🇭🇷Croatia immigration routes

Every route we track for Croatia, with the official source behind each one.

8

routes tracked

2

need no employer sponsor

0

map to permanent residence

Routes

• EU Blue Card (stay and work permit)

  Croatia's EU Blue Card is a stay-and-work permit for a highly qualified third-country national, issued without a labour market test or the opinion of the Croatian Employment Service.

  • No employer sponsor needed

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• Long-Term Residence and Permanent stay

  Croatia offers two settlement statuses to third-country nationals, described together by the Ministry of the Interior.

  • Sponsorship not yet read

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• Stay and work permit – high-demand professions (no labour market test)

  Third-country nationals may stay and work in Croatia on a stay-and-work permit under the Aliens Act.

  • Employer sponsor required
  • About 2 months

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• Stay and work permit (single permit)

  Croatia's stay and work permit is a single document, issued under the Aliens Act, that gives a third-country national both the right to reside temporarily in Croatia and the right to work there.

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• Stay and work permit for seasonal work

  Croatia issues a dedicated stay and work permit for seasonal work in agriculture, forestry, the hospitality industry and tourism.

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• Temporary stay for the purpose of family reunification

  Croatia allows a third-country national already lawfully resident there to be joined by close family members who are themselves third-country nationals, through a temporary stay for the purpose of family reunification.

  • Sponsorship not yet read

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• Temporary stay for the purpose of university studies

  A third-country national who intends to study at a Croatian higher education institution must regulate a temporary stay for the purpose of university studies.

  • Sponsorship not yet read

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• Temporary stay of digital nomads

  Croatia's temporary stay of digital nomads, administered by the Ministry of the Interior under the Aliens Act, is for third-country nationals who work through communication technology for a company — or their own company — not registered in Croatia, and who perform no work for Croatian employers.

  • No employer sponsor needed
  • About 8 months

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