Certain restrictions apply for crossing the state borders and these depend on the country from which you are arriving in Slovenia. The National Institute of Public Health (NIJZ) closely monitors the epidemiological situation in Slovenia and globally, and prepares evaluations of the epidemiological situation in every single country. On the basis of those evaluations, the Government determines the lists of countries that are subject to the various measures that apply for entering Slovenia.

Upon your return to Slovenia, observe the recommendations of the National Institute of Public Health and other measures applicable during the epidemic. We also point out that foreigners who enter Slovenia must comply with the regulations that temporarily restrict the movement and gathering of people (in order to prevent the spread of infection within the country (ban on gatherings).

Information regarding transit and prior transit permits: Transit through Slovenia to another country – explanation.

The Police has launched a web application called Enter Slovenia to facilitate travelling to Slovenia. It is intended for passengers travelling to Slovenia or entering the country in order to transit through its territory. Using the application is not mandatory. 

On entering Slovenia from the external Schengen border, restrictions on non-essential travel are in place for third-country nationals. 

Please note that tourist accommodation facilities in Slovenia are currently closed. For more information see Measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 infections.

All countries that are not explicitly listed on the red list are considered to be without a high risk of infection and persons coming from these countries or administrative units of countries may enter the Republic of Slovenia without being put under home quarantine and without submitting a negative test for the presence of SARS-CoV-2.

The regime used for the Schengen countries also applies to Andorra, Monaco, San Marino and the Vatican.

Individuals will not be ordered to quarantine if they present the following when crossing the border:

1. a negative PCR test for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 not older than 48 hours after taking the swab and performed in an EU Member State or a Schengen Area country, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland or the United States of America;
2. a certificate of a positive PCR test result for SARS-CoV-2 which is more than 21 days old but not more than six months old or a medical certificate confirming that the person has recovered from COVID-19 and that less than six months have elapsed since the onset of symptoms or
3. proof of a COVID-19 vaccination demonstrating that at least 7 days have elapsed since the second dose of the COMIRNATY Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, at least 14 days since the second dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine or 21 days since the first dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.

PCR test certificates and medical certificates referred to in point 2 are taken into account if they have been issued in an EU Member State or a Schengen Area country, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland or the United States of America.

Exception to the quarantine and negative PCR test 

Exceptions have been defined where no quarantine or negative PCR test is required. Entry from any red-listed country shall be allowed to:

1. persons posted to carry out tasks in international transport* or returning from such tasks;
2. persons engaged in trade who carry out the transport of goods or persons into the Republic of Slovenia or carry out the transport of goods and passengers in transit** and exit the Republic of Slovenia within 8 hours of entry, and persons engaged in trade who carry out the transport of goods or persons from the Republic of Slovenia and return to the Republic of Slovenia within 8 hours of exit;
3. persons transiting** the territory of the Republic of Slovenia and exiting the Republic of Slovenia within 6 hours of entry;
4. persons with diplomatic passports***;
5. representatives of foreign security authorities (the police or a judicial authority) who carry out official tasks and exit the Republic of Slovenia as soon as possible after completing these tasks, and representatives of Slovenian security authorities (the police or a judicial authority) who carry out official tasks and return from a foreign country as soon as possible after completing these tasks;
6. persons who have been transported to the Republic of Slovenia in an ambulance or other medical vehicle and the accompanying medical staff in said vehicle;
7. children under the age of 15 who cross the border together with a close family member who has not been put under home quarantine or has not been refused entry to Slovenia;
8. members of the protection and rescue services, healthcare services, the police and firefighting services and other persons who carry out humanitarian transport or provide assistance in rescue missions and eliminate the consequences of natural disasters and return to Slovenia within 24 hours of crossing the border;
9. members of the Slovenian Armed Forced returning from an international operation or mission;
10. members of the police or employees of state authorities returning from secondment abroad and employees of state authorities and accredited journalists on a business trip abroad****;
11. persons under the age of 15 who daily or periodically cross the border for reasons of education, training or scientific research in the Republic of Slovenia or an EU Member State or a Schengen Area country and provide sufficient proof thereof;
12. persons who own or lease land in the border area or on both sides of the state border and cross the state border with a neighbouring country for the purpose of carrying out agricultural and forestry work and return to Slovenia within 10 hours of crossing the border;
13. persons crossing the border for urgent reasons related to the elimination of an imminent risk to health, life or property or the occurrence of material damage who return to Slovenia within 12 hours of crossing the border.

*An exception for performing duties in the international transport sector applies to drivers of cargo vehicles. Drivers without a cargo vehicle who do not have a registered temporary or permanent residence in Slovenia, may claim an exception that applies to drivers in international transport (point 1 of paragraph one of Article 6 of the Ordinance). Drivers without a cargo vehicle who have a registered temporary or permanent residence in Slovenia cannot claim this exception.

