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 (gatherings of more than ten people are prohibited; restriction of movement between 21:00 and 6:00, etc.).

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. 

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.

Any person who presents a negative test for SARS-CoV-2 upon entry into Slovenia will not need to quarantine. The test must be performed by the PCR method in an EU Member State or Schengen Area country, or by organisations or individuals in third countries recognised as relevant by the Institute of Microbiology and Immunology and the National Laboratory of Health, Environment and Food (NLZOH), and published on the NLZOH website, and must not be older than 48 hours after taking the swab. The testing may also be performed by a rapid antigen test in an EU Member State or Schengen Area country, and may not be older than 24 hours after taking the swab.

Exception to the quarantine and negative PCR or rapid antigen test requirements

Exceptions have been defined where no quarantine or negative test (PCR or rapid antigen test) is required upon entry. 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. members of the Slovenian Armed Forces, the police or employees of state authorities returning from secondment abroad and employees of state authorities on a business trip abroad;
7. 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;
8. children under the age of 13 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;
9. members of the protection and rescue services, healthcare services, police and firefighting service or 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 48 hours of crossing the border;
10. 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 works and return to Slovenia within 10 hours of crossing the border;
11. persons who present a positive RAT or PCR test result* for SARS-CoV-2 older than 21 days, though not older than six months, or a medical certificate certifying that they have recovered from COVID-19 and that more than six months have elapsed since the onset of symptoms;
12. persons who present a proof of COVID-19 vaccination demonstrating that at least seven days have passed since the second dose of the Biontech/Pfizer vaccine, at least 14 days have passed since the second does of the Moderna vaccine or 21 days have passed since the first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine;
13. persons referred to in points 1, 2, 3 and 4 of paragraph three of Article 6 of the Ordinance* coming from an EU Member State or a Schengen Area country where the 14-day incidence of infection with SARS-CoV-2 per 100,000 people is lower than in the Republic of Slovenia.

*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.

* For persons referred to in points 11 and 12, a proof of testing or vaccination is taken into account must have been issued in an EU Member State or a Schengen Area country or by organisations or individuals that are recognised as suitable by the Institute of Microbiology and Immunology and the National Laboratory of Health, Environment and Food (NLZOH), a list of which is published on the NLZOH website. A medical certificate referred to in point 11 will be taken into account if issued in an EU Member State or a Schengen Area country.

* Persons referred to in point 13 include:

• daily 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 daily commuting cross-border worker, and who return within 14 hours of crossing the border;
• 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. If the person is a minor or cannot travel alone for other reasons, the same conditions of entry apply to the person driving them, who must return across the border immediately afterwards;
• citizens of EU Member States or Schengen Area countries coming from another EU Member State or Schengen Area country where they provided care and assistance to persons in need of support, care and assistance to family members, parental care or maintained contact with their child, performed maintenance work on a private property or land owned, leased or used, or eliminated imminent danger to health, life and property and returning across the border within 12 hours of crossing the border;
• 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 the Republic of Slovenia under the same conditions provided that they are traveling together.

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.

List of epidemiologically weak countries

The following persons coming from an EU Member State or a Schengen Area country where the 14-day incidence of infection with SARS-CoV-2 per 100.000 people is higher than in the Republic of Slovenia, who present a negative PCR or rapid antigen test not older than seven days after taking the swab, are allowed to enter the Republic of Slovenia without having to home quarantine:

1. daily 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 daily commuting cross-border worker, and who return within 14 hours of crossing the border;
2. 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. If the person is a minor or cannot travel alone for other reasons, the same conditions of entry apply to the person driving them, who must return across the border immediately afterwards;
3. citizens of EU Member States or Schengen Area countries coming from another EU Member State or Schengen Area country where they provided care and assistance to persons in need of support, care and assistance to family members, parental care or maintained contact with their child, performed maintenance work on a private property or land owned, leased or used, or eliminated imminent danger to health, life and property and returning across the border within 12 hours of crossing the border;
4. 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 traveling together.

