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Employment opportunity in Slovenia
For some time, Slovenia is looking for workers with a lower level of education for simple work in manufactories. They also need more truck drivers, welders, metal workers, electricians, mechanic, carpenters, security, sellers, commercialists, cleaners, waiters, chef, etc.
There is also need for workers who are highly qualified like doctors and engineers.
In the second half of 2017, employers announced that they will look for around 25 000 new workers. It’s mainly because of substitution, but also because of need for expansion of company activities.
More about official report for employment need in Slovenia for the end of 2017 you can find here: https://www.ess.gov.si/_files/10054/NAP-ZAP_2017_I.pdf (only in Slovenian language)
To search for a job by cities, kind of work, education, etc. you can do it on the Employment Service of Slovenia (ESS) web site: https://www.ess.gov.si/iskalci_zaposlitve/prosta_delovna_mesta
To search for a job by company, you can do on the web site of the Ministry of the Environment and spatial planning in alphabetical order: http://okolje.arso.gov.si/ippc/tabela/14
Other job search engines in Slovenia (only in Slovenian language):
https://www.mojazaposlitev.si/
https://www.mojedelo.com/prosta-delovna-mesta/vsa-delovna-mesta?p=1
http://www.zaposlitev.net/delo.php
Average monthly salary in Slovenia is round 1050 EUR and minimal monthly salary is half of it.
Important: All workers in Slovenia have the same rights and obligations as Slovenian workers. More about regulations you can find here: http://www.mddsz.gov.si/en/legislation/. If you have any kind of working problems (working hours, breaks and rest periods, night work, annual leave, payment, health and safety at work, etc.), you can contact Labor Inspectorate with a report: gp.irsd@gov.si.
Useful info: In case that one of your job conditions is Assessment of your education, you can apply in ENIC-NARIC center in live or you can send your certification and other necessary papers by mail. Cost of the assessment of education procedure is 50 EUR. More information you can find on this link: http://www.arhiv.mvzt.gov.si/en/areas_of_work/enic_naric_center_slovenia/vrednotenje_izobrazevanja/index.html#c18097
Social insurance
Before starting with work in Slovenia, the employer is obliged to arrange your social insurance. In that way, you get obligatory health insurance (compulsory insurance) so, you need to pay for supplementary health insurance (voluntary insurance) which Workism recommend to you. The cheapest one is around 30 euros per month and you arrange it in one of many health insurance companies. It’s also important to know that you cannot apply for single residence and work permit if you don’t have insurance (at least obligatory).
When you arrange your health insurance, Workism recommend you to ask for European Card in Health Insurance Institute of the Republic of Slovenia, because it is very practical to have it, especially if you travel sometimes in some other EU states (+ Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland). More about card you can find here: http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=509&langId=en
To apply for European Card, it is only possible online via this link: https://www.zzzs.si/tujina and it lasts for a year.
Paperwork
After entering Slovenia all foreigners who are not staying in accommodation facility (hotels, motels, hostels, private accommodation, etc.) are obliged to register at the nearest police station with the (temporary) address of residence within 3 days. Registration is free of charge.
If you are coming from a country which does not need visa for Slovenia, you can be here maximum 90 days in six months, starting from the day of first entry. All you have to do is to register in police station.
Recommendation: Check in your embassy visa requirements for Slovenia or / and on this link: https://ec.europa.eu/home-affairs/sites/homeaffairs/files/what-we-do/policies/borders-and-visas/visa-policy/apply_for_a_visa/docs/visa_lists_en.pdf
If you are a citizen of the EEA – European Economic Area (EU states + Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein) and Swiss Federation, you have a free access to the labor market, which means that you are equal in job seeking and getting employment with the Slovenian workers so, you do not require a permit for work. This doesn’t apply for Croatia whose citizens need to obtain work permit and it is in force till 30th June 2018.
For EU member states (except Croatia), EEA and Swiss confederation, first 90 days is possible to live and work without residence registration in administration unit / local office after which registration is required.
If you are a citizen of NON-EEA state (third country nationals), you need to apply for a single residence and work permit. After finding a job and signing a contract, you can submit your permit application at an administrative unit / local office in Slovenia or at the diplomatic or consular office in your home country. Every permit procedure requires Employment Service of Slovenia (ESS) approval.
After entering Slovenia, beside registration in nearest police station, registration is also obliged in administration unit / local office within 3 days. Service is chargeable.