** Transit means that a person must leave Slovenia within 6 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.

*** People who received the laissez-passer travel document from international organisations and people with an invitation or certificate issued by the state authority of the Republic of Slovenia, who also prove their official purpose of their visit to Slovenia, shall be considered the same as diplomatic passport holders.

**** A person claiming one of the exceptions referred to in point 10 must be tested for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 by means of a PCR test upon entry into Slovenia; the conditions for quarantine must be guaranteed by the employer until the test result is received.

Exceptions – no quarantine requirement for those presenting a negative PCR or rapid antigen test taken within the last seven days

The following persons coming from a country or region on the red list may enter the Republic of Slovenia without being placed under home quarantine on the condition that they present a negative PCR test or a RAT result for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 not older than seven days after the swab was taken:

1. commuting cross-border workers who have an employment relationship in another EU Member State or Schengen Area country, of which they provide proof or a signed statement justifying the reason for crossing the border as a commuting cross-border worker, and who return within 5 days of crossing the border;
2. persons posted to carry out tasks abroad or returning from such tasks in another EU Member State or Schengen Area country, of which they provide proof or a signed statement justifying the reason for crossing the border, and who return within no later than 5 days of crossing the border;
3. persons who have already reached the age of 15 who daily or periodically cross the border for reasons of education, training or scientific research in the Republic of Slovenia or an EU Member State or a Schengen Area country and provide sufficient proof thereof;
4. persons who transport persons from point 11 of paragraph one of Article 10 (daily attendees of educational institutions under the age of 15) or persons from the preceding point (daily attendees of educational institutions over the age of 15) and who return to Slovenia immediately after the transport has been carried out;
5. persons who have a medical appointment in the Republic of Slovenia and exit the Republic of Slovenia immediately following their appointment. If a minor has a medical appointment, their guardian may enter Slovenia under the same conditions, provided that they are travelling together;
6. citizens of EU Member States or Schengen Area countries coming from another EU Member State or Schengen Area country where they have provided care and assistance to persons in need of support, care and assistance to family members, parental care or maintained contact with their child, carried out maintenance work on a private property or land owned, leased or used, and returning across the border within 12 hours of crossing the border.

The PCR or RAT is suitable if it is performed in an EU Member State or Schengen Area country, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland or the United States of America.

The red list of countries (valid from 12 April 2021):

• EU Member States and Schengen Area countries:

1. Andorra
2. Austria
3. Belgium
4. Bulgaria
5. Cyprus
6. Czechia
7. Estonia
8. Denmark 
9. Finland (only individual administrative units):
   - Uusimaa
   - Southern Finland 
10. France
    - all administrative units of mainland France and all overseas territories except the overseas territory of Guyane
11. Croatia
12. Greece 
13. Ireland (only individual administrative units):
    - Eastern region
    - Central region
14. Italy: all administrative units except Sardinia
15. Latvia
16. Lithuania
17. Hungary
18. Malta
19. Monaco
20. Germany
21. Liechtenstein
22. Luxembourg
23. The Netherlands
24. Norway (only individual administrative units):
    - Oslo
    - Rogaland
    - Vestfold og Telemark
    - Viken
25. Poland 
26. Portugal (only individual administrative units): 
    - Madeira
27. Romania
28. San Marino
29. Slovakia
30. Spain (only individual administrative units): all administrative units except the administrative units of Extremadura, Galicia, the Balearic Islands, Murcia and Valencia
31. Sweden
32. Switzerland
33. The Vatican

Third countries

1. Afghanistan
2. Albania
3. Algeria
4. Angola
5. Antigua and Barbuda
6. Argentina
7. Armenia
8. Azerbaijan
9. Bahrain
10. Bangladesh
11. Barbados
12. Belize
13. Belarus
14. Benin
15. Botswana
16. Bolivia
17. Bosnia and Herzegovina
18. Brazil
19. Burkina Faso
20. Burundi
21. Bhutan
22. Chad
23. Chile
24. Montenegro
25. Democratic Republic of the Congo
26. Dominican Republic
27. Egypt
28. Ecuador
29. Equatorial Guinea
30. Eritrea
31. Eswatini
32. Ethiopia
33. Philippines
34. Gabon
35. Gambia
36. Ghana
37. Georgia
38. Guyana
39. Guatemala
40. Guinea
41. Guinea-Bissau
42. Haiti
43. Honduras
44. India
45. Indonesia
46. Iraq
47. Iran
48. Israel
49. Jamaica
50. Yemen
51. Jordan
52. South Africa
53. South Sudan
54. Cameroon
55. Canada
56. Qatar
57. Kazakhstan
58. Kenya
59. Kyrgyzstan
60. Colombia
61. Comoros
62. Kosovo
63. Costa Rica
64. Cuba
65. Kuwait
66. Lesotho
67. Lebanon
68. Liberia
69. Libya
70. Madagascar
71. Malawi
72. Maldives
73. Mali
74. Morocco
75. Mauritania
76. Mexico
77. Moldova
78. Mongolia
79. Mozambique
80. Namibia
81. Nepal
82. Niger
83. Nigeria
84. Nicaragua
85. Oman
86. Pakistan
87. Panama
88. Papua New Guinea
89. Paraguay
90. Peru
91. Republic of the Congo
92. Russia
93. El Salvador
94. Sao Tomé and Principe
95. Saudi Arabia
96. Senegal
97. North Korea
98. North Macedonia
99. Sierra Leone
100. Syria
101. Côte d’Ivoire
102. Somalia
103. Serbia
104. Seychelles
105. Saint Lucia
106. Central African Republic
107. Suriname
108. Tajikistan
109. Tanzania
110. Togo
111. Trinidad and Tobago
112. Tunisia
113. Turkey
114. Turkmenistan
115. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
116. Ukraine
117. Uruguay
118. Uzbekistan
119. Venezuela
120. East Timor
121. Zambia
122. United States of America
123. United Arab Emirates
124. Cape Verde
125. Zimbabwe