The test must be performed by the PCR method in an EU Member State or Schengen Area country, or by organisations or individuals in third countries that are recognised as appropriate by the Institute of Microbiology and Immunology and the National Laboratory of Health, Environment and Food (NLZOH) and are published on the NLZOH website. Testing for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 may also be conducted by means of a rapid antigen test in an EU Member State of Schengen Area country.

List of EU Member States or Schengen Area countries where the 14-day incidence of infection with SARS-CoV-2 per 100,000 people is higher than in the Republic of Slovenia (valid as of 13 February 2021):

1. Czechia
2. Estonia

The red list of countries (valid from 26 February 2021):

• EU Member States and Schengen Area countries:

1. Andorra
2. Austria
3. Belgium
4. Bulgaria
5. Cyprus
6. Czechia
7. Estonia
8. Finland (only individual administrative units):
   - Helsinki – Uusimaa
9. France
   - all administrative units of mainland France and all overseas territories except the overseas territories of Guyane, Martinique and La Reunion
10. Croatia
11. Greece (only individual administrative units):
    - Attica
    - Central Greece
    - Western Greece
12. Ireland
13. Italy (only individual administrative units):
    - all administrative units except Aosta Valley and Sardinia
14. Latvia
15. Lithuania
16. Hungary
17. Malta
18. Monaco
19. Germany
20. Liechtenstein
21. Luxembourg
22. The Netherlands
23. Poland 
24. Portugal (only individual administrative units): all administrative units on the Portuguese peninsula and all overseas territories, except the autonomous region of the Azores.
25. Romania
26. San Marino
27. Slovakia
28. Spain
29. Sweden
30. Switzerland
31. The Vatican

Third countries

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

Any person who presents a negative test for SARS-CoV-2 upon entry into Slovenia will not need to quarantine. The test must be performed by the PCR method in an EU Member State or Schengen Area country, or by organisations or individuals in third countries recognised as relevant by the Institute of Microbiology and Immunology and the National Laboratory of Health, Environment and Food (NLZOH), and published on the NLZOH website, and must not be older than 48 hours after taking the swab. The testing may also be performed by a rapid antigen test in an EU Member State or Schengen Area country, and may not be older than 24 hours after taking the swab.

Exception to the quarantine and negative PCR or rapid antigen test requirements

Exceptions have been defined where no quarantine or negative test (PCR or rapid antigen test) is required upon entry. 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. members of the Slovenian Armed Forces, the police or employees of state authorities returning from secondment abroad and employees of state authorities on a business trip abroad;
7. 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;
8. children under the age of 13 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;
9. members of the protection and rescue services, healthcare services, police and firefighting service or 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 48 hours of crossing the border;
10. 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 works and return to Slovenia within 10 hours of crossing the border;
11. persons who present a positive RAT or PCR test result* for SARS-CoV-2 older than 21 days, though not older than six months, or a medical certificate certifying that they have recovered from COVID-19 and that more than six months have elapsed since the onset of symptoms;
12. persons who present a proof of COVID-19 vaccination demonstrating that at least seven days have passed since the second dose of the Biontech/Pfizer vaccine, at least 14 days have passed since the second does of the Moderna vaccine or 21 days have passed since the first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine;
13. persons referred to in points 1, 2, 3 and 4 of paragraph three of Article 6 of the Ordinance* coming from an EU Member State or a Schengen Area country where the 14-day incidence of infection with SARS-CoV-2 per 100,000 people is lower than in the Republic of Slovenia.

*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.

* For persons referred to in points 11 and 12, a proof of testing or vaccination is taken into account must have been issued in an EU Member State or a Schengen Area country or by organisations or individuals that are recognised as suitable by the Institute of Microbiology and Immunology and the National Laboratory of Health, Environment and Food (NLZOH), a list of which is published on the NLZOH website. A medical certificate referred to in point 11 will be taken into account if issued in an EU Member State or a Schengen Area country.

