Border formalities
Border formalities are minimal and correspond
to the European standards. To cross the border, a valid passport
is sufficient if the visit is no longer than three months. Citizens
of member countries of the European Union, Croatia, and Switzerland
can cross the border with a valid personal identification document,
but the visit can not be longer than thirty days. All those who
need visas to visit Slovenia can obtain them from Slovenia’s representative
offices in their home countries.
Upon entering the European Union, Slovenia did
not automatically become a member of the Schengen Agreement; entering
the Agreement will be possible after a transition period and when
the current members of the Agreement establish that the candidates
have fulfilled all the conditions for membership. This means that
border controls will remain until Slovenia obtains full membership
in the Schengen Agreement.
VISAS
It was agreed that travellers from countries
with which the European Union has not reached an agreement on
the abolition of visas must have visas in their passports valid
for at least six months, which they can get at any Slovene (or
otherwise authorized) representative office in their home countries.
More information: Ministry
of Foreign Affairs, click here under the field Useful information.
Animals
To cross the borders between member countries
of the European Union (i.e., for the non-commercial movement of
house pets, where the animals return to their home country together
with their owners), the owners of dogs, cats, and ferrets must
carry a European Union passport for house pets containing a confirmation
of vaccination against rabies, and the animals must be marked
in the prescribed fashion. Special regulations apply for some
members of the European Union (Great Britain, the Republic of
Ireland, and Sweden); details are available from the Veterinary
Administration of the Republic of Slovenia or from local veterinary
institutions. For other house pets (rodents, reptiles, amphibians,
aquarium fish, pet birds, etc.) the rules differ from country
to country, so owners should seek further information in the individual
country or on the Internet at: Veterinary
Administration of the Republic of Slovenia or on e-mail: vurs@gov.si.
For the non-commercial import of animals from third countries
(not members of European Union), dogs, cats and ferrets can travel
with veterinary certificates as published in the Decision of the
Commission 2004/203/ES; the same regulations apply for other animals
as for the non-commercial movement of animals between member countries.
Because the regulations are linked to individual
groups of countries, the shortest route to information is the
Internet at:
a) Internet Page: Animal
Health and Welfare
b) Official Journal of the European Union: Commission Decision
of 18 February 2004, establishing a model health certificate for
non-commercial movements from third countries of dogs, cats and
ferrets; click
here.
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