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ICT Long-Term Mobility from Another EEA Member State

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What type of worker, employment situation, occupation or professional activity is this pathway actually designed for?

Third-country nationals who already hold a valid intra-corporate transfer permit issued by another EEA Member State and intend to work for more than 90 days in a Croatian entity belonging to the same company or group of companies; the police may authorise a stay and work permit for long-term mobility.

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    A third-country national who has a valid permit issued for the purpose of an intra-corporate transfer issued by another EEA Member State and who intends to work for more than 90 days in an entity established in the Republic of Croatia belonging to the same company or group of companies, the competent police administration or police station may authorise the work and stay permit for long-term mobility.

Does the applicant need a job offer, employer, sponsor, transfer relationship or other employer involvement? What is important about that employer relationship?

A transfer relationship within the same corporate group: the application must include evidence (e.g. a court-register excerpt) that the Croatian entity and the third-country entity belong to the same company or group, the employment contract with the third-country company, the transfer certificate, the company's confirmation that the manager or expert has the necessary qualifications and experience, and the ICT residence permit issued in the other EEA state.

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  • The page does not say whether the Croatian host entity or the transferee files the long-term mobility application (for the first ICT permit it says either may).
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    Along with application the following documents should be submitted: a copy of the third-country national’s valid travel document, a colour photograph (30x35 mm), evidence of adequate means of supporting himself/herself, evidence of health insurance, an excerpt from a court register or other evidence that an entity established in the Republic of Croatia and an entity established in a third country belong to the same company or group of companies, a contract of employment concluded with a company established in a third country, the transfer certificate, a confirmation from the company that the manager or expert has the necessary qualifications and experience to work in the Republic of Croatia, a diploma of a higher education institution (only for trainees), an ICT residence permit issued in another EEA Member State.

What are the few decisive professional characteristics of the pathway: occupation, qualifications, experience, salary, skill level, shortage status, labour-market condition or equivalent?

What is distinctive: the person already holds an ICT permit from another EU country and may work in Croatia for an entity of the same company; mobility shorter than 90 days in a 180-day period falls under short-term mobility rules, while mobility longer than 90 days triggers the long-term mobility rules and permit.

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  • No salary threshold, qualification level or labour-market test is stated for long-term mobility beyond the general ICT document list (cited under R2).
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    Upon the fulfilment of certain conditions, you can, on the basis of an ICT permit issued in one EU country, work in other EU countries if the entity where you will work belongs to the same company. If the duration of your mobility is shorter than 90 days during a 180-day period, you are subject to short-term mobility rules. If the duration of the