{"id":4545,"date":"2022-05-30T13:43:28","date_gmt":"2022-05-30T11:43:28","guid":{"rendered":"\/?page_id=4545"},"modified":"2022-07-07T17:46:27","modified_gmt":"2022-07-07T15:46:27","slug":"volunteering-and-participating-in-eu-voluntary-projects","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"\/en\/third-country-nationals\/purposes-of-residence\/volunteering-and-participating-in-eu-voluntary-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Volunteering and participating in EU voluntary projects"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\"  style='background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;'><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row \"><div  class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion_builder_column_1_1 fusion-builder-column-0 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last 1_1\"  style='margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;'><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\" style=\"padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;\"   data-bg-url=\"\"><div class=\"fusion-text\"><p>If you intend to become engaged in volunteer work in the Republic of Slovenia, you are entitled to obtain a temporary residence permit in so far as you have a volunteer agreement with a volunteer organisation or an organisation carrying out a volunteer programme or if you volunteer in EU volunteer projects which support the mobility of volunteers and are implemented on the basis of a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council, which aims to establish a programme to support the mobility of volunteers.<\/p>\n<p>You can apply for a temporary residence permit on condition you meet the relevant <a href=\"https:\/\/infotujci.si\/en\/third-country-nationals\/temporary-residence-permit\/terms-and-conditions-for-issuing-a-temporary-residence-permit\/\"><u>requirements<\/u><\/a>. The funds and pocket money specified in the volunteering agreement concluded with the voluntary organisation or organisation with a volunteer programme and the funds given to the foreigner by the voluntary organisation or organisation with a volunteer programme may also be taken into account as a proof that you comply with the requirement of having <a href=\"https:\/\/infotujci.si\/en\/third-country-nationals\/temporary-residence-permit\/how-much-do-sufficient-means-of-subsistence-amount-to\/\"><u>sufficient resources<\/u><\/a>. When taking part in volunteer projects under an EU programme, a foreigner shall also provide a certificate issued by the national authority responsible for supervising the implementation of such a programme or by an organisation authorised by the national authority, and such certificate shall serve as a proof of your participation in volunteer activities.<\/p>\n<p>An application for a temporary residence permit may be lodged by you or by a volunteer organisation or an organisation with a volunteer programme, and the application shall be filed with a diplomatic mission or consulate of the Republic of Slovenia abroad. An application may also be submitted to the competent authority in the Republic of Slovenia by a volunteer organisation or an organisation carrying out a volunteer programme.<\/p>\n<p>The residence permit shall be issued for the duration of the project, but for a term not exceeding one year. If the agreement has been extended for a period longer than one year, the permit may be extended annually for a period of one year, but shall not be extended beyond the duration of the volunteer work or participation in the project.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":907,"menu_order":23,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/infotujci.si\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4545"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/infotujci.si\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/infotujci.si\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/infotujci.si\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/infotujci.si\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4545"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/infotujci.si\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4545\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4713,"href":"https:\/\/infotujci.si\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4545\/revisions\/4713"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/infotujci.si\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/907"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/infotujci.si\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4545"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}