It’s good to know: After five years of continuous living and working in Slovenia, you can apply for permanent residence permit, more precisely, you will get the status of a long-term residence. After that, it’s much easier to search and find a job because you can apply to the Bureau and have free access to the labor market.
For highly qualified NON-EEA citizens, it is also an option the EU Blue card. It is an answer to the US green card and it is designed to make Europe more attractive for professionals from outside EEA (except Ireland and Denmark). If you want to get a Blue card in Slovenia, you need to have an appropriate high education and that there is no suitable candidate for certain work on the list of unemployed persons in Slovenia and signed job contract for at least one year where employer assures to pay salary 1,5 of the average gross salary. In that way, you can get single residence and work permit, and employer can get qualified worker and employment benefits while applying for you. If you are holder of EU Blue card for at least 18 months in some other EEA state, you can apply for EU Blue card in Slovenia at a diplomatic or consular office of Slovenia abroad, or in Slovenia administrative unit in the area of the residence within 30 days.
More about EU Blue card you can find here: https://www.apply.eu/
Important: All citizens who are applying for a single residence and work permit should pay attention that their passport lasts a minimum of 3 months after entering Slovenia and registration.
More about entry and residence in Slovenia and other useful information and contact you can find in this brochure: http://www.mnz.gov.si/fileadmin/mnz.gov.si/pageuploads/DMI/SI/brosura_za_azil_-_angleska.pdf
On the web site of the Ministry of Interior, you can also find brochure in some other language: Serbian, Bosnian, Croatian, Albanian, Macedonian, French, Russian, Chinese and of course Slovenian: http://www.mnz.gov.si/en/services/slovenia_your_new_country/integration_of_foreigners/
One more useful official web site for foreigners in Slovenia: http://www.infotujci.si/v/6/visa
Money in Slovenia
Currency: EURO.
Changing money in exchange offices, banks, post offices or in some hotels and casinos.
Paying with cash (only Euro) or credit cards (the most typical ones are Visa, MasterCard and Maestro, rare ones are American Express and Diners Club).
Pretty well covered with ATMs. For better insight where are the ATMs, check this web site: http://www.bankomati.net/Bankomati.asp.
Accommodation
If you are searching for apartment you can try with these links:
http://www.realestate-slovenia.info/
http://realestate.si21.com/For_rent/
http://oglasi.svet24.si/oglasi/nepremicnine/stanovanje
http://www.bolha.com/nepremicnine/stanovanja/?adTypeH=03_Najamem%2F
Average price of one-bedroom apartment for rent depends on location. The most expensive is in Ljubljana and on the coast with price around 400 EUR for all costs (rent and utilities). Lower prices are in smaller places and in the villages.
If you are equipping an apartment or searching some other stuff like: books, toys, clothes, devices, pets, etc., on this web site you can get it for free: https://www.podarimo.si/#.
Considering that most recommended search engines are in Slovene language, here are some words and phrases so you can easier find what you need. For everything else, google translate can help you instead.
Real estate | Nepremičnine |
Apartment | Stanovanje |
House | Hiša |
Room | Soba |
Rent | Najem |
Price | Cena |
Region / Area | Regija / Lokacija |
Address | Naslov |
New | Novo |
Old | Staro |
If you are looking for a roommate, post here and connect each other’s.
Language
Slovenian language is an Indo-European language, more precisely, Slavic language with very specific archaic dual form. It has 25 Latin letters, including three with a wedge (č, š, ž). Despite the fact that Slovenia is relatively small country, it has 46 dialects.
On the web site of the Center for Slovene as a second and foreign language: http://centerslo.si/en/you can find useful information about Slovene language, teaching programs / courses (there are chargeable but there is also scholarship options) and exams. If you are citizen of third-country nationals with a temporary residence permit, you can attend 60 or 180-hours of Slovenian language program free of charge. After that you can take the exam on basic level, higher level or level of excellence. Taking the basic level exam for the first time is free of charge. To apply on a Slovenian language learning program, you need to go to administrative unit / local office. This option is not applicable for those who have finished education in Slovenia at any stage, who were for at least three years enrolled in a regular education program or have already obtained a certificate of a completed test of Slovenian language.
