https://www.gov.si/en/topics/citizenship/
– An individual is not required to provide proof of release from previous citizenship if they have submitted an application for Slovenian citizenship on the basis of Article 12 of the Citizenship Act and:
– They are married to a Slovenian citizen, although the Slovenian government must give its consent if the country of origin prescribes conditions for the termination of citizenship that would put the individual’s life or livelihood at risk, or if termination of the original citizenship would result in the loss of ownership of immovable property or of the right to own immovable property.
“**They are married to a Slovenian citizen**” makes me think you can have dual citizenship if you marry a Slovenian. But “although the Slovenian government must give its consent if the country of origin prescribes conditions for the termination of citizenship that would put the individual’s life or livelihood at risk, or if termination of the original citizenship would result in the loss of ownership of immovable property or of the right to own immovable property.”
That is a hard sentence to read, and frankly I don’t understand how it relates to marrying someone. Does someone know what this means? Also, has someone here seen an instance of someone keeping their foreign citizenship while also gaining Slovenian citizenship?
by RothIRALadder
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You can have dual citizenship as a Slovenian citizen, the law is basically telling you what Slovenian government can do if the country of your origin, the one that gave you citizenship first, DOESN’T allow dual citizenship and will terminate your original citizenship after you become Slovenian citizen. If Slovenian government recognizes that you will lose a lot by losing the original citizenship, they can deny you dual citizenship.
I hope that makes sense, laws here are written so you can get away with things and not to actually help citizens live better lives, so sorry about that.
IANAL, but in general the law says that you need to give up your foreign citizenship – unless
* you’re a citizen of an EU country that also allows Slovenian citizens to keep their citizenship
* you’re married to a Slovenian citizen and have the consent of the Slovenian government (good luck getting that I guess)
the rest of the text on the English web page just seems like a bad/misplaced copypasta and actually belongs in a separate bullet point starting with “if the country …”
Slovenia does not allow dual citizenships. But if you get married to a Slovenian it does not matter which nationality or citizenship you are, you can still remain citizen of that country (and obtain Slovenian resident permit). But if you decide to switch to Slovenian (after 7 years), you have to give up your previous citizenship (and provide proof of that).
I am a US citizen and a permanent resident of Slovenia (through marriage). I didn’t see the point in jumping through all those hoops for no perceived benefit.
Getting a citizenship without speaking the language should not be allowed.