Article 48 ZDRS-UPB2 — later restoration (post-1995 windows)

• Critical operational note: The IZBRISANI subgroup (~25,671 erased on 1992-02-26 under ZTuj 1991 Article 81) is NOT the primary beneficiary class of Article 48 UPB2 — that class is routed through ZUSDDD 1999, ZUSDDD-UPB / ZUSDDD-B 2010, and ZPŠOIRSP 2013 (compensation window closed 2017-06-18). Some IZBRISANI…

Filed before the Ministry of the Interior (Ministrstvo za notranje zadeve / MNZ), Sektor za upravne notranje zadeve, Oddelek za državljanstva, generally via the upravna enota of registered residence or directly with the central administrative unit. The procedural framework is the General Administrative Procedure Act (ZUP — Zakon o splošnem upravnem postopku, Uradni list RS 24/2006-UPB2 with subsequent amendments).

6.2 Evidence Required

Depending on the sub-class (Section 4 above):

• Proof of underlying eligibility (former-citizen documentation; prior Article 40 rejection records; evidence of impossibility of timely Article 40 filing);
• Proof of registered residence and actual living in SI for the relevant period;
• Where Article 10 ZDRS conditions are cross-referenced under UPB2 framework: language certificate (centerslo.si Basic Level Exam A2 minimum within combined A2-B1 osnovna raven ), livelihood demonstration, criminal-record (no unconditional prison sentence > 3 months / no suspended sentence > 1 year), tax compliance, oath of allegiance;
• For descendants: proof of parental Article-40-era status and lineage documentation (birth certificate, parental Slovenian-citizenship documentation or rejection records).

6.3 Decision Authority and Appeal

• First-instance decision: MNZ (administrative decision, with reasoned written motivation).
• Appeal first instance: Upravno sodišče RS (Administrative Court of the Republic of Slovenia).
• Second instance: Vrhovno sodišče RS (Supreme Court — supervisory jurisdiction X Ips citation style).
• Constitutional complaint: Ustavno sodišče RS (Up-* citation style) where constitutional rights are engaged.

6.4 Vesting Date

For Article 48 UPB2 pathways…

Function within the consolidated text: UPB2 incorporates the cumulative effect of:

• The original 1991 ZDRS (Uradni list RS 1/1991-I item 8) — including the now-closed Article 40 transitional window;
• The 1994 amendment (ZDRS-A, Uradni list RS 13/1994);
• The 1995-1997 amendments enabling further restoration mechanisms;
• The 2002 reform (ZDRS-B, Uradni list RS 96/2002);
• The 2003-2006 amendments;
• The 2007 consolidation (UPB2 itself).

Within this consolidated text, Article 48 captures the later-restoration framework for applicants outside the strict original Article 40 timeline. The consolidated-text numbering produced operational confusion in some secondary literature, which is why the cascade- was adopted.

2.2 Cessation-Framework Anchor (Article 18 ZDRS)

Article 18 ZDRS — Zakon o državljanstvu Republike Slovenije, Article 18 ("Prenehanje državljanstva"): defines the four modes of cessation: (1) release (odpust), (2) renunciation (odrek), (3) withdrawal/revocation (odvzem), and (4) cessation by international treaty. Default ZDRS rule allows dual nationality: acquiring a foreign nationality does not automatically extinguish…