Slovenian passport
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The front cover of a contemporary Slovenian biometric passport (with chip ) | |
Identity page of the Slovenian passport | |
| Type | Passport |
| Issued by | Slovenia |
| First issued | 1 October 1991 28 August 2006 (biometric passport) 12 December 2016 (current version) |
| Purpose | Identification |
| Eligibility | Slovenian citizenship |
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Slovenian passports (Slovene: slovenski potni list) are issued to citizens of the Republic of Slovenia to facilitate international travel. Every Slovenian citizen is also a citizen of the European Union; as such, the passport, along with Slovenian identity card, allows for free rights of movement and residence in any member state of the European Union and European Economic Area, as well as Switzerland, under Article 21 of the EU Treaty.
Slovenian passports are in booklet form pursuant to the recommended standards (i.e. size, composition, layout, technology) of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). They are issued by all 58 administrative units in the country, as well as by the Ministry of the Interior and Ministry of Foreign Affairs in certain circumstances. In addition to regular passports, Slovenia also issues special passports for diplomats and government officials, as well as emergency passports for Slovenian or EU citizens stranded abroad.
Pursuant to applicable bilateral or international agreements, the Slovenian ID card can substitute a passport for travel to certain countries, including most other former Yugoslav republics (Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia).