{"id":117,"date":"2019-05-08T16:13:08","date_gmt":"2019-05-08T16:13:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/slovenia\/?page_id=117"},"modified":"2026-04-23T14:16:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T14:16:19","slug":"employment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/slovenia\/living\/employment\/","title":{"rendered":"Employment"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"employment\">\n<h3>Information on access to work for asylum seekers and refugees in Slovenia.<\/h3>\n<p><!-- Asylum seekers --><\/p>\n<div class=\"info-box\">\n<h3>Work for asylum seekers<\/h3>\n<p>You can start working <strong>3 months after applying for asylum<\/strong> if:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Your application has not yet been decided<\/li>\n<li>The delay is not caused by you<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The authority responsible for your asylum application will issue your work permit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- Refugees --><\/p>\n<div class=\"info-box\">\n<h3>Work for recognized refugees<\/h3>\n<p>If you are granted refugee status<sup>1<\/sup>, you and your family members have:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Free access to the labour market<\/li>\n<li>The right to be employed or self-employed<\/li>\n<li>No need for a work permit<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Employers must treat you the same as Slovenian citizens.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- Job registration --><\/p>\n<h3>Registering as a jobseeker<\/h3>\n<p>Refugees can register as jobseekers at the Employment Service of Slovenia.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You can choose a labour office based on where you live or want to work<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Find a list of offices here:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ess.gov.si\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\nEmployment Service of Slovenia (ESS)<br \/>\n<\/a>(English available)<\/p>\n<p>Instructions for registration are available here:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ess.gov.si\/en\/jobseekers\/register-with-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\nHow to register as a jobseeker<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- Counsellor --><\/p>\n<div class=\"info-box\">\n<h3>Support from an employment counsellor<\/h3>\n<p>After registration, you will be assigned an employment counsellor who will:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Provide guidance on finding a job<\/li>\n<li>Help you create an employment plan<\/li>\n<li>Support your integration into the labour market<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- Additional info --><\/p>\n<div class=\"info-box\">\n<h3>More information<\/h3>\n<p>You can find more details about employment in Slovenia here:<a href=\"https:\/\/infotujci.si\/en\/persons-under-international-protection\/employment-and-work\/registration-in-the-register-of-unemployed-persons\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\nGovernment information portal (Slovenian and English)<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Information on access to work for asylum seekers and refugees in Slovenia. Work for asylum seekers You can start working 3 months after applying for asylum if: Your application has not yet been decided The delay is not caused by you The authority responsible for your asylum application will issue your work permit. Work for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":105,"menu_order":30,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"[]"},"class_list":["post-117","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/slovenia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/117","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/slovenia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/slovenia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/slovenia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/slovenia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=117"}],"version-history":[{"count":36,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/slovenia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/117\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1577,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/slovenia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/117\/revisions\/1577"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/slovenia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/105"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/slovenia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=117"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}