Investors

What

A foreign investor may establish or participate in establishing a company and may acquire rights and/or obligations under the same conditions as any domestic investor. Foreign investors headquartered or residing in a non-WTO-member country need to meet the condition of reciprocity.

Who

You can obtain a work and stay permit outside the annual quota if:
 you perform key role (your position is of great importance for the company), or hold a minimum 51% stake in the company which is a recipient of incentive measures in line with the regulation on strategic investment projects of the Republic of Croatia
 perform work or implement projects in the Republic of Croatia on the basis of international contracts on expert and technical assistance that the Republic of Croatia has agreed with the European Union, another state or international organisation.

How

You submit your application at a diplomatic mission/consular office – you will be informed when the application has been processed. You have to come to the competent police authority or station in order to provide biometric data for issuing a stay permit.

When

Before or immediately after arriving (deadline not specified).

Good to know

You can get more information on rules and possibilities for foreign investors here:

Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development: https://goo.gl/rbxsqL

Centar za praćenje poslovanja energetskog sektora i investicija (Center for Monitoring Business Activities in the Energy Sector and Investments): http://cei.hr/en

Where

Diplomatic missions and consular offices of Croatia

(in English): https://goo.gl/uvsNUa

(in Croatian): https://goo.gl/wpSqru

Attention

You must register your place of residence at the competent police authority or station within three days from entering the Republic of Croatia.