Frequently asked questions

You submit your application online on the national eVŠ portal, in the round and with the login method that apply to foreign applicants.

Foreign applicants apply in their own rounds, bachelor’s usually opens in spring and master’s deadlines are set by each faculty, so always confirm the current dates for your programme.

You apply as a non-EU (third-country) applicant, usually competing for a limited number of foreign-student places rather than in the general Slovenian round.

Some programmes reserve only a handful of places for non-EU students (competitive fields like dentistry may take just one or two), so check your programme and keep a backup option.

Most programmes have no entrance exam, the exceptions are fields like art, architecture, sport and dental prosthetics.

Only a few programmes require a B2 Slovene certificate, medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, psychology, film/directing and journalism, while most others do not.

Yes, the university you apply to assesses your previous Macedonian education as part of admission, so you submit your diplomas and transcripts with your application.

Your key documents usually need an apostille from Macedonia and a certified court (sodni) translation into Slovene, arrange both before you leave.

Prepare and translate your diploma, transcripts and criminal-record certificate in advance, because it is much harder to obtain and legalise them once you are in Slovenia.

Under the Slovenia and Macedonia bilateral agreement, full-time bachelor’s and master’s study at public universities is tuition-free for Macedonian citizens (self-funded or second programmes may still be charged).

Yes, you can look into state scholarships, Ad Futura, CEEPUS and faculty scholarships, each with its own conditions and deadlines.

As a Macedonian citizen you can enter visa-free for short stays, but to study you need a temporary residence permit for study, which you normally arrange before you move.

You usually apply at the Slovenian embassy in Skopje before you arrive, or at the local administrative unit (upravna enota) once you are in Slovenia.

You typically need your enrolment certificate, a valid passport, proof of sufficient means, health insurance, a criminal- and penal-record certificate and the required fees.

You must show around €507,43 per month, the Slovenian basic minimum income from 1 April 2026 (check the current amount), and a parent’s notarised statement of support is the usual, durable way to prove it.

The permit is issued for your study year and must be renewed annually, submit the renewal by 30 September (you can apply up to about 60 days before it expires), because missing that turns it into a brand-new application.

Yes, you must register your temporary address at the administrative unit within 8 days of moving in.

RM/SI 3 is the certificate from the two-country procedure that gives you basic health cover in Slovenia based on your Macedonian insurance, and yes, you need it.

You need valid health insurance in place for your residence permit, so arrange the RM/SI 3 cover (and optional complementary insurance) before or right after you arrive.

Once insured, you choose and register a personal doctor (for the duration of your studies) at a health centre in your study city.

Usually no, subsidised dormitory places are reserved for Slovenian and EU students, so self-funded foreign degree students normally rent privately.

Most students rent a private room or a shared flat, and some use student-housing brokers or private halls of residence in their study city.

Private rooms run roughly €200 to €400 a month (studios more), and you usually pay a deposit plus the first month’s rent when you move in.

Yes, students with valid status (including foreign students) can use subsidised meals (boni), you register once online with your student data and a phone or chip card.

Students can buy the subsidised IJPP intercity ticket regardless of how far you live from your faculty, you apply with your student status, and city transport (like Urbana in Ljubljana) is added on top.

Yes, student work through a napotnica (referral) is allowed on a student residence permit; a full employment contract is different and needs a change of permit.

You register with a student service and need a Slovenian tax number, an EMŠO and usually a bank account, plus a napotnica before each job starts.

You obtain an EMŠO (personal ID number) and a tax number from the administrative unit and the financial office (FURS); you need them to open a bank account, work and handle most admin.

Student work via napotnica is flexible and allowed on your study permit, while regular employment is a formal job that generally requires changing your permit from study to work.

In your first days you register your address, sort out health insurance, get your EMŠO and tax number, open a bank account and activate meals and transport.

Most students budget roughly €455 to €850 a month depending on the city, with a higher first month for the deposit and setup costs.

Student status is your active enrolment as a student, and it is what unlocks subsidised meals, transport, student work and other benefits.

Yes, after graduating you can apply for a residence permit for job-seeking (about nine months) to stay and look for work.