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Digital Nomad Permit
Official nomad visaBrazilian citizens can enter Slovenia visa-free for a short stay, but the Digital Nomad Permit is still a separate application. Applying from inside Slovenia is allowed for Brazilian applicants. The consular fee is 102 EUR. Allow about 0 weeks for the Brazilian police clearance, which then needs an apostille. There is no double-tax treaty between Brazil and Slovenia.
How do Brazilian citizens apply for the Slovenia Digital Nomad Permit?
Can Brazilian citizens apply from inside Slovenia?
Yes. Brazilian applicants may submit from inside Slovenia.
How long does the Slovenia Digital Nomad Permit really take for Brazilian citizens?
14–18 weeks (≈ 3–4 months)
- Police clearance (verified)0w
- Apostille (typical)1w
- Consular appointment (typical)4w
- Processing 8–12w (typical)8w
- Post-arrival registration (typical)2w
Typical processing: 8–12 weeks. The rest is doc gathering + waiting in a queue, none of which the consulate counts.
Avoid these
What do people get wrong about the Slovenia Digital Nomad Permit?
- Underestimating timing by a factor of 2–3. The "60-day processing" line is real, but it's only the consulate's processing window. The door-to-door reality includes police clearance, apostille, consular appointment lead, and post-arrival registration, so most applicants land between 4 and 7 months.
- Skipping or mis-formatting the apostille. Apostille is the single most cited rejection reason. Every supporting document from your home country needs an apostille from the right authority, and they expire. Don't apostille more than 4 months before submission.
Documents
What Brazilian applicants typically submit
Documents needing an apostille (Brazilian authorities):
- Certidao de Antecedentes Criminais from the Policia Federal, where it is asked for. This is the honest gap in this cell: gov.si's published conditions for the digital nomad permit do not list a certificate of no criminal record, only the requirement that no grounds for refusal under Article 55 ZTuj-2 apply. The infotujci requirement for a home-country potrdilo o nekaznovanosti not older than three months sits on the page for the single residence and work permit, which is a different permit type. Treat the certificate as likely rather than confirmed for this route, and apostille it if you obtain it.
- Brazilian civil-status certidoes (nascimento, casamento) where a spouse or children are included. The digital nomad permit allows family reunification immediately with no waiting period tied to the length of the nomad's residence, so these are live documents from day one rather than a later step.
- Criminal record certificate from any other country the applicant lived in before moving, apostilled or legalised under that country's own rules, on the same likely-rather-than-confirmed footing.
- Private documents such as bank statements, client contracts and employer letters are not Brazilian public documents and do not carry an apostille. These are what actually prove the income condition, and they still need a Slovenian translation by a court interpreter.
Worth knowing: Brazil sits in Annex II of Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, confirmed by reading the regulation's own annex, and gov.si's page for citizens of Brazil states plainly that Brazilian citizens do not need a short-stay visa to enter Slovenia. A Brazilian ordinary passport therefore enters visa-free for 90 days in any 180, which opens the cheaper of the two routes gov.si describes: lodge the digital nomad permit at any administrative unit in Slovenia while lawfully present, rather than at a mission abroad. infotujci frames that rule by lawful residence and not by nationality, so the visa-free entry is precisely what makes in-country filing available, and none of the consular machinery a Chinese or South African applicant faces applies here. If a Brazilian does file from Brazil, there is one counter: Slovenia's only career mission in the country is the embassy in Brasilia, and the posts in Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Recife are honorary consulates that gov.si says have no direct consular competences. Neither bilateral agreement a remote worker would want exists, and both sides confirm it. Slovenia is absent from the Receita Federal list of double taxation agreements, which lists Eslovaquia and not Eslovenia, a distinction worth checking twice, and Brazil is absent from the FURS list of conventions in force; Brazil's Ministerio da Previdencia Social list of social security agreements in force does not include Slovenia, and Slovenia's non-EU agreements run to the Western Balkans states and others that do not include Brazil. Slovenian self-employed contributions therefore have no INSS offset, and there is no treaty relief if the stay tips into Slovenian tax residency.
