Self-employed professional in culture (samostojni kulturni delavec)
WHAT
A form of independent business in the field of culture available to those who create in art and culture and are registered as self-employed in the culture at the Ministry of Culture (Ministrstvo za kulturo).
More information on this status is available at the website of the Ministry of Culture (in Slovenian): http://www.mk.gov.si/si/storitve/postopki/statusi_in_pravice/vpis_v_razvid_samozaposlenih/
WHO
Self-employed in culture are creators in the field of culture performing an independent specialized occupation in this field. You can register as self-employed in culture at the Ministry of Culture (Ministrstvo za kulturo) if you meet the following conditions:
- You are performing an independent specialized occupation in the field of cultural activity (all forms of creation, provision and protection of cultural assets in the area of movable and immovable cultural heritage, textual, staging, musical, visual, film, audiovisual, intermedia and other arts in the field of publishing and librarianship, cinema and other cultural activities) and are not receiving pension.
- You have the required professional education or can prove based on your work references that you are qualified for performing this activity (number of published texts, exhibitions, performances, etc., in the previous five years).
HOW
The application for registering as self-employed in culture can be filed at the Ministry of Culture (Ministrstvo za kulturo).
Good to know
Self-employed in culture can, under special conditions, request for the recognition of the right to pay the social security contributions. The application can be filed at the Ministry of Culture (Ministrstvo za kulturo).
WHERE
More information on this status is available at the Ministry of Culture.
Ministry of Culture (Ministrstvo za kulturo)
Maistrova ulica 10
1000 Ljubljana
Telephone.: +386 1 369 59 00
http://www.mk.gov.si/si/
Email: gp.mk@gov.si
If you have a digital certificate or electronic signature, you can register at the following web portal (in Slovenian): E-uprava: https://e-uprava.gov.si