Individuals will not be ordered to quarantine if they present the following when crossing the border:

1. a negative PCR test for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 not older than 48 hours after taking the swab and performed in an EU Member State or a Schengen Area country, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland or the United States of America;
2. a certificate of a positive PCR test result for SARS-CoV-2 which is more than 21 days old but not more than six months old or a medical certificate confirming that the person has recovered from COVID-19 and that less than six months have elapsed since the onset of symptoms or
3. proof of a COVID-19 vaccination demonstrating that at least 7 days have elapsed since the second dose of the COMIRNATY Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, at least 14 days since the second dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine or 21 days since the first dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.

PCR test certificates and medical certificates referred to in point 2 are taken into account if they have been issued in an EU Member State or a Schengen Area country, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland or the United States of America.

Exception to the quarantine and negative PCR test 

Exceptions have been defined where no quarantine or negative PCR test is required. Entry from any red-listed country shall be allowed to:

1. persons posted to carry out tasks in international transport* or returning from such tasks;
2. persons engaged in trade who carry out the transport of goods or persons into the Republic of Slovenia or carry out the transport of goods and passengers in transit** and exit the Republic of Slovenia within 8 hours of entry, and persons engaged in trade who carry out the transport of goods or persons from the Republic of Slovenia and return to the Republic of Slovenia within 8 hours of exit;
3. persons transiting** the territory of the Republic of Slovenia and exiting the Republic of Slovenia within 6 hours of entry;
4. persons with diplomatic passports***;
5. representatives of foreign security authorities (the police or a judicial authority) who carry out official tasks and exit the Republic of Slovenia as soon as possible after completing these tasks, and representatives of Slovenian security authorities (the police or a judicial authority) who carry out official tasks and return from a foreign country as soon as possible after completing these tasks;
6. persons who have been transported to the Republic of Slovenia in an ambulance or other medical vehicle and the accompanying medical staff in said vehicle;
7. children under the age of 15 who cross the border together with a close family member who has not been put under home quarantine or has not been refused entry to Slovenia;
8. members of the protection and rescue services, healthcare services, the police and firefighting services and other persons who carry out humanitarian transport or provide assistance in rescue missions and eliminate the consequences of natural disasters and return to Slovenia within 24 hours of crossing the border;
9. members of the Slovenian Armed Forced returning from an international operation or mission;
10. members of the police or employees of state authorities returning from secondment abroad and employees of state authorities and accredited journalists on a business trip abroad****;
11. persons under the age of 15 who daily or periodically cross the border for reasons of education, training or scientific research in the Republic of Slovenia or an EU Member State or a Schengen Area country and provide sufficient proof thereof;
12. persons who own or lease land in the border area or on both sides of the state border and cross the state border with a neighbouring country for the purpose of carrying out agricultural and forestry work and return to Slovenia within 10 hours of crossing the border;
13. persons crossing the border for urgent reasons related to the elimination of an imminent risk to health, life or property or the occurrence of material damage who return to Slovenia within 12 hours of crossing the border.

*An exception for performing duties in the international transport sector applies to drivers of cargo vehicles. Drivers without a cargo vehicle who do not have a registered temporary or permanent residence in Slovenia, may claim an exception that applies to drivers in international transport (point 1 of paragraph one of Article 6 of the Ordinance). Drivers without a cargo vehicle who have a registered temporary or permanent residence in Slovenia cannot claim this exception.

** Transit means that a person must leave Slovenia within 6 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.

*** People who received the laissez-passer travel document from international organisations and people with an invitation or certificate issued by the state authority of the Republic of Slovenia, who also prove their official purpose of their visit to Slovenia, shall be considered the same as diplomatic passport holders.