Tax
How is Digital Nomad Permit income taxed for Brazilian citizens?
No special tax regime for digital nomads. The residence permit itself does not automatically trigger Slovenian tax residency. Tax liability depends on tax residency: a holder who stays under 183 days/year and lacks a permanent home or centre of personal and economic interests in Slovenia is generally treated as a non-resident and not taxed in Slovenia on foreign remote income. Those who become Slovenian tax residents (183+ days in a calendar year, or a permanent home or centre of vital interests in Slovenia) are taxed on worldwide income, subject to applicable double-taxation treaties; treaty tie-breaker rules can keep a person non-resident even where domestic conditions are met. Each case is assessed individually.
What Brazilian tax still does
Brazil taxes on residence, not citizenship, but leaving does not end it by itself. Residency ends when you file the Comunicação de Saída Definitiva and then the Declaração de Saída Definitiva; skip them and the Receita Federal keeps assessing your worldwide income. Brazil has treaties with most of Europe, though not Germany, where the 1975 treaty has had no effect since 2006.
Money, roughly (sourced)
Regime: Ordinary progressive PIT (16-50%, worldwide income, no special nomad regime), about 67.1% effective tax on €60k/yr.
The Slovenian Digital Nomad Permit (effective 21 Nov 2025) grants NO special tax break; if you exceed 183 days or center your life there you become tax-resident on worldwide income at ordinary 16-50% progressive rates. The permit is max 1 year, non-renewable, so many nomads stay non-resident and avoid worldwide taxation entirely.
Capital gains: 25%. Flat 25% on disposal of financial instruments; for securities the rate steps down with holding period. As a resident, gains on a foreign brokerage are in scope.
Living comfortably to well in Ljubljana runs about €1,700–€2,400/mo for one person, incl. rent. Roughly 13% more than the same living in São Paulo, which runs about R$8,700/mo (≈ €1,500).
Estimate your take-home in the tax calculator →Worth a specialist's time. A short call before you commit usually pays for itself, especially for US citizens (FEIE/FATCA), existing UK ties, or unwinding SA tax residency.
Digital Nomad Permit basics, same for every passport
- Income requirement
- Najmanj dvakratnik povprečne mesečne neto plače v Sloveniji (twice the average monthly net wage; approx EUR 3,200/month in 2026)
- Application fee
- €102
- Family allowed
- Yes
What this visa gets you
Visa
Entry document
Temporary residency
1 year, not renewable
Permanent residency
Not via this programme
Citizenship
Not via this programme
What nomads report from Slovenia, the cost of living, and the programme background are on the full Slovenia profile.
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FAQ
Slovenia Digital Nomad Permit: common questions
Can Brazilian citizens get the Slovenia Digital Nomad Permit?
Yes. The Digital Nomad Permit is open to Brazilian passport holders as non-EU nationals. The main requirement is proof of income of at least €3,200 per month.
Can I apply for the Slovenia Digital Nomad Permit from inside Slovenia?
Yes. Brazilian applicants may submit the Digital Nomad Permit application from inside Slovenia.
Do I need an apostille for the Slovenia Digital Nomad Permit?
Yes. Supporting documents issued in Brazil (such as your police clearance) must be apostilled by the competent Brazil authority before submission. Apostilles can expire, so don't obtain them more than a few months ahead of applying.
How much does the Slovenia Digital Nomad Permit cost?
The government application fee is about €102. The consular fee paid in Brazil is approximately 102 EUR. Budget separately for police clearance, apostille (if required), translations, and required health insurance.
Can I bring my family on the Slovenia Digital Nomad Permit?
Yes. Spouses and dependent children can generally be included as dependants, usually with a higher combined income requirement and their own supporting documents.
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