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Slovenia
Recent reports of entry without significant problems.
This rating rests on little or old data, so treat it as a rough guide.
Based on 2 reports. Score 1.00 on a scale from −1 (always refused) to +1 (always admitted), with recent reports counting most. The newest report is more than three years old, so conditions may have changed. How scoring works
What to expect
There is only one report for Slovenia, and it dates from 2017, so recent experience is unknown.1 That traveler crossed by land from Croatia into Slovenia after filing the 21-day notice and was admitted without any issue.1 No reports describe air or cruise arrivals, and none indicate whether officers had advance notice.1
Written by an AI model from the reports below on September 19, 2026. The numbers link to the reports each sentence is based on. Read those before you decide.
Officers may refuse entry on character grounds
Slovenia's Aliens Act sets no conviction-based entry bar; it applies the Schengen Borders Code grounds. Entry can be refused if someone is considered a threat to public policy or has a SIS alert.
Zakon o tujcih (ZTuj-2), Uradni list RS no. 50/11, Article 10; Regulation (EU) 2016/399 (Schengen Borders Code), Article 6(1)(d)-(e) · discretionary
We haven't confirmed this citation against the official text yet.
Last checked against official sources on September 20, 2026.
- Zakon o tujcih (ZTuj-2) · PISRS – Legal Information System of the Republic of Slovenia
- Zakon o spremembah in dopolnitvah Zakona o tujcih (ZTuj-2A) · PISRS – Legal Information System of the Republic of Slovenia
- Zakon o tujcih (uradno prečiščeno besedilo) ZTuj-2-UPB6 · Uradni list Republike Slovenije
- Consolidated Regulation (EU) 2016/399 (Schengen Borders Code) · EUR-Lex
Common questions
Can registered sex offenders enter Slovenia?
It's rated Open, but there are no trips reported in the last two years, so treat that as a rough guide.
Do Slovenia's border officers know about US registrants in advance?
None of the reports on file describe officers appearing to know in advance.
How do travelers usually arrive in Slovenia?
Reports on file describe 1 by land. Outcomes can differ by how travelers arrive; each report below says which.
- 1Jan 2017
Admitted, no issues · Over land, Croatia–Slovenia border
The traveler, then a registrant who had filed the 21-day notice, crossed by land from Croatia into the Schengen area through this country without problems.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand
- 2By 2022
Admitted, no issues
Row from the RTAG Travel Matrix, an undated summary last maintained around 2021.
- Registrants turned away
- No
- Law bars sex offenders
- No
- Law bars people with felonies
- No
- Has its own offender registry
- No
Registrant Travel Action Group (RTAG) · Legacy matrix · Summary