**** A person claiming one of the exceptions referred to in point 10 must be tested for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 by means of a PCR test upon entry into Slovenia; the conditions for quarantine must be guaranteed by the employer until the test result is received.

Exceptions – no quarantine requirement for those presenting a negative PCR or rapid antigen test taken within the last seven days

The following persons coming from a country or region on the red list may enter the Republic of Slovenia without being placed under home quarantine on the condition that they present a negative PCR test or a RAT result for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 not older than seven days after the swab was taken:

1. commuting cross-border workers who have an employment relationship in another EU Member State or Schengen Area country, of which they provide proof or a signed statement justifying the reason for crossing the border as a commuting cross-border worker, and who return within 5 days of crossing the border;
2. persons posted to carry out tasks abroad or returning from such tasks in another EU Member State or Schengen Area country, of which they provide proof or a signed statement justifying the reason for crossing the border, and who return within no later than 5 days of crossing the border;
3. persons who have already reached the age of 15 who daily or periodically cross the border for reasons of education, training or scientific research in the Republic of Slovenia or an EU Member State or a Schengen Area country and provide sufficient proof thereof;
4. persons who transport persons from point 11 of paragraph one of Article 10 (daily attendees of educational institutions under the age of 15) or persons from the preceding point (daily attendees of educational institutions over the age of 15) and who return to Slovenia immediately after the transport has been carried out;
5. persons who have a medical appointment in the Republic of Slovenia and exit the Republic of Slovenia immediately following their appointment. If a minor has a medical appointment, their guardian may enter Slovenia under the same conditions, provided that they are travelling together;
6. citizens of EU Member States or Schengen Area countries coming from another EU Member State or Schengen Area country where they have provided care and assistance to persons in need of support, care and assistance to family members, parental care or maintained contact with their child, carried out maintenance work on a private property or land owned, leased or used, and returning across the border within 12 hours of crossing the border.

The PCR or RAT is suitable if it is performed in an EU Member State or Schengen Area country, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland or the United States of America.

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.

Individuals will not be ordered to quarantine if they present the following when crossing the border:

1. a negative PCR test for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 not older than 48 hours after taking the swab and performed in an EU Member State or a Schengen Area country, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland or the United States of America;
2. a certificate of a positive PCR test result for SARS-CoV-2 which is more than 21 days old but not more than six months old or a medical certificate confirming that the person has recovered from COVID-19 and that less than six months have elapsed since the onset of symptoms or
3. proof of a COVID-19 vaccination demonstrating that at least 7 days have elapsed since the second dose of the COMIRNATY Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, at least 14 days since the second dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine or 21 days since the first dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.

PCR test certificates and medical certificates referred to in point 2 are taken into account if they have been issued in an EU Member State or a Schengen Area country, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland or the United States of America.

Exception to the quarantine and negative PCR test 

Exceptions have been defined where no quarantine or negative PCR test is required. Entry from any red-listed country shall be allowed to:

1. persons posted to carry out tasks in international transport* or returning from such tasks;
2. persons engaged in trade who carry out the transport of goods or persons into the Republic of Slovenia or carry out the transport of goods and passengers in transit** and exit the Republic of Slovenia within 8 hours of entry, and persons engaged in trade who carry out the transport of goods or persons from the Republic of Slovenia and return to the Republic of Slovenia within 8 hours of exit;
3. persons transiting** the territory of the Republic of Slovenia and exiting the Republic of Slovenia within 6 hours of entry;
4. persons with diplomatic passports***;
5. representatives of foreign security authorities (the police or a judicial authority) who carry out official tasks and exit the Republic of Slovenia as soon as possible after completing these tasks, and representatives of Slovenian security authorities (the police or a judicial authority) who carry out official tasks and return from a foreign country as soon as possible after completing these tasks;
6. persons who have been transported to the Republic of Slovenia in an ambulance or other medical vehicle and the accompanying medical staff in said vehicle;
7. children under the age of 15 who cross the border together with a close family member who has not been put under home quarantine or has not been refused entry to Slovenia;
8. members of the protection and rescue services, healthcare services, the police and firefighting services and other persons who carry out humanitarian transport or provide assistance in rescue missions and eliminate the consequences of natural disasters and return to Slovenia within 24 hours of crossing the border;
9. members of the Slovenian Armed Forced returning from an international operation or mission;
10. members of the police or employees of state authorities returning from secondment abroad and employees of state authorities and accredited journalists on a business trip abroad****;
11. persons under the age of 15 who daily or periodically cross the border for reasons of education, training or scientific research in the Republic of Slovenia or an EU Member State or a Schengen Area country and provide sufficient proof thereof;
12. persons who own or lease land in the border area or on both sides of the state border and cross the state border with a neighbouring country for the purpose of carrying out agricultural and forestry work and return to Slovenia within 10 hours of crossing the border;
13. persons crossing the border for urgent reasons related to the elimination of an imminent risk to health, life or property or the occurrence of material damage who return to Slovenia within 12 hours of crossing the border.

