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Gaining citizenship by birth A child gains the Slovenian citizenship by birth: - if both parents of the birth mother and father are Slovenian Citizens, - if only one parent of the child born is Slovenian Citizen and the child is born in Slovenia, - if one parent of the child born is Slovenian Citizen, and the second is unknown or has unknown citizenship or is without second parent and the child is born in a foreign country. If the child is born in a foreign country you need to register his birth at the Council in Slovenia which was your last address before you left Slovenia. You can lodge an application for later registration of your child’s birth certificate at Slovenian Embassy Canberra or at Council in Slovenia.
To present themselves The child born in a foreign country whose one parent is Slovenian citizen at his/her birth, and the other parent is foreign citizen, gains Slovenian citizenship by birth if he/she did apply for Slovenian citizenship before 18 years of age or if he/she moves permanently to Slovenia before 18 years of age with the parent who is Slovenian citizen. Parent who is Slovenian citizen can present the child themselves. Person older than 18 years of age can gain Slovenian citizenship if he/she declares before 36 years of age to present themselves as Slovenian citizen and if he/she complies the following conditions: - one parent has to be Slovenian citizen from his/her birth until is given his/her declaration or was Slovenian citizen until death if he/she died before given his/her declaration, - that parent did not loose his Slovenian citizenship after 18 years of age because of dismissal, resignation or taken away. You can lodge the declaration to present yourself at Slovenian Embassy Canberra or at Ministry for internal affairs in Slovenia or at Council in Slovenia at you or your parent’s last address before you left Slovenia.
Citizenship establishment Person thinking he/she is a citizen of RS, but his/her citizenship is not written in birth register, can lodge an application to establish his/her citizenship. Local Council in Slovenia has to bring out the establishment decision. An application for citizenship establishment you can lodge at Slovenian Embassy Canberra or at Council in Slovenia.
Procedure to gain Slovenian citizenship by special naturalization You can gain Slovenian citizenship by special naturalization if this is useful for RS because of national reasons. In December 2006 the Law of citizenship in RS was changed and was given easier opportunity to gain Slovenian citizenship to people because of national reasons. With new law was abolished the term to secure money for living, person has only to present proof of paid taxes if it is his/her duty to pay taxes in Slovenia. Special naturalization from national reasons is possible if an applicant is Slovenian emigrant or his/her descendent up to 4th in straight line or adherent an “autohtone” Slovenian nationality abroad who proof his/her activity with RS or was active in Slovenian clubs abroad for many years, or was active at school of Slovenian language abroad or at other Slovenian organizations abroad (or he/she lost Slovenian citizenship from understandable reasons and has applied again for Slovenian citizenship).
All forms are available from the office Slovenian Welfare & Information Office Kew or at Slovenian Embassy Canberra. For more information go to: www.mnz.gov.si |
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