory of Slovenia due to the measures in force in neighbouring countries.

* Urgent medical examinations or procedures include examinations or procedures which, if failed to be carried out, would result happened deterioration of medical condition (e.g. chemotherapies, special diagnostic procedures, tertiary health care services). Urgent medical examinations or procedures do not include services that can be provided in the country of origin or routine specialist examinations (first examinations in oncology, ophthalmology, dermatology etc.), and preventive examinations.

It applies to the exceptions referred to in points 3, 8, 10, 16 and 19 that, upon crossing the border, they must present a negative COVID-19 test result which was not obtained in Slovenia, is not older than 48 hours, which was carried out in an EU member state, a member of the Schengen Area, by an organisation or an individual recognised by the Institute of Microbiology and Immunology and the National Laboratory of Health, Environment and Food as suitable and credible, and published by the National Laboratory of Health, Environment and Food on its website.

Red list of countries (valid as of 30 August, 2020)

1. Albania
2. Andorra
3. Argentina
4. Armenia
5. Azerbaijan
6. Bahamas
7. Bahrain
8. Belgium
9. Belize
10. Bolivia
11. Bosnia and Herzegovina
12. Brazil
13. Cape Verde
14. Chile
15. China
16. Columbia
17. Costa Rica
18. Croatia
19. Ecuador
20. El Salvador
21. Equatorial Guinea
22. Eswatini
23. Gabon
24. Gambia
25. Gibraltar
26. Guam
27. Guatemala
28. Honduras
29. India
30. Iran
31. Iraq
32. Israel
33. Kazakhstan
34. Kosovo
35. Kuwait
36. Kyrgyzstan
37. Lebanon
38. Libya
39. Luxembourg
40. Maldives
41. Malta
42. Mexico
43. Moldova 
44. Monaco
45. Montenegro
46. Morocco
47. Namibia
48. North Macedonia
49. Oman
50. Panama
51. Paraguay
52. Peru
53. Puerto Rico 
54. Qatar
55. Romania
56. Russia
57. Saint Martin
58. São Tomé and Príncipe
59. Saudi Arabia
60. Singapore
61. South Africa
62. Spain
63. Suriname
64. The Dominican Republic
65. The Faroe Islands 
66. The Netherlands
67. The Philippines
68. The Ukraine
69. Turks and Caicos Islands
70. S. Virgin Islands
71. United Arab Emirates
72. United States of America
73. Venezuela

Servicing decisions on quarantine at the state border

Persons who will be ordered to quarantine will be able to enter Slovenia on any border crossing or checkpoint. Police officers collect the data required for the decision on quarantine to be issued from the person who is to be ordered to quarantine and send them to the representative of the Ministry of Health. The latter then issues the decision and returns it to the police officer located on the border crossing or the checkpoint. The police officer then serves the decision to the person ordered to quarantine before authorising his or her entry to Slovenia.

If the person who should have been ordered to quarantine upon entry to Slovenia does not have permanent or temporary residence in the Republic of Slovenia or cannot reside at the permanent or temporary residence address for a legitimate reason, the order for quarantine shall be serviced at the address where the person is accommodated. If a foreign citizen without permanent or temporary residence in Slovenia cannot residence at the address where he or she will be quarantined, entry to the Republic of Slovenia will not be permitted.

Persons who intend to work in Slovenia shall be ordered to quarantine at the address stated in the employer’s certificate, submitted at the entry to Slovenia at the time of crossing the state border.

Crossing the state border with Croatia

Croatia is included on the red list of neighbouring countries.

Due to the exceptional cross-border connection of residents, a wider range of exceptions for border crossing with Croatia applies, i.e. all exceptions referred to in paragraph one of Article 10 of the Ordinance, except for point 17 (tourist visits), and three exceptions* referred to in paragraph two of Article 11 of the Ordinance (e.g. owners of real estate, owners of vessels, holders of flat-rate leases at campsites and persons with planned medical examinations, including non-urgent).

Citizens of Slovenia or foreigners with a permanent residence in Slovenia may enter the country without being ordered to quarantine if they are included among exceptions referred to in paragraph one of Article 10 of the Ordinance, except for point 17 (tourist visits) and the new three exceptions referred to in paragraph two of Article 11 of the Ordinance (e.g. owners of real estate, owners of vessels, holders of flat-rate leases at campsites* and persons with planned medical examinations, including non-urgent).

 * A citizen of Slovenia and a foreigner with a permanent residence in Slovenia who is the owner of real estate, a live-aboard vessel or if, on the basis of a lease or rental agreement, they are entitled to use real estate, a live-aboard vessel or a campsite pitch in a neighbouring country (Italy, Croatia, Austria and Hungary) from which they are entering with close family members, which must be proven by suitable evidence, may enter Slovenia without being ordered to quarantine, even if any of the neighbouring countries is included on the list of countries with an unstable epidemiological situation (red list), and must return to Slovenia within 48 hours after leaving it.

The border with a neighbouring country on the red list may be crossed without being ordered to quarantine by persons with proof of a planned medical examination or procedure in the neighbouring country if they return on the same day or immediately after the medical examination or procedure if the examination or procedure took more than one day.

Prior to entry to Croatia, passengers can send their data via a designated website of the Croatian Ministry of the Interior, i.e. Enter Croatia.

As of 15 June 2020, all border crossings for local border traffic on the border with Croatia are open. Slovenian and Croatian citizens and persons with the right to free movement as per union law can cross the state border at those border crossings.

Crossing the state border with Italy

Italy is currently on the green list (entry without quarantine). 

Checkpoints have been introduced on the border area with Italy at the following road connections:

• Vrtojba,
• Fernetiči,
• Škofije,
• Krvavi Potok.

Slovenian and Italian citizens can cross the state border at locations other than those checkpoints.

Crossing the state border with Austria

Austria is currently on the green list (entry without quarantine).

There are designated checkpoints in the border area with Austria:

• Karavanke,
• Ljubelj (Loibl Pass)
• Šentilj (motorway),
• Šentilj (railway).

Slovenian and Austrian citizens can cross the state border at locations other than those checkpoints.

Crossing the state border with Hungary

Hungary is currently on the green list (entry without quarantine).

The following checkpoints on road connections on the border area with Hungary have been introduced:

• Dolga vas,
• Pince (motorway).

Citizens of Slovenia and Hungary can also cross the state border at the checkpoints Pince (regional road), the Ketvolgy/Verica-Čepinci one and Hodoš.