*An exception for performing duties in the international transport sector applies to drivers of cargo vehicles. Drivers without a cargo vehicle who do not have a registered temporary or permanent residence in Slovenia, may claim an exception that applies to drivers in international transport (point 1 of paragraph one of Article 6 of the Ordinance). Drivers without a cargo vehicle who have a registered temporary or permanent residence in Slovenia cannot claim this exception.

** Transit means that a person must leave Slovenia within 6 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.

*** People who received the laissez-passer travel document from international organisations and people with an invitation or certificate issued by the state authority of the Republic of Slovenia, who also prove their official purpose of their visit to Slovenia, shall be considered the same as diplomatic passport holders.

**** A person claiming one of the exceptions referred to in point 10 must be tested for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 by means of a PCR test upon entry into Slovenia; the conditions for quarantine must be guaranteed by the employer until the test result is received.

Exceptions – no quarantine requirement for those presenting a negative PCR or rapid antigen test taken within the last seven days

The following persons coming from a country or region on the red list may enter the Republic of Slovenia without being placed under home quarantine on the condition that they present a negative PCR test or a RAT result for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 not older than seven days after the swab was taken:

1. commuting cross-border workers who have an employment relationship in another EU Member State or Schengen Area country, of which they provide proof or a signed statement justifying the reason for crossing the border as a commuting cross-border worker, and who return within 5 days of crossing the border;
2. persons posted to carry out tasks abroad or returning from such tasks in another EU Member State or Schengen Area country, of which they provide proof or a signed statement justifying the reason for crossing the border, and who return within no later than 5 days of crossing the border;
3. persons who have already reached the age of 15 who daily or periodically cross the border for reasons of education, training or scientific research in the Republic of Slovenia or an EU Member State or a Schengen Area country and provide sufficient proof thereof;
4. persons who transport persons from point 11 of paragraph one of Article 10 (daily attendees of educational institutions under the age of 15) or persons from the preceding point (daily attendees of educational institutions over the age of 15) and who return to Slovenia immediately after the transport has been carried out;
5. persons who have a medical appointment in the Republic of Slovenia and exit the Republic of Slovenia immediately following their appointment. If a minor has a medical appointment, their guardian may enter Slovenia under the same conditions, provided that they are travelling together;
6. citizens of EU Member States or Schengen Area countries coming from another EU Member State or Schengen Area country where they have provided care and assistance to persons in need of support, care and assistance to family members, parental care or maintained contact with their child, carried out maintenance work on a private property or land owned, leased or used, and returning across the border within 12 hours of crossing the border.

The PCR or RAT is suitable if it is performed in an EU Member State or Schengen Area country, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland or the United States of America.

Important notice: Please check Italy’s entry requirements and the measures in place at the borders before travelling to Italy.

The checkpoints on road connections at the internal borders are divided into two categories:

• Category A checkpoints, where everyone is allowed to cross the border and which are in operation 24 hours a day.
• Category B checkpoints, where only persons claiming one of the exceptions referred to under point 11 of the Ordinance are allowed to cross the border. 

Crossing the state border outside the checkpoints and outside the working hours of the checkpoints is allowed only for Slovenian nationals and EU nationals or the nationals of the Schengen area whose residence is in the Slovenian municipality that borders Italy, and Italian nationals and EU nationals or the nationals of the Schengen area whose residence is in the administrative unit of Italy that borders Slovenia.

In order to cross the state border – regardless of the time and place of the border crossing – the conditions for entering the country set out this Ordinance must be fulfilled.

All other categories of persons may cross at Category A checkpoints at any time if they claim one of the exceptions referred to in point 11, and also at Category B checkpoints  during the opening hours of the checkpoints. If a person arrives at a Category B checkpoint outside its operating hours, they may not cross the border but must proceed to the nearest Category A or Category B checkpoint if it is operating. In order to cross the border, the conditions for entering the country set out in this Ordinance must be fulfilled.

Category A checkpoints are:

1. Vrtojba,
2. Fernetiči and
3. Škofije.

Category B checkpoints set up at road connections are:

1. Krvavi potok (from 5.00 to 23.00),
2. Robič (from 5.00 to 23.00, closed on Sundays and public holidays),
3. Predel (from 6.00 to 9.00 and from 15.00 to 18.00, closed on Sundays and public holidays),
4. Nova Gorica (Erjavčeva ulica) (from 6.00 to 21.00),
5. Neblo (from 5.00 to 9.00 and from 16.00 to 19.00) and
6. Rateče (from 6.00 to 21.00).

