Several countries in Europe suffer from the shortage and lack of personnel in their structures. Faced with this increased need for skilled labour, many States have revised their immigration laws in order to make their countries more attractive.
Among these countries, Slovenia, which has made several important changes to its immigration policy. And this, with the aim of attracting more foreign nationals, in particular those from non-member countries of the European Union.
Slovenia makes changes to its immigration law
At the end of last April, the Slovenian government published in the official gazette of the country important changes that have been made to the immigration law in Slovenia. These changes mainly concern the granting of residence permits.
According to what has been announced, several criteria have been eliminated to facilitate the obtaining of these residence permits. Among the new measures announced by the government, mention is made of the possibility of sending the residence permit or its extension by post to the person who requests it.
As another change, the country grants the possibility of applying for a residence permit within eight days for people whose temporary protection status has expired. Furthermore, to make it easier for nationals of non-EU countries to find a job in Slovenia, the country has decided to remove the obligation to present written confirmation from the administrative unit in the event of a change of employer. The authorities of this country also plan to establish some facilities to make the procedures for hiring qualified workers more flexible. In particular, in the field of health and social services.
Slovenia makes learning its language easier for foreigners
The list of changes announced by Slovenia include new facilities allowing foreign nationals and workers to easily learn the language of this country and to facilitate their integration. Thus, language courses and introduction to Slovenian society are made available to these foreigners free of charge.
On the other hand, applicants for a permanent residence permit are required to demonstrate an A2 level in Slovenian. As for the family members of nationals established in this country, wishing to also join Slovenia, the latter must justify an A1 level in linguistic knowledge. These requirements will take effect from October 27, 2023. As a reminder, these changes are part of an attempt by the government to attract more foreign workers to the country.
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