What changed in Slovenia

Private investor crypto gains are not taxed, under the current documented position

Crypto tax and legal status

Exchanging crypto for euros is VAT-exempt across the EU

Crypto tax and legal status

A wallet-reporting duty likely applies independently of whether the disposal tax was enacted

Crypto tax and legal status

Whether the 25 percent crypto disposal tax was actually voted into law for 2026 is unresolved

Crypto tax and legal status

Mining and staking income is taxable at receipt, not treated as tax-free private gain

Crypto tax and legal status

Active trading can be taxed as business income, with no bright-line test for where that starts

Crypto tax and legal status

Crypto is legal to own, buy, sell and hold, just not legal tender

Crypto tax and legal status

Practical setup means registering address, tax number, EMŠO and ZZZS

Local registrations

Your Slovenian pension is pay-as-you-go, with foreign years generally counting toward it

Pension

Compulsory health insurance as a resident is a legal obligation, not an option

Healthcare coverage

Slovenia has no special tax break for new residents, and that is the honest answer

Personal income tax

Running your foreign company day-to-day from Slovenia risks dragging it into Slovenian tax

Moving your company

Whether your existing company can redomicile into Slovenia is not well established

Moving your company

Local incorporation is straightforward, the investor-route residency threshold needs confirming

Moving your company

Buying second-hand property costs 2 percent in transfer tax

Leaving home: exit tax and ties

Inheritance and gift tax spares close family but bites further out

Leaving home: exit tax and ties

No wealth tax, no entry charge, and no general individual exit tax

Leaving home: exit tax and ties

There is no citizenship-by-investment route into Slovenia

Permanent residency and citizenship

Naturalisation needs 10 years of residence and generally means renouncing your prior citizenship

Permanent residency and citizenship

Permanent residence needs 5 continuous years and, since late 2024, a language exam

Permanent residency and citizenship

Family reunification is available on every main residence route

Residency routes

The nomad permit is a bridge, not a settlement route

Residency routes

Third-country movers settle via self-employment, company or family routes

Residency routes

EU and EEA movers simply register residence

Residency routes

Slovenia has no golden visa and no citizenship-by-investment programme

Residency routes

Non-EU visitors and nomads need their own private health insurance

Healthcare coverage

EHIC covers medically necessary care for EU and EEA visitors

Healthcare coverage

We cannot yet confirm whether Slovenia has a social security agreement with your home country

Social security

Without coordinated coverage, habitual remote work can pull you into Slovenian contributions

Social security

EU coordination or a bilateral agreement keeps your home social security running

Social security

A tax treaty backs up a short stay even before residency is at risk

Personal income tax

Resident progressive rates run from 16 percent to 50 percent

Personal income tax

Foreign salary or fees stay outside Slovenian tax while you are a non-resident

Personal income tax

Past 183 days in a tax year, you become a Slovenian tax resident

Tax residency

A habitual abode or a centre of interests here can trigger residency, whatever your day count

Tax residency

Unlikely to become a Slovenian tax resident on this stay

Tax residency

Working for Slovenian clients without the right permit is the actual bright line

Right to work

On the nomad permit, only foreign work is legal

Right to work

Remote work on a short Schengen stay sits in an official grey zone

Right to work

EU and EEA nationals can work remotely without restriction

Right to work

The digital-nomad residence permit is the route past 90 days

Immigration and visa

Past 90 days without a permit, you are overstaying

Immigration and visa

Your nationality needs a Schengen visa arranged before travel

Immigration and visa

Visa-free Schengen entry covers stays up to 90 days

Immigration and visa

EU and EEA citizens have full free movement into Slovenia

Immigration and visa