Individuals will not be ordered to quarantine if they present the following when crossing the border:

1. a negative PCR test for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 not older than 48 hours after taking the swab and performed in an EU Member State or a Schengen Area country, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland or the United States of America;
2. a certificate of a positive PCR test result for SARS-CoV-2 which is more than 21 days old but not more than six months old or a medical certificate confirming that the person has recovered from COVID-19 and that less than six months have elapsed since the onset of symptoms or
3. proof of a COVID-19 vaccination demonstrating that at least 7 days have elapsed since the second dose of the COMIRNATY Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, at least 14 days since the second dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine or 21 days since the first dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.

PCR test certificates and medical certificates referred to in point 2 are taken into account if they have been issued in an EU Member State or a Schengen Area country, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland or the United States of America.

Exception to the quarantine and negative PCR test 

Exceptions have been defined where no quarantine or negative PCR test is required. Entry from any red-listed country shall be allowed to:

1. persons posted to carry out tasks in international transport* or returning from such tasks;
2. persons engaged in trade who carry out the transport of goods or persons into the Republic of Slovenia or carry out the transport of goods and passengers in transit** and exit the Republic of Slovenia within 8 hours of entry, and persons engaged in trade who carry out the transport of goods or persons from the Republic of Slovenia and return to the Republic of Slovenia within 8 hours of exit;
3. persons transiting** the territory of the Republic of Slovenia and exiting the Republic of Slovenia within 6 hours of entry;
4. persons with diplomatic passports***;
5. representatives of foreign security authorities (the police or a judicial authority) who carry out official tasks and exit the Republic of Slovenia as soon as possible after completing these tasks, and representatives of Slovenian security authorities (the police or a judicial authority) who carry out official tasks and return from a foreign country as soon as possible after completing these tasks;
6. persons who have been transported to the Republic of Slovenia in an ambulance or other medical vehicle and the accompanying medical staff in said vehicle;
7. children under the age of 15 who cross the border together with a close family member who has not been put under home quarantine or has not been refused entry to Slovenia;
8. members of the protection and rescue services, healthcare services, the police and firefighting services and other persons who carry out humanitarian transport or provide assistance in rescue missions and eliminate the consequences of natural disasters and return to Slovenia within 24 hours of crossing the border;
9. members of the Slovenian Armed Forced returning from an international operation or mission;
10. members of the police or employees of state authorities returning from secondment abroad and employees of state authorities and accredited journalists on a business trip abroad****;
11. persons under the age of 15 who daily or periodically cross the border for reasons of education, training or scientific research in the Republic of Slovenia or an EU Member State or a Schengen Area country and provide sufficient proof thereof;
12. persons who own or lease land in the border area or on both sides of the state border and cross the state border with a neighbouring country for the purpose of carrying out agricultural and forestry work and return to Slovenia within 10 hours of crossing the border;
13. persons crossing the border for urgent reasons related to the elimination of an imminent risk to health, life or property or the occurrence of material damage who return to Slovenia within 12 hours of crossing the border.

*An exception for performing duties in the international transport sector applies to drivers of cargo vehicles. Drivers without a cargo vehicle who do not have a registered temporary or permanent residence in Slovenia, may claim an exception that applies to drivers in international transport (point 1 of paragraph one of Article 6 of the Ordinance). Drivers without a cargo vehicle who have a registered temporary or permanent residence in Slovenia cannot claim this exception.

** Transit means that a person must leave Slovenia within 6 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.

*** People who received the laissez-passer travel document from international organisations and people with an invitation or certificate issued by the state authority of the Republic of Slovenia, who also prove their official purpose of their visit to Slovenia, shall be considered the same as diplomatic passport holders.

**** A person claiming one of the exceptions referred to in point 10 must be tested for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 by means of a PCR test upon entry into Slovenia; the conditions for quarantine must be guaranteed by the employer until the test result is received.

Exceptions – no quarantine requirement for those presenting a negative PCR or rapid antigen test taken within the last seven days

The following persons coming from a country or region on the red list may enter the Republic of Slovenia without being placed under home quarantine on the condition that they present a negative PCR test or a RAT result for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 not older than seven days after the swab was taken:

1. commuting cross-border workers who have an employment relationship in another EU Member State or Schengen Area country, of which they provide proof or a signed statement justifying the reason for crossing the border as a commuting cross-border worker, and who return within 5 days of crossing the border;
2. persons posted to carry out tasks abroad or returning from such tasks in another EU Member State or Schengen Area country, of which they provide proof or a signed statement justifying the reason for crossing the border, and who return within no later than 5 days of crossing the border;
3. persons who have already reached the age of 15 who daily or periodically cross the border for reasons of education, training or scientific research in the Republic of Slovenia or an EU Member State or a Schengen Area country and provide sufficient proof thereof;
4. persons who transport persons from point 11 of paragraph one of Article 10 (daily attendees of educational institutions under the age of 15) or persons from the preceding point (daily attendees of educational institutions over the age of 15) and who return to Slovenia immediately after the transport has been carried out;
5. persons who have a medical appointment in the Republic of Slovenia and exit the Republic of Slovenia immediately following their appointment. If a minor has a medical appointment, their guardian may enter Slovenia under the same conditions, provided that they are travelling together;
6. citizens of EU Member States or Schengen Area countries coming from another EU Member State or Schengen Area country where they have provided care and assistance to persons in need of support, care and assistance to family members, parental care or maintained contact with their child, carried out maintenance work on a private property or land owned, leased or used, and returning across the border within 12 hours of crossing the border.