* Persons referred to in point 13 include:

• daily 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 daily commuting cross-border worker, and who return within 14 hours of crossing the border;
• 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. If the person is a minor or cannot travel alone for other reasons, the same conditions of entry apply to the person driving them, who must return across the border immediately afterwards;
• citizens of EU Member States or Schengen Area countries coming from another EU Member State or Schengen Area country where they provided care and assistance to persons in need of support, care and assistance to family members, parental care or maintained contact with their child, performed maintenance work on a private property or land owned, leased or used, or eliminated imminent danger to health, life and property and returning across the border within 12 hours of crossing the border;
• 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 the Republic of Slovenia under the same conditions provided that they are traveling together.

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.

List of epidemiologically weak countries

The following persons coming from an EU Member State or a Schengen Area country where the 14-day incidence of infection with SARS-CoV-2 per 100.000 people is higher than in the Republic of Slovenia, who present a negative PCR or rapid antigen test not older than seven days after taking the swab, are allowed to enter the Republic of Slovenia without having to home quarantine:

1. daily 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 daily commuting cross-border worker, and who return within 14 hours of crossing the border;
2. 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. If the person is a minor or cannot travel alone for other reasons, the same conditions of entry apply to the person driving them, who must return across the border immediately afterwards;
3. citizens of EU Member States or Schengen Area countries coming from another EU Member State or Schengen Area country where they provided care and assistance to persons in need of support, care and assistance to family members, parental care or maintained contact with their child, performed maintenance work on a private property or land owned, leased or used, or eliminated imminent danger to health, life and property and returning across the border within 12 hours of crossing the border;
4. 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 traveling together.

The test must be performed by the PCR method in an EU Member State or Schengen Area country, or by organisations or individuals in third countries that are recognised as appropriate by the Institute of Microbiology and Immunology and the National Laboratory of Health, Environment and Food (NLZOH) and are published on the NLZOH website. Testing for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 may also be conducted by means of a rapid antigen test in an EU Member State of Schengen Area country.

List of EU Member States or Schengen Area countries where the 14-day incidence of infection with SARS-CoV-2 per 100,000 people is higher than in the Republic of Slovenia (valid as of 13 February 2021):

1. Czechia
2. Estonia

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.

Any person who presents a negative test for SARS-CoV-2 upon entry into Slovenia will not need to quarantine. The test must be performed by the PCR method in an EU Member State or Schengen Area country, or by organisations or individuals in third countries recognised as relevant by the Institute of Microbiology and Immunology and the National Laboratory of Health, Environment and Food (NLZOH), and published on the NLZOH website, and must not be older than 48 hours after taking the swab. The testing may also be performed by a rapid antigen test in an EU Member State or Schengen Area country, and may not be older than 24 hours after taking the swab.

Exception to the quarantine and negative PCR or rapid antigen test requirements

Exceptions have been defined where no quarantine or negative test (PCR or rapid antigen test) is required upon entry. 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. members of the Slovenian Armed Forces, the police or employees of state authorities returning from secondment abroad and employees of state authorities on a business trip abroad;
7. 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;
8. children under the age of 13 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;
9. members of the protection and rescue services, healthcare services, police and firefighting service or 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 48 hours of crossing the border;
10. 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 works and return to Slovenia within 10 hours of crossing the border;
11. persons who present a positive RAT or PCR test result* for SARS-CoV-2 older than 21 days, though not older than six months, or a medical certificate certifying that they have recovered from COVID-19 and that more than six months have elapsed since the onset of symptoms;
12. persons who present a proof of COVID-19 vaccination demonstrating that at least seven days have passed since the second dose of the Biontech/Pfizer vaccine, at least 14 days have passed since the second does of the Moderna vaccine or 21 days have passed since the first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine;
13. persons referred to in points 1, 2, 3 and 4 of paragraph three of Article 6 of the Ordinance* coming from an EU Member State or a Schengen Area country where the 14-day incidence of infection with SARS-CoV-2 per 100,000 people is lower than in the Republic of Slovenia.

