Proof upon entry

The following is accepted as proof upon entry into Slovenia:

1. European digital COVID certificate in digital or paper form, bearing a QR code,
2. digital COVID certificate of third countries in digital or paper form, bearing a QR code, that contains the same data as the European digital COVID certificate and issued in English by the competent health authority of the third country,
3. a negative PCR test provided that no more than 72 hours have passed since the swab was taken,
4. a negative rapid antigen test provided that no more than 48 hours have passed since the swab was taken,
5. a certificate of recovery (a certificate of positive PCR test result, which is more than ten days old, unless a doctor assesses otherwise, but no more than six months old, or a medical certificate confirming that the person has recovered from COVID-19 and that no more than six months have elapsed since the onset of symptoms;
6. a certificate of vaccination demonstrating that:
   – at least seven days have elapsed since receiving the second dose of the Comirnaty vaccine produced by Biontech/Pfizer,
   – at least 14 days have elapsed since receiving the second dose of the COVID-19 Vaccine produced by Moderna,
   – at least 21 days have elapsed since receiving the first dose of the Vaxzevria (COVID-19 Vaccine) produced by AstraZeneca,
   – at least 14 days have elapsed since receiving a dose of the Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine produced by Johnson and Johnson/Janssen-Cilag,
   – at least 21 days have elapsed since receiving the first dose of the Covishield vaccine produced by the Serum Institute of India/AstraZeneca,
   - at least 14 days have elapsed since receiving the second dose of the Sputnik V vaccine produced by Russia’s Gamaleya National Centre of Epidemiology and Microbiology,
   – at least 14 days have elapsed since receiving the second dose of the CoronaVac vaccine produced by Sinovac Biotech,
   – at least 14 days have elapsed since receiving the second dose of the COVID-19 Vaccine produced by Sinopharm,
7. a certificate of vaccination for persons who have recovered from COVID-19 (a certificate of recovery and proof that the person has been vaccinated with one dose of a vaccine referred to in the preceding point within eight months of a positive PCR test result or the onset of symptoms). The following combination shall be considered adequate proof: proof of vaccination with at least one dose and of a positive PCR test result, or proof of vaccination with at least one dose and a medical certificate of recovery from COVID-19,
8. if a person is vaccinated with a combination of two different vaccines under point 4, protection is established after the second dose of a particular type of vaccine has been administered. If such a person is first vaccinated with the vaccine under indent three or five of point 4 (AstraZeneca vaccine), protection is established immediately after they receive the second dose if they are vaccinated for the second time with the vaccine under indent one of point 4 (Biontech/Pfizer vaccine) or indent two of point 4 (Moderna vaccine) and they receive the second dose within 4 to 12 weeks after the first dose.

A PCR test is deemed sufficient if performed in an EU member state, a Schengen Area country, Australia, Israel, Canada, New Zealand, Russia, Serbia, the UK or the US, at check points on flight connections of international air transport, or in Turkey.

A rapid antigen test is deemed sufficient if performed in an EU member state, a Schengen Area country, Australia, Israel, Canada, New Zealand, Russia, Serbia, the UK or the US, at check points on flight connections of international air transport, or also in Turkey, provided the test is on the common list of COVID-19 rapid antigen tests available at: https://ec.europa.eu/health/sites/default/files/preparedness_response/docs/covid-19_rat_common-list_en.pdf. Rapid antigen tests provided by any producer on the list are valid regardless of whether they are marked yellow or white.

A certificate of recovery is accepted if issued in an EU member state, a Schengen Area country, Australia, Israel, Canada, New Zealand, Russia, Serbia, the UK or the US, at check points on flight connections of international air transport, or in Turkey.

Proof of vaccination (referred to in point 4) may be:

• a filled-in card of the vaccine producer, or
• an entry in the vaccine booklet, or
• a certificate of vaccination (including a card issued upon vaccination).

Vaccinated persons can print out their vaccination certificate via the zVEM portal (access with a digital certificate) or smsPASS.

