Can the company owner be that employee?

No, in the standard procedure the main applicant cannot work until the right to work is granted. Another employee with the right to work in Slovenia meets the condition first.

Is part-time employment of the staff member acceptable?

No, at least one employee working full-time officially is required — part-time work does not meet the condition.

Can the employee be replaced during the six-month period?

This is risky and can mean the condition is not recognised as met — the period must be continuous for the same employee.

For companies with a limited budget

Employing a staff member for 6 months for a residence permit through a company in Slovenia

We help you register the company, officially employ a staff member, meet the six-month condition and prepare the documents for a single permit for the business owner.

Important: employing a staff member does not automatically give the owner the right to a permit — it proves the employer is active, after which the applicant's own employment is arranged.

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Stages of the "employee" permit route

One employee

At least one person is officially employed by the company.

Full-time

The employee is included in the compulsory social insurance system.

At least 6 months

The condition is met before the applicant's documents are filed.

Who this route suits

Companies that genuinely need a worker

Entrepreneurs with a limited initial budget

Businesses that find it hard to generate €10,000/month in receipts

Service and trading companies

Companies opening an office or representative office

Entrepreneurs ready to wait 6 months before filing

The employment must be genuine: the employee actually does the work, receives a salary and is included in compulsory social insurance. Part-time work does not meet the condition.

Can the owner be employed straight away?

No. In the standard procedure for a first permit, the main applicant cannot work until the right to work is granted. So another employee with the right to work in Slovenia is officially employed first, and only after the 6 months are complete does the company employ the applicant.

Can the employee be changed during the 6 months?

This is risky: the condition is continuous employment and insurance of one employee for at least 6 months. You need to avoid breaks in insurance, a switch to part-time, dismissal and re-hiring, or swapping the worker just before filing.

How the process runs

Project analysis

We define the company's activity and the employee's role.

Registering the company

Tax number, d.o.o., share capital, account.

Hiring the employee

Contract, registration in compulsory insurance, HR documents.

Six months of work

Salary, tax calculations, payment of contributions.

Checking the period

Continuity of insurance and the employer's compliance with its obligations.

Filing the application

The applicant's employment and the application for the single permit.

Mistakes that lead to refusal

The employee works part-time, or the period is not complete
Breaks in insurance, replacing the employee with another person
Salary paid late, taxes or contributions unpaid
The employment exists only on paper; the employee does not actually work
The position does not match the company's activity; the application was filed too early