*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.

* For persons referred to in points 11 and 12, a proof of testing or vaccination is taken into account must have been issued in an EU Member State or a Schengen Area country or by organisations or individuals that are recognised as suitable by the Institute of Microbiology and Immunology and the National Laboratory of Health, Environment and Food (NLZOH), a list of which is published on the NLZOH website. A medical certificate referred to in point 11 will be taken into account if issued in an EU Member State or a Schengen Area country.

* Persons referred to in point 13 include:

• daily 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 daily commuting cross-border worker, and who return within 14 hours of crossing the border;
• 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. If the person is a minor or cannot travel alone for other reasons, the same conditions of entry apply to the person driving them, who must return across the border immediately afterwards;
• citizens of EU Member States or Schengen Area countries coming from another EU Member State or Schengen Area country where they provided care and assistance to persons in need of support, care and assistance to family members, parental care or maintained contact with their child, performed maintenance work on a private property or land owned, leased or used, or eliminated imminent danger to health, life and property and returning across the border within 12 hours of crossing the border;
• 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 the Republic of Slovenia under the same conditions provided that they are traveling together.

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.

List of epidemiologically weak countries

The following persons coming from an EU Member State or a Schengen Area country where the 14-day incidence of infection with SARS-CoV-2 per 100.000 people is higher than in the Republic of Slovenia, who present a negative PCR or rapid antigen test not older than seven days after taking the swab, are allowed to enter the Republic of Slovenia without having to home quarantine:

1. daily 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 daily commuting cross-border worker, and who return within 14 hours of crossing the border;
2. 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. If the person is a minor or cannot travel alone for other reasons, the same conditions of entry apply to the person driving them, who must return across the border immediately afterwards;
3. citizens of EU Member States or Schengen Area countries coming from another EU Member State or Schengen Area country where they provided care and assistance to persons in need of support, care and assistance to family members, parental care or maintained contact with their child, performed maintenance work on a private property or land owned, leased or used, or eliminated imminent danger to health, life and property and returning across the border within 12 hours of crossing the border;
4. 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 traveling together.

The test must be performed by the PCR method in an EU Member State or Schengen Area country, or by organisations or individuals in third countries that are recognised as appropriate by the Institute of Microbiology and Immunology and the National Laboratory of Health, Environment and Food (NLZOH) and are published on the NLZOH website. Testing for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 may also be conducted by means of a rapid antigen test in an EU Member State of Schengen Area country.

List of EU Member States or Schengen Area countries where the 14-day incidence of infection with SARS-CoV-2 per 100,000 people is higher than in the Republic of Slovenia (valid as of 13 February 2021):

1. Czechia
2. Estonia

Any person who presents a negative test for SARS-CoV-2 upon entry into Slovenia will not need to quarantine. The test must be performed by the PCR method in an EU Member State or Schengen Area country, or by organisations or individuals in third countries recognised as relevant by the Institute of Microbiology and Immunology and the National Laboratory of Health, Environment and Food (NLZOH), and published on the NLZOH website, and must not be older than 48 hours after taking the swab. The testing may also be performed by a rapid antigen test in an EU Member State or Schengen Area country, and may not be older than 24 hours after taking the swab.

