Slovenia - Obtain n Identity Card

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Procedure

1. Application to obtain an identity card must be submitted in person at the authority competent for the issuance of identity cards. To those who haven't turned 18 years old, your application may be submitted through a legal representative. You may use the contact information given below to inquire where can you go apply for the procedure, and documents that you will need to submit.
2. Submit a completed application together with your recent photo and identification documents.
3. It will take the issuing authority at least 15 days to review your application.

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Required Documents

• completed application
• photograph of the applicant taken recently

Office Locations & Contacts

Ministry of Interior
tefanova 2
SI-1501 Ljubljana
Slovenia

Tel: +386 1 428 40 00
Fax: +386 1 428 47 33
Email: gp.mnz(at)gov.si

Eligibility

• All citizens of the Republic of Slovenia can obtain a Slovenian identity card.
• Possession of identity card is a requirement to all adult citizens with permanent residence in Slovenia who do not have another identity document with photograph issued by a state authority.
• A citizen can only have one ID card.

Fees

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Validity

Identity cards have various period of validity:

• 10 years if the citizen is 18 to 70 years old;
• permanent if the citizen is older than 70 years;
• 3 years if the child is younger than 3 years;
• 5 years if the child is 3 to 18 years old;
• 1 year if you have lost or missed more than two identity cards or they have been stolen from you in the period of 5 years before the submission of application, or if you are a citizen with temporary residence in the verification process of the permanent residence application.

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Processing Time

It will take the issuing authority at least 15 days to review your application.

The period within which the identity card will be issued may be extended for three months if the applicant is a person born abroad who is not yet registered in the central register, authorities will need to verify the applicant's nationality or other personal information. To make the process much faster, you can submit an extract from the registry books and proof of your citizenship.

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Instructions

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Required Information

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1. Date of Birth.
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Need for the Document

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Other uses of the Document/Certificate

• You can present your identity card to as proof of your identity and citizenship.
• The identity card can be used for crossing a national border of the European Union and the Schengen area, as well as other countries, have expressed their consent for that purpose.

External Links

e-uprava.gov.si

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