Quotas for admission/entry for employment

Code:: B7
Key Area:: Migration & Minority Demographics/Statistics
Strand(s):: Demographics & Economics

20/02/2012 - 19:37

Short Answer

Based on the 2011 Employment and Work of Aliens Act, aliens with permanent residence permits and refugees have free access to the labour market based on their status and do not need to apply for a work permit.

The Government Decree laying down work permit quota for 2010 to limit the number of aliens on labour market sets the quota of 12.000 work permits.

Qualitative Info

The Government Decree laying down work permit quota for 2010 to limit the number of aliens on labour market sets the quota of 12.000 work permits. The quota applies to aliens without pre-existing residence permits in Slovenia and thus do not apply to aliens already holding personal work permits and citizens of EEA member states.

Before the adoption of the 2011 Zakon o zaposlovanju in delu tujcev [Employment and Work of Aliens Act] the Government set the work permit quota for each year in advance, the current legislation stipulates laying down the quota based on the condition and anticipated movements of the labour market. Based on the 2011 Employment and Work of Aliens Act, aliens with permanent residence permits and refugees have free access to the labour market based on their status and do not need to apply for a work permit.

In December 2011 there were 34.266 valid work permits. Main groups by nationality: 17.625 (Bosnia and Herzegovina), 4.531 (Serbia), 3.698 (Kosovo), 3.464 (Croatia), 2.676 (FYROM).

Source: http://www.uradni-list.si/1/objava.jsp?urlid=201126&stevilka=1152; http://zakonodaja.gov.si/rpsi/r07/predpis_SKLE7887.html; http://www.ess.gov.si/trg_dela/trg_dela_v_stevilkah/zaposlovanje_tujcev; http://www.stat.si/novica_prikazi.aspx?id=3083

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09/01/2013 - 18:37

Short Answer

Since 2010 (when the quota was 12.000 new work permits), the Government did not adopt a decree laying down annual work permit quota to limit the number of new work permits.

Qualitative Info

Since 2010 (when the quota was 12.000 new work permits), the Government did not adopt a decree laying down annual work permit quota to limit the number of new work permits, meaning that in 2011 and 2012 the number of new work permits was not limited.

The quota otherwise applies to aliens without pre-existing residence permits in Slovenia and thus does not apply to aliens already holding personal work permits and citizens of EEA member states.

In October 2012 there were 33.596 valid work permits. Main groups by nationality: 16.748 (Bosnia and Herzegovina), 4.405 (Serbia), 4.061 (Croatia), 3.769 (Kosovo), 2.392 (FYROM).

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