2.2 residence permits in the republic of slovenia - Ljudmila

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The booklet in your hands is intended to be an information compass, explaining
both the legal and practical aspects of moving to and living in the
Republic of Slovenia. It attempts to delineate most of the common situations
you may have encountered already, or may expect to encounter, during your
(future) stay here. This booklet illustrates some of the basic administrative
procedures and defines the role of competent public authorities in charge of
administering the matters regarding your status.
Welcome,
new
inhabitant
of Europe!
Intensive field work, performed between January 2011 and May 2012 by the research
collective Rhizome, revealed a profound lack of tangible information for migrants in
Maribor, the Slovenia’s second largest city. For this very reason, this booklet is meant
to serve as a handy map for guidance, information and advice intended for everyone
who has ended up in the north-eastern part of Slovenia, be it by chance, choice or as
a result of external circumstances. It is not the booklet’s ambition to offer a substantial
and in-depth inventory of the subject matter; instead it seeks to provide its