Numerous people, that were later erased, applied for citizenship, but were denied due to rejected application or due to a terminated procedure of acceptance into citizenship.

For this purpose the Ministry of the Interior responded to Administrative Offices’ question when the provisions of the Aliens Act come into force for a foreigner who is a citizen of one of the other republics of former Yugoslavia who applied for Slovenian citizenship according to Article 40 of the Citizenship of the Republic of Slovenia Act, in which case the decision on termination of the procedure due to non-cooperation was issued.

The Ministry responded that in such cases the provisions of the Aliens Act came into force with the finality of this decision, and the decision becomes final being served to the person.