Exception to the quarantine and negative PCR or rapid antigen test requirements

Exceptions have been defined where no quarantine or negative test (PCR or rapid antigen test) is required upon entry. 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. members of the Slovenian Armed Forces, the police or employees of state authorities returning from secondment abroad and employees of state authorities on a business trip abroad;
7. 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;
8. children under the age of 13 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;
9. members of the protection and rescue services, healthcare services, police and firefighting service or 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 48 hours of crossing the border;
10. 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 works and return to Slovenia within 10 hours of crossing the border;
11. persons who present a positive RAT or PCR test result* for SARS-CoV-2 older than 21 days, though not older than six months, or a medical certificate certifying that they have recovered from COVID-19 and that more than six months have elapsed since the onset of symptoms;
12. persons who present a proof of COVID-19 vaccination demonstrating that at least seven days have passed since the second dose of the Biontech/Pfizer vaccine, at least 14 days have passed since the second does of the Moderna vaccine or 21 days have passed since the first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine;
13. persons referred to in points 1, 2, 3 and 4 of paragraph three of Article 6 of the Ordinance* coming from an EU Member State or a Schengen Area country where the 14-day incidence of infection with SARS-CoV-2 per 100,000 people is lower than in the Republic of Slovenia.

*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.

* For persons referred to in points 11 and 12, a proof of testing or vaccination is taken into account must have been issued in an EU Member State or a Schengen Area country or by organisations or individuals that are recognised as suitable by the Institute of Microbiology and Immunology and the National Laboratory of Health, Environment and Food (NLZOH), a list of which is published on the NLZOH website. A medical certificate referred to in point 11 will be taken into account if issued in an EU Member State or a Schengen Area country.

* Persons referred to in point 13 include:

• daily 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 daily commuting cross-border worker, and who return within 14 hours of crossing the border;
• 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. If the person is a minor or cannot travel alone for other reasons, the same conditions of entry apply to the person driving them, who must return across the border immediately afterwards;
• citizens of EU Member States or Schengen Area countries coming from another EU Member State or Schengen Area country where they provided care and assistance to persons in need of support, care and assistance to family members, parental care or maintained contact with their child, performed maintenance work on a private property or land owned, leased or used, or eliminated imminent danger to health, life and property and returning across the border within 12 hours of crossing the border;
• 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 the Republic of Slovenia under the same conditions provided that they are traveling together.

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.

List of epidemiologically weak countries

The following persons coming from an EU Member State or a Schengen Area country where the 14-day incidence of infection with SARS-CoV-2 per 100.000 people is higher than in the Republic of Slovenia, who present a negative PCR or rapid antigen test not older than seven days after taking the swab, are allowed to enter the Republic of Slovenia without having to home quarantine:

1. daily 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 daily commuting cross-border worker, and who return within 14 hours of crossing the border;
2. 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. If the person is a minor or cannot travel alone for other reasons, the same conditions of entry apply to the person driving them, who must return across the border immediately afterwards;
3. citizens of EU Member States or Schengen Area countries coming from another EU Member State or Schengen Area country where they provided care and assistance to persons in need of support, care and assistance to family members, parental care or maintained contact with their child, performed maintenance work on a private property or land owned, leased or used, or eliminated imminent danger to health, life and property and returning across the border within 12 hours of crossing the border;
4. 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 traveling together.

The test must be performed by the PCR method in an EU Member State or Schengen Area country, or by organisations or individuals in third countries that are recognised as appropriate by the Institute of Microbiology and Immunology and the National Laboratory of Health, Environment and Food (NLZOH) and are published on the NLZOH website. Testing for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 may also be conducted by means of a rapid antigen test in an EU Member State of Schengen Area country.

List of EU Member States or Schengen Area countries where the 14-day incidence of infection with SARS-CoV-2 per 100,000 people is higher than in the Republic of Slovenia (valid as of 13 February 2021):

1. Czechia
2. Estonia

Any person who presents a negative test for SARS-CoV-2 upon entry into Slovenia will not need to quarantine. The test must be performed by the PCR method in an EU Member State or Schengen Area country, or by organisations or individuals in third countries recognised as relevant by the Institute of Microbiology and Immunology and the National Laboratory of Health, Environment and Food (NLZOH), and published on the NLZOH website, and must not be older than 48 hours after taking the swab. The testing may also be performed by a rapid antigen test in an EU Member State or Schengen Area country, and may not be older than 24 hours after taking the swab.