A vaccination certificate of a country with which Slovenia has not concluded an agreement or arrangement must contain at least the following information: name, surname, date of birth, personal identification number or health insurance number or other unique identifier, information on the type of vaccine (manufacturer, batch, dose number, date of vaccination) and information on the institution that issued the certificate or proof. The decree does not explicitly prescribe the language of certificates. In addition to certificates in Slovenian, valid certificates include those in the languages of the national minorities (Italian, Hungarian) in bilingual areas and the languages of countries recognised by mutual agreements or arrangements (Hungarian, Serbian). In order to avoid possible uncertainty at the border, we suggest that foreigners have their vaccination certificates translated into English or German. Until the EU digital COVID certificate comes into use, the proof must be in paper form.

Servicing decisions on quarantine at the state border

Persons who are not residents of Slovenia are ordered to quarantine at the address where they will actually stay. Any quarantine-related costs will be covered by the quarantined persons themselves. Foreign citizens who are not residents of Slovenia and cannot provide an address where they would stay in quarantine are not allowed entry into the country if appropriate quarantine accommodation capacities cannot be ensured.

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.

Lifting quarantine

A person ordered to quarantine at home upon entering Slovenia may end quarantine early by producing a negative PCR test for the presence of SARS-CoV-2. Testing may only be performed from the fifth day of home quarantine.

Entry from the areas on the green list

A person arriving from an area on the green list may enter Slovenia without being ordered to quarantine at home. Upon entry they must provide proof of having resided in an area on the green list for at least five consecutive days prior to entry. The person is only required to provide proof that covers the period from their departure from Slovenia to their return to Slovenia if this period is shorter than five days. That means that someone who leaves Slovenia and returns to it in less than five days is not required to provide proof of an uninterrupted five-day stay on return, but only for the period of time that they were not in Slovenia. If they are not able to provide relevant proof, they are considered to have come from an area on the dark red list.

Entry from the areas on the orange list of countries

A person coming from an area on the orange list may enter Slovenia without being required to quarantine at home if they provide a European digital COVID certificate or a digital COVID certificate of a third country, a negative PCR or rapid antigen test HAG, a certificate of recovery, a certificate of vaccination or a certificate confirming that they have both recovered and been vaccinated.. A person who fails to provide adequate proof must quarantine at home for ten days. In the case of a foreigner who is not resident in Slovenia, they may enter Slovenia and are sent to quarantine at home for ten days provided that they can provide unequivocal proof that they have a guaranteed place in which to undergo quarantine, otherwise entry to Slovenia will not be permitted.

Entry from an area on the red list

A person coming from an area on the red list may enter Slovenia without being required to quarantine at home if they providea certificate of recovery, a certificate of vaccination or a certificate confirming that they have both recovered and been vaccinated. A certificate of recovery and the certificate of vaccination shall also be considered if they are part of a European digital COVID certificate or digital COVID certificate of a third country.

A person who fails to provide adequate proof must quarantine at home for ten days. In the case of a foreigner who is not resident in Slovenia, they may enter Slovenia and are sent to quarantine at home for ten days provided that they can provide a negative PCR test and unequivocal proof that they have a guaranteed place in which to undergo quarantine, otherwise entry to Slovenia will not be permitted.

Entry from an area on the dark red list

A person coming from an area on the dark red list may enter Slovenia without being sent to quarantine at home if they provide a,  certificate of recovery, a certificate of vaccination or a certificate confirming that they have both recovered and been vaccinated. A certificate of recovery and the certificate of vaccination shall also be considered if they are part of a  European digital COVID certificate or digital COVID certificate of a third country.

A person who fails to provide adequate proof must quarantine at home for ten days. In the case of a foreigner is not resident in Slovenia, entry to Slovenia is not permitted.