The PCR or RAT is suitable if it is performed in an EU Member State or Schengen Area country, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland or the United States of America.

For entering Austria is mandatory electronic registration.

Important notice: Please check Austria’s entry requirements and the measures in place at the borders before travelling to Austria.

The checkpoints on road connections at the internal borders are divided into two categories:

• Category A checkpoints, where everyone is allowed to cross the border and which are in operation 24 hours a day.
• Category B checkpoints, where only persons claiming one of the exceptions referred to under point 11 of the Ordinance are allowed to cross the border. 

Crossing the state border outside the checkpoints and outside the working hours of the checkpoints is allowed only for Slovenian nationals and EU nationals or the nationals of the Schengen area whose residence is in the Slovenian municipality that borders Austria, and Austrian nationals and EU nationals or the nationals of the Schengen area whose residence is in the administrative unit of Austria that borders Slovenia.

In order to cross the state border – regardless of the time and place of the border crossing – the conditions for entering the country set out this Ordinance must be fulfilled.

All other categories of persons may cross at Category A checkpoints at any time if they claim one of the exceptions referred to in point 11, and also at Category B checkpoints  during the opening hours of the checkpoints. If a person arrives at a Category B checkpoint outside its operating hours, they may not cross the border but must proceed to the nearest Category A or Category B checkpoint if it is operating. In order to cross the border, the conditions for entering the country set out in this Ordinance must be fulfilled.

Category A checkpoints are:

1. Karavanke,
2. Ljubelj,
3. Šentilj (motorway),
4. Gornja Radgona and
5. Gederovci.

Category B checkpoints set up at road connections are:

1. Holmec (from 5.00 to 23.00),
2. Vič (from 5.00 to 23.00),
3. Šentilj - main road (from 5.00 to 7.00 and from 17.00 to 19.00),
4. Trate (from 4.30 to 7.30 and from 16.00 to 20.00),
5. Jurij (from 6.00 to 7.30 and from 16.00 to 18.00) and
6. Kuzma (from 4.00 to 23.00).

Individuals will not be ordered to quarantine if they present the following when crossing the border:

1. a negative PCR test for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 not older than 48 hours after taking the swab and performed in an EU Member State or a Schengen Area country, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland or the United States of America;
2. a certificate of a positive PCR test result for SARS-CoV-2 which is more than 21 days old but not more than six months old or a medical certificate confirming that the person has recovered from COVID-19 and that less than six months have elapsed since the onset of symptoms or
3. proof of a COVID-19 vaccination demonstrating that at least 7 days have elapsed since the second dose of the COMIRNATY Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, at least 14 days since the second dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine or 21 days since the first dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.

PCR test certificates and medical certificates referred to in point 2 are taken into account if they have been issued in an EU Member State or a Schengen Area country, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland or the United States of America.

Exception to the quarantine and negative PCR test 

Exceptions have been defined where no quarantine or negative PCR test is required. Entry from any red-listed country shall be allowed to:

1. persons posted to carry out tasks in international transport* or returning from such tasks;
2. persons engaged in trade who carry out the transport of goods or persons into the Republic of Slovenia or carry out the transport of goods and passengers in transit** and exit the Republic of Slovenia within 8 hours of entry, and persons engaged in trade who carry out the transport of goods or persons from the Republic of Slovenia and return to the Republic of Slovenia within 8 hours of exit;
3. persons transiting** the territory of the Republic of Slovenia and exiting the Republic of Slovenia within 6 hours of entry;
4. persons with diplomatic passports***;
5. representatives of foreign security authorities (the police or a judicial authority) who carry out official tasks and exit the Republic of Slovenia as soon as possible after completing these tasks, and representatives of Slovenian security authorities (the police or a judicial authority) who carry out official tasks and return from a foreign country as soon as possible after completing these tasks;
6. persons who have been transported to the Republic of Slovenia in an ambulance or other medical vehicle and the accompanying medical staff in said vehicle;
7. children under the age of 15 who cross the border together with a close family member who has not been put under home quarantine or has not been refused entry to Slovenia;
8. members of the protection and rescue services, healthcare services, the police and firefighting services and other persons who carry out humanitarian transport or provide assistance in rescue missions and eliminate the consequences of natural disasters and return to Slovenia within 24 hours of crossing the border;
9. members of the Slovenian Armed Forced returning from an international operation or mission;
10. members of the police or employees of state authorities returning from secondment abroad and employees of state authorities and accredited journalists on a business trip abroad****;
11. persons under the age of 15 who daily or periodically cross the border for reasons of education, training or scientific research in the Republic of Slovenia or an EU Member State or a Schengen Area country and provide sufficient proof thereof;
12. persons who own or lease land in the border area or on both sides of the state border and cross the state border with a neighbouring country for the purpose of carrying out agricultural and forestry work and return to Slovenia within 10 hours of crossing the border;
13. persons crossing the border for urgent reasons related to the elimination of an imminent risk to health, life or property or the occurrence of material damage who return to Slovenia within 12 hours of crossing the border.

