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An EU business residency via sole proprietorship — zero share capital required, 80% normalized expense deduction for consultants, and a lean digital setup through the centralized SPOT government portal.

Zero Share Capital
Key Advantage
Schengen Access
Processing / Term
National Min. Wage
Income / Capital
Overview

Programme Overview

The Slovenia Business Residence Programme, operating via the specialized Sole Proprietorship framework — nationally designated as the Samostojni podjetnik (s.p.) track — represents a highly efficient, strategic commercial entryway into Central Europe. Perfectly positioned at the intersection of main European trade corridors, Slovenia provides independent operators with a remarkably safe, stable, and infrastructure-rich environment integrated into the European single market and the Eurozone. Managed seamlessly through the national electronic SPOT government portal and the Ministry of the Interior, this track allows accomplished consultants, digital specialist operators, and international solo entrepreneurs to legally register a personal commercial activity in Slovenia. For clients of Burbridge Capital, the Slovenia Sole Proprietorship pathway delivers a distinct operational blueprint: a rapid, low-friction route to an independent European residence card that completely bypasses the massive capital injection requirements of standard corporate structures.

Benefits

Key Advantages

Ⅰ
Minimal Upfront Capital Vetting
Unlike traditional corporate structures that mandate large, locked share capital injections, the sole proprietorship framework lets you establish your business registry with completely zero minimum capital requirements.
Ⅱ
Optimized Normalized Tax Arbitrage
Slovenia offers a specialized, normalized expense deduction framework for independent operators, allowing you to significantly lower your effective income tax profile on foreign-sourced consulting fees.
Ⅲ
Rapid Digital Setup Infrastructure
By leveraging centralized government portals, the technical registration of your commercial identity, tax number procurement, and social security links are executed in a streamlined block.
Ⅳ
Frictionless Schengen Mobility
Holding an active Slovenian residence card grants you and your family immediate, visa-free access to move across all 29 member nations of the European Schengen Zone for up to 90 days out of every 180-day cycle.
Ⅴ
Direct Family Reunification Rights
The principal business operator holds full statutory authorization to sponsor their legal spouse or long-term partner and dependent minor children, ensuring unified European mobility.
Requirements

Qualification Structure

Commercial Registration
Sole Proprietorship (s.p.) — Slovenian Business Register (AJPES)
Zero share capital requirement
The primary applicant must successfully secure a personalized Slovenian Tax Number (Davcna stevilka) and a National Identification Number (EMSO). The sole proprietorship must be anchored to a legitimate physical location within Slovenian territory — a virtual office or business center desk is fully acceptable.
Financial Self-Sufficiency
Liquid Funds or Foreign-Sourced Revenue
National basic minimum income benchmark
The principal applicant must demonstrate immediate personal access to stable liquid funds or foreign-sourced revenues that continuously meet or exceed the national basic minimum income benchmark. Every document in the application portfolio must be processed into officially certified Slovenian translations performed by an authorized court interpreter.
The Process

How Burbridge Capital
manages your application

1
Tax Identification & EMSO Procurement
Burbridge Capital initiates your administrative foundation. Our legal team submits the required source files to the Financial Administration of the Republic of Slovenia to extract your personal Tax Number and National Identification Number.
2
Headquarters Anchor & Landlord Vetting
Our local team assists you in securing a compliant business address in Slovenia. We coordinate the execution of the necessary landlord consent declarations and formally verify the property records.
3
Digital Registration & Portfolio Translation
We structure your commercial scope and officially register your sole proprietorship into the Slovenian Business Register via the government portal. Concurrently, our specialized court translators process your background records and financial statements into certified Slovenian language files.
4
Single Permit Consular Submission
The complete corporate and personal dossier is formally submitted to the designated Slovenian Embassy or Consulate within your region. Government compliance officers and the Employment Service review your business file to issue an independent Single Residence and Work Permit.
5
Arrival & Biometric Enrollment
You travel to Slovenia on your valid entry visa. Our local corporate concierge desk immediately coordinates your arrival steps, accompanying your family to the local Administrative Unit to submit your local housing records and record your physical biometric data.
6
Card Collection & Bank Activation
Following brief printing periods, you return to the administrative office to collect your physical biometric residence card. Your independent European residence is officially live, granting full access across the Schengen Area.
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Is there a strict minimum capital requirement to register an s.p. structure?+
No, completely zero. One of the primary operational highlights of the sole proprietorship model compared to a standard limited liability company is the absolute absence of an initial capital deposit requirement.
How does the normalized expense deduction tax framework operate for consultants?+
Slovenia offers an incredibly favorable tax model for independent operators who register as a normalized sole proprietor (Normiranec). Under this system, the state automatically recognizes a flat 80% of your gross turnover as business expenses without requiring extensive receipt tracking, leaving only 20% of your revenue subject to the flat income tax rate.
Can I work as a regular employee for an alternative Slovenian company under this visa?+
No. The Sole Proprietorship visa is a dedicated independent business track. You are legally authorized to act as the sole operator and executive director of your own registered commercial entity. Taking on standard employment with a third-party domestic firm requires undergoing a separate, highly restricted labor market review.

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