Exception to the quarantine 

Entry to Slovenia is permitted to the following categories of persons:

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 12 hours of entry;
4. 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;
5. 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, or in an organised group escorted by a teacher or caregiver who has not been ordered to quarantine at home or has not been denied entry to the Republic of Slovenia ***;
6. persons 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 (this exception may be enforced if the person enters and exits the country in the same day). Under the same conditions, a person transporting such a person may also enter if they return across the border immediately after the transport has taken place;
7. cross-border workers who have an employment relationship in a member state of the European Union or another country in the Schengen Area, for which they have proof or with a signed statement confirming the reason for crossing the border as a migrant worker, and who return no later than five days after crossing the border ****;
8. persons sent to or from the cross-border provision of services in a member state of the European Union or other country of the Schengen Area, for which they have proof or with a signed statement confirming the reason for crossing the border, and who return no later than five days after crossing the border ****;
9. 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 (this exception also applies to close family members***** and other people with a registered residence at the same address when travelling together).

*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 7 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 12 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.

*** If the child referred to in point 5 is travelling in the company of other family members (e.g. grandparents, uncle, aunt), the person accompanying the child is required to present a signed consent from the parents, legal representative or guardian upon entering Slovenia. 

**** If the person from points 7 (cross-border migrant worker) or 8 (cross-border provision of services) arrives or returns to Slovenia from a region on the red or dark red list, they may enter without quarantine at home only if they provide a negative PCR or rapid antigen test result.

***** A close family member is a spouse, cohabiting partner, partner in a formal or informal civil union, divorced spouse or partner who, on the basis of a court order, is paying child support, and their parents and children.

A person claiming any of the exceptions listed above must provide the police with evidence of the existence of these exceptions, otherwise they are sent to quarantine at home.

In the case of a foreigner who is not resident in Slovenia, they may enter Slovenia and is sent to quarantine at home for ten days if they provide unequivocal proof that they have a guaranteed place in which to undergo quarantine, otherwise entry to Slovenia will not be permitted.

Crossing the state border with Croatia

Croatia as a whole is on the green list (valid as of 10 July 2021).

A person arriving from an area on the green list may enter Slovenia without being ordered to quarantine at home. Upon entry they must provide proof of having resided in an area on the green list for at least five consecutive days prior to entry. The person is only required to provide proof that covers the period from their departure from Slovenia to their return to Slovenia if this period is shorter than five days. That means that someone who leaves Slovenia and returns to it in less than five days is not required to provide proof of an uninterrupted five-day stay on return, but only for the period of time that they were not in Slovenia. If they are not able to provide relevant proof, they are considered to have come from an area on the dark red list.

Crossing the state border with Italy

The whole of Italy is on the green list (valid from 10 July 2021).

A person arriving from an area on the green list may enter Slovenia without being ordered to quarantine at home. Upon entry they must provide proof of having resided in an area on the green list for at least five consecutive days prior to entry. The person is only required to provide proof that covers the period from their departure from Slovenia to their return to Slovenia if this period is shorter than five days. That means that someone who leaves Slovenia and returns to it in less than five days is not required to provide proof of an uninterrupted five-day stay on return, but only for the period of time that they were not in Slovenia. If they are not able to provide relevant proof, they are considered to have come from an area on the dark red list.

Crossing the state border with Austria

Austria is on the green list (valid from 10 July 2021).

A person arriving from an area on the green list may enter Slovenia without being ordered to quarantine at home. Upon entry they must provide proof of having resided in an area on the green list for at least five consecutive days prior to entry. The person is only required to provide proof that covers the period from their departure from Slovenia to their return to Slovenia if this period is shorter than five days. That means that someone who leaves Slovenia and returns to it in less than five days is not required to provide proof of an uninterrupted five-day stay on return, but only for the period of time that they were not in Slovenia. If they are not able to provide relevant proof, they are considered to have come from an area on the dark red list.

Crossing the state border with Hungary

Hungary is on the green list (valid from 10 July 2021).

A person arriving from an area on the green list may enter Slovenia without being ordered to quarantine at home. Upon entry they must provide proof of having resided in an area on the green list for at least five consecutive days prior to entry. The person is only required to provide proof that covers the period from their departure from Slovenia to their return to Slovenia if this period is shorter than five days. That means that someone who leaves Slovenia and returns to it in less than five days is not required to provide proof of an uninterrupted five-day stay on return, but only for the period of time that they were not in Slovenia. If they are not able to provide relevant proof, they are considered to have come from an area on the dark red list.