1. How long can a foreign citizen stay in Croatia without obtaining any special permits?
Foreign nationals are permitted to stay in Croatia for up to 90 days during the period of 6 month without any special requirements (tourist stay); but all visitors needs to register their stay within 24 hours of their arrival at the nearest police station and also to notify their departure from the country.
2. What do foreign nationals wishing to stay longer than 90 days need to do in order to prolong their stay?
Foreign citizens who intend to stay longer than 90 days in Croatia must obtain a residence permit; more specifically Temporary Residence Permit which can be obtained if:
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you or you as a shareholder of the Croatian company own property in Croatia
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you have a yacht moored in Croatiy
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you own business in Croatia
The temporary residence permits are issued by the local police station for the period of one year, and can be easily renewed.
3. Is a foreign citizen with temporary residence permit obliged to pay taxes in Croatia?
You are tax resident in Croatia based on your physical presence and that is if you stay for at least 183 days under circumstances that indicate your visit is not temporary. This period may overlap calendar years. You are tax resident based on maintaining a home in Croatia if you have accommodation there at your exclusive and continuous disposal for at least 183 days and you intend to keep and use that accommodation further.
4. Is a foreign citizen, acting as a manager of the Croatian LTD company obliged to otain work permit or business permit?
The work permit is not required for the foreign nationals such as: founders, procurers, management staff and members of the board working in Croatian corporations, providing that they have not signed the permanent employment contract with the company and that the work they do is temporary i.e. not longer than 3 months per year.
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