Exception to the quarantine and negative PCR or rapid antigen test requirements

Exceptions have been defined where no quarantine or negative test (PCR or rapid antigen test) is required upon entry. 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. members of the Slovenian Armed Forces, the police or employees of state authorities returning from secondment abroad and employees of state authorities on a business trip abroad;
7. 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;
8. children under the age of 13 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;
9. members of the protection and rescue services, healthcare services, police and firefighting service or 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 48 hours of crossing the border;
10. 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 works and return to Slovenia within 10 hours of crossing the border;
11. persons who present a positive RAT or PCR test result* for SARS-CoV-2 older than 21 days, though not older than six months, or a medical certificate certifying that they have recovered from COVID-19 and that more than six months have elapsed since the onset of symptoms;
12. persons who present a proof of COVID-19 vaccination demonstrating that at least seven days have passed since the second dose of the Biontech/Pfizer vaccine, at least 14 days have passed since the second does of the Moderna vaccine or 21 days have passed since the first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine;
13. persons referred to in points 1, 2, 3 and 4 of paragraph three of Article 6 of the Ordinance* coming from an EU Member State or a Schengen Area country where the 14-day incidence of infection with SARS-CoV-2 per 100,000 people is lower than in the Republic of Slovenia.

*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.

* For persons referred to in points 11 and 12, a proof of testing or vaccination is taken into account must have been issued in an EU Member State or a Schengen Area country or by organisations or individuals that are recognised as suitable by the Institute of Microbiology and Immunology and the National Laboratory of Health, Environment and Food (NLZOH), a list of which is published on the NLZOH website. A medical certificate referred to in point 11 will be taken into account if issued in an EU Member State or a Schengen Area country.

* Persons referred to in point 13 include:

• daily 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 daily commuting cross-border worker, and who return within 14 hours of crossing the border;
• 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. If the person is a minor or cannot travel alone for other reasons, the same conditions of entry apply to the person driving them, who must return across the border immediately afterwards;
• citizens of EU Member States or Schengen Area countries coming from another EU Member State or Schengen Area country where they provided care and assistance to persons in need of support, care and assistance to family members, parental care or maintained contact with their child, performed maintenance work on a private property or land owned, leased or used, or eliminated imminent danger to health, life and property and returning across the border within 12 hours of crossing the border;
• 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 the Republic of Slovenia under the same conditions provided that they are traveling together.

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.

List of epidemiologically weak countries

The following persons coming from an EU Member State or a Schengen Area country where the 14-day incidence of infection with SARS-CoV-2 per 100.000 people is higher than in the Republic of Slovenia, who present a negative PCR or rapid antigen test not older than seven days after taking the swab, are allowed to enter the Republic of Slovenia without having to home quarantine:

1. daily 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 daily commuting cross-border worker, and who return within 14 hours of crossing the border;
2. 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. If the person is a minor or cannot travel alone for other reasons, the same conditions of entry apply to the person driving them, who must return across the border immediately afterwards;
3. citizens of EU Member States or Schengen Area countries coming from another EU Member State or Schengen Area country where they provided care and assistance to persons in need of support, care and assistance to family members, parental care or maintained contact with their child, performed maintenance work on a private property or land owned, leased or used, or eliminated imminent danger to health, life and property and returning across the border within 12 hours of crossing the border;
4. 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 traveling together.

The test must be performed by the PCR method in an EU Member State or Schengen Area country, or by organisations or individuals in third countries that are recognised as appropriate by the Institute of Microbiology and Immunology and the National Laboratory of Health, Environment and Food (NLZOH) and are published on the NLZOH website. Testing for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 may also be conducted by means of a rapid antigen test in an EU Member State of Schengen Area country.

List of EU Member States or Schengen Area countries where the 14-day incidence of infection with SARS-CoV-2 per 100,000 people is higher than in the Republic of Slovenia (valid as of 13 February 2021):

1. Czechia
2. Estonia