The provisions that determine which migrants are eligible to become Slovene citizens receive the third lowest score of the 28 MIPEX countries. Usually, migrants must have lived in Slovenia for 10 years though a facilitated naturalisation procedure provides a shortcut for refugees, stateless people and alumni of Slovenian universities. In addition to the conditions mentioned for long-term residence, applicants for naturalisation must prove that they can speak basic Slovenian and have not spent more than three months in prison. Naturalised citizens arehalfway secure in their status: the state can withdraw their citizenship without time limits or consideration of many aspects of their personal life, but cannot leave them stateless and must offer the right to appeal against a negative decision. Dual nationality policies effectively block most naturalising citizens and children born in the country from keeping their foreign nationality.