*An exception for performing duties in the international transport sector applies to drivers of cargo vehicles. Drivers without a cargo vehicle who do not have a registered temporary or permanent residence in Slovenia, may claim an exception that applies to drivers in international transport (point 1 of paragraph one of Article 6 of the Ordinance). Drivers without a cargo vehicle who have a registered temporary or permanent residence in Slovenia cannot claim this exception.

** Transit means that a person must leave Slovenia within 6 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.

*** People who received the laissez-passer travel document from international organisations and people with an invitation or certificate issued by the state authority of the Republic of Slovenia, who also prove their official purpose of their visit to Slovenia, shall be considered the same as diplomatic passport holders.

**** A person claiming one of the exceptions referred to in point 10 must be tested for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 by means of a PCR test upon entry into Slovenia; the conditions for quarantine must be guaranteed by the employer until the test result is received.

Exceptions – no quarantine requirement for those presenting a negative PCR or rapid antigen test taken within the last seven days

The following persons coming from a country or region on the red list may enter the Republic of Slovenia without being placed under home quarantine on the condition that they present a negative PCR test or a RAT result for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 not older than seven days after the swab was taken:

1. commuting cross-border workers who have an employment relationship in another EU Member State or Schengen Area country, of which they provide proof or a signed statement justifying the reason for crossing the border as a commuting cross-border worker, and who return within 5 days of crossing the border;
2. persons posted to carry out tasks abroad or returning from such tasks in another EU Member State or Schengen Area country, of which they provide proof or a signed statement justifying the reason for crossing the border, and who return within no later than 5 days of crossing the border;
3. persons who have already reached the age of 15 who daily or periodically cross the border for reasons of education, training or scientific research in the Republic of Slovenia or an EU Member State or a Schengen Area country and provide sufficient proof thereof;
4. persons who transport persons from point 11 of paragraph one of Article 10 (daily attendees of educational institutions under the age of 15) or persons from the preceding point (daily attendees of educational institutions over the age of 15) and who return to Slovenia immediately after the transport has been carried out;
5. persons who have a medical appointment in the Republic of Slovenia and exit the Republic of Slovenia immediately following their appointment. If a minor has a medical appointment, their guardian may enter Slovenia under the same conditions, provided that they are travelling together;
6. citizens of EU Member States or Schengen Area countries coming from another EU Member State or Schengen Area country where they have provided care and assistance to persons in need of support, care and assistance to family members, parental care or maintained contact with their child, carried out maintenance work on a private property or land owned, leased or used, and returning across the border within 12 hours of crossing the border.

The PCR or RAT is suitable if it is performed in an EU Member State or Schengen Area country, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland or the United States of America.

Important notice: Please check Hungary’s entry requirements and the measures in place at the borders before travelling to Hungary.

The checkpoints on road connections at the internal borders are divided into two categories:

• Category A checkpoints, where everyone is allowed to cross the border and which are in operation 24 hours a day.
• Category B checkpoints, where only persons claiming one of the exceptions referred to under point 11 of the Ordinance are allowed to cross the border.

Crossing the state border outside the checkpoints and outside the working hours of the checkpoints is allowed only for Slovenian nationals and EU nationals or the nationals of the Schengen area whose residence is in the Slovenian municipality that borders Hungary, and Hungarian nationals and EU nationals or the nationals of the Schengen area whose residence is in the administrative unit of Hungary that borders Slovenia.

In order to cross the state border – regardless of the time and place of the border crossing – the conditions for entering the country set out this Ordinance must be fulfilled.

All other categories of persons may cross at Category A checkpoints at any time if they claim one of the exceptions referred to in point 11, and also at Category B checkpoints  during the opening hours of the checkpoints. If a person arrives at a Category B checkpoint outside its operating hours, they may not cross the border but must proceed to the nearest Category A or Category B checkpoint if it is operating. In order to cross the border, the conditions for entering the country set out in this Ordinance must be fulfilled.

Category A checkpoints are:

1. Dolga vas
2. Pince (motorway).

Category B checkpoints are:

1. Hodoš (from 6.00 to 8.00, from 14.00 to 15.00 and from 19.00 to 20.00) and
2. Čepinci (from 6.00 to 8.00 and from 14.00 to 16.00).