TEMPORARY RESIDENCE

Temporary residence is granted if the following conditions are met:

1. Purpose of temporary residence is proven;
2. Valid travel document is possessed;
3. Means of subsistence are available;
4. Health insurance is held;
5. When regulating the first temporary residence - proof that the individual has not been finally convicted of criminal offenses in their home country or in a country where they have resided for more than one year immediately prior to entering the Republic of Croatia;
6. No entry bans or warning issued in the Schengen Information System for the purpose of entry ban exists;
7. The individual does not pose a threat to public order, national security, or public health.

The application for issuance of a residence and work permit must be accompanied by:

1. Employment contract of the third-country national;
2. Evidence that the third-country national meets the employer's requirements as requested in the labor market test, including level of education, educational qualifications, work experience, and any other conditions required by the employer;
3. Decision on recognition of foreign professional qualifications (only if the employment concerns a third-country national who will practice a regulated profession);
4. Copy of valid travel document;

Proof of non-conviction for the third-country national if it is the first temporary residence in the Republic of Croatia.

Family members (spouse, unmarried partner, minor common child of spouses and unmarried partners, life partners or informal life partners, and minor child of each of them, parent or adopter of a minor child of a Croatian citizen, third-country national granted long-term residence or permanent residence, asylum or subsidiary protection) will be granted residence for the purpose of family reunification with:

1. Croatian citizens,
2. Third-country nationals granted permanent residence,
3. Third-country nationals granted temporary residence,
4. Third-country nationals granted protection in accordance with the provisions of a special regulation regulating international protection.

To prove an extramarital union, the following documents are submitted:

1. Birth certificate for the common child or a decision of the competent authority on adoption, or
2. Birth certificate or certificate of marital status or certificate from the register of unmarried partnerships, statement of unmarried partners about cohabitation, statements of witnesses about the existence and duration of the unmarried partnership, proof of cohabitation for three years in the Republic of Croatia or abroad immediately before submitting the application, or other evidence indicating an unmarried partnership and the intention to continue living together.

The Ministry, through the competent police administration or police station based on the intended place of residence of the third-country national in the Republic of Croatia, decides on the request for approval of temporary residence.

Temporary residence will be revoked from a third-country national if:

1. The conditions for granting temporary residence cease to exist,
2. There is an entry ban or warning issued in the Schengen Information System for the purpose of entry ban,
3. Within 30 days after the approval of temporary residence, they do not report their residence to the police administration or police station,
4. They deregister their residence from the Republic of Croatia at their own request,
5. From the date of approval of temporary residence granted for up to one year, they stay abroad for more than 90 days in total or longer than 30 days at once,
6. From the date of approval of temporary residence granted for up to two years, they stay abroad for more than 180 days in total or longer than 60 days at once,
7. They reside in the Republic of Croatia contrary to the purpose of approved temporary residence,
8. Spouses or unmarried partners, or life or informal life partners do not live in a genuine marital or unmarried relationship or life partnership, and temporary residence has been granted for the purpose of family reunification or life partnership.

The Ministry, through the police administration or police station, shall revoke the residence and work permit ex officio if:

1. The conditions for revoking the approval of temporary residence are met,
2. The conditions on which the residence and work permit were issued no longer exist,
3. The employer no longer meets the conditions he met at the time of approval of residence and work permit 
4. The third-country national performs work for which a residence and work permit has not been issued,
5. The third-country national works for an employer for whom a residence and work permit has not been issued,
6. Upon verification by the Tax Administration or in the Central Registry of Insured Persons, it is found that the employer does not pay wages and/or contributions,
7. The third-country national or the employer does not comply with labor regulations, mandatory health and pension insurance regulations, and other regulations according to which the activity must be performed,
8. A proposal for revocation is submitted by the employer or the third-country national,
9. The employer is sanctioned for undeclared work and/or illegal employment.

There is no appeal against the decision of the competent ministry, but an administrative dispute can be initiated.