Important: Learning and knowing Slovenian language is not mandatory, unless is necessary for a job, but it’s good to be able to communicate with locals and to upgrade yourself in linguistic way. Since the most common languages of foreigners in Slovenia are BCS (Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian) and Albanian, Employment Service of Slovenia has made an online 500 words dictionary, including Russian language, that you can find here: https://www.ess.gov.si/tujci/ucimo-se-slovensko
Transport
If you are coming to Slovenia by air, there are three airports (Ljubljana, Maribor and Portorož) but the main one is Jože Pučnik Ljubljana airport: http://www.lju-airport.si/sl/Main/ with two low cost companies (Easy Jet and Wizz air). The airport is connected with center of Ljubljana with bus from Main bus station (around 50 minutes / 4,10 EUR) or you can take a taxi.
If you are coming by bus, Ljubljana – the capital of Slovenia is pretty good connected: https://www.ap-ljubljana.si/en/. Low cost bus transport – Flixbus is also operating in and through Slovenia: https://www.flixbus.com/bus/ljubljana.
If you are coming by train, here you can check the schedule: http://www.slo-zeleznice.si/en/.
When it comes to internal traffic, Slovenia is very bad connected with alternative transport (bus and train), except if you are living in Ljubljana. The country is made much more for people with the car, which is why Slovenian roads are pretty good. And if you have a car, don’t forget vignette for highways. Prices of vignette you can find here: https://www.dars.si/Dokumenti/Dokumenti/Toll/Vignette_308.aspx. List of places where you can buy vignette, not just in Slovenia but also in the countries of the region, you can find here: https://www.dars.si/Dokumenti/Toll/Methods_of_payment/Vehicles_up_to_35_t/Vignette/Sales_points_309.aspx
In Slovenia, there is one very practical and pretty safe alternative transport called ‘Prevoz’: https://prevoz.org/. It is car sharing option for traveling in or outside Slovenia. All you need is to register and travel. Prices are more than acceptable, in some cases double cheaper than public transport.
When it comes to city traveling, in many cases – especially in Ljubljana, people ride bikes.
Green tourism and symbols of Slovenia
Slovenia is quite small Central European country with little more than 2 million inhabitants. It has everything: mountains and hills; sea, lakes and rivers; huge area under the forest … it is estimated that Slovenia is covered with ~60% of forest, that is why it’s called Forest State. Slovenian’s capital – Ljubljana became European green capital in 2016, that is why it’s high on the list of the world’s most sustainable tourist destination, winning the Destination Award for 2015.
When it’s about symbols of Slovenia, this country is known by The Lipizzaner, the oldest cultural horse breeds in the world. The name is derived from Lipica, place in Slovenia. It is also known by Planica, an Alpine valley, where every year in march they organize traditional ski jumping, a sport that many believe to have been invented by Slovenians. Incredible Postojna cave is famous for its Olm (Proteus anguinus) an endemic cave chordate, the only vertebrate in Europe that lives solely in the subterranean world.
On I FEEL SLOVENIA web site you can check all the attractions of this beautiful country:https://www.slovenia.info/en known by its hiking and biking activities, spas and health resorts and nature.
Funny fact: Because of the name similarity, many people are mixing Slovenia and Slovakia. Both were created in early 90’s but the first one was part of Yugoslavia and the second one was part of Czechoslovakia. It’s not just the name that is confusing people, it is also a flag that is with the same colors (white, blue and red) of the same order but different symbol. Their proximity also confuses but with one huge difference, Slovenia has sea and Slovakia don’t.
Slovenian dishes and drinks
The water in Slovenia is generally drinkable. They are known by wine: Cviček, Slovenian sour red wine from the Lower Carniola region and Teran, dry red wine from Kras region. They are very famous by its wine roads as tourist attraction where wine cellars are visited and tasted. Slovenes also like to drink Borovničke, blueberry liqueur and beer.
Slovenian uniquely dishes are: potica – a nut roll prepared with widest variety of fillings; prekmurska gibanica – a cakelike pastry of poppy seeds, walnuts, apples or ricotta cheese, etc.; jota – a type of soup made of beans and sauerkraut, potatoes, bacon; žganci – a type of polenta; štruklji – dumplings stuffed with sweet fillings, meat or vegetable; kranjska sausage, kremšnita – Bled cream cake, etc.
If you want to find out more about Slovenia, visit: https://www.the-slovenia.com/ and buy one of their amazing books, maps, gifts, trips and more.
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