Area: Javna uprava
Competent authority: Policija
EZU URL: .nan
Initiative ID: 134
Initiative accepted and completed: '2013-08-22'
Initiative classified in EZU: .nan
Initiative forwarded in response: '2013-06-18'
Initiative published: '2013-06-18'
Initiative submitted: '2013-06-07'
Response from the competent authority: 'Response from the Ministry of the Interior,
  Directorate for Administrative Home Affairs, Migration and Naturalisation Regarding
  the initiative to simplify and shorten the procedures for the authentication of
  Letters of Guarantee, we would like to clarify that the Letter of Guarantee is required
  for visa procedures for which the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is responsible. Article
  24(3) of the Aliens Act, which also regulates visas, stipulates that the guarantor
  must register the letter of guarantee with the administrative unit, which enters
  the information in the register of authentication of letters of guarantee. The Register
  of Letters of Guarantee is a stand-alone application which is centrally managed
  and maintained and is also used for the authentication of signatures on vehicle
  purchase contracts. The Ministry of the Interior or DUNMZN is not responsible for
  the management of this application, as it is managed by the Ministry of Infrastructure
  and Spatial Planning.   With regard to the citizen''s two specific proposals to
  simplify and shorten the process of authentication of letters of guarantee, we would
  like to clarify that we agree with the citizen that information on the authentication
  of letters of guarantee and a list of e-mail addresses could help to shorten the
  queues at the administrative units. However, since letters of guarantee are within
  the scope of work of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which also has forms published
  on its website, we suggest that the citizen''s proposal be forwarded to them for
  further consideration and possible implementation. Response from the Ministry of
  Foreign Affairs: With regard to the initiative or proposal to simplify the procedures
  for the authentication of letters of guarantee, we would like to inform you that
  in our view only the first proposal (filling in the form in advance) is acceptable.
  This option would maintain the possibility of sending letters of guarantee to foreigners
  in scanned form (sent by e-mail). In our view, this would go a long way towards
  removing administrative obstacles, as guarantors do not have to send letters of
  guarantee in the original form, which is time-consuming and costly. The competent
  official at the diplomatic mission or consulate of the Republic of Slovenia can
  verify the authenticity of the letter of guarantee and its contents on the basis
  of the information entered in the authentication register. If this information were
  not entered in the system, diplomatic missions and consulates would be forced to
  request the original letters of guarantee. In our view, this would be a step backwards.'
Text file: 134.txt
Title: Simplifying and shortening the procedures for authenticating letters of guarantee
URL: https://www.stopbirokraciji.gov.si/pobuda/?st=134
