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VISA INFORMATION

  • For the most current information regarding entry and visa regulations between your country and Croatia, please enquire at the Croatian Embassy in your country or at the National ministry of foreign and European affairs. Any visa related costs are not covered by the scholarship grant. 

REGULATING YOUR STAY IN CROATIA (Registration of temporary stay)

 

EU CITIZENS

  • Mobility period shorter than 90 days: Since Croatian accession to the European Union, EU citizens is no longer obliged either to apply for the approval for temporary stay or to register their address if they are staying in the Republic of Croatia shorter than 90 days. 
  • Mobility period longer than 90 days: EU citizens who plan to stay in the Republic of Croatia for more than 90 days are obliged to apply for the registration of temporary stay for the purpose of studies (Prijava privremenog boravka za državljane članice EGP-a).
 
NON-EU CITIZENS
  • Mobility period shorter than 90 days: Upon your arrival in Croatia, within 48 hours you have to register your address in Croatia at the Foreigners' Office of the relevant Police Administration Office (Odsjek za strance, Policijska uprava). For scholarship holders who are staying at student dormitories (or hotels) the address is automatically registered with the City Police Department. 
  • Mobility period longer than 90 days: Non-EU citizens staying in the Republic of Croatia for more than 90 days are obliged to apply for the issuance of the approval of temporary stay for the purpose of studies within 90 days of the arrival at the Foreigners' Office of the relevant Police Administration Office (Odsjek za strance, Policijska uprava).
 
Police Administration Offices (depending on where the residence is situated):
  • Rijeka, Primorsko-goranska Police Administration Office, Foreigners' Office (Odsjek za strance, Policijska uprava), Žrtava fašizma 3, Ms Silvana Kladnik, tel. 051/430-512.
  • Opatija, Police Administration Office, Foreigners' Office (Odsjek za strance, Policijska uprava), Poginulih hrvatskih branitelja 1, Opatija, tel. 051/710-047.
 
THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTS you for the residence card (EU citizens) or the approval of temporary stay (non-EU citizens):
  • a filled-out copy of the Application Form 1b Registration of Temporary Stay of EEA Citizens - Application Form 1a (EU citizens)
  • a filled-out copy of the Application Form 1a Application for Issuance of Approval of Temporary Stay - Application Form 1a (non-EU citizens)
  • Original and a photocopy of the passport (non-EU citizens) or the identity card (EU citizens);
  • Proof of secured board and sufficient funds for living expenses in the Republic of Croatia issued by the Agency (Uvjerenje – read below);
  • One colour photograph (35 x 45 mm);
  • Proof of health insurance.
Note: Application Forms will be provided and filled out at the faculty upon your arrival.
 
CEEPUS SCHOLARSHIP HOLDERS: The Agency will prepare a proof of secured board and sufficient funds for living expenses, a document which proves that you are a scholarship holder in Croatia awarded with a CEEPUS scholarship from the Agency for Mobility and EU Programmes (so-called Uvjerenje). Upon your arrival, you can obtain it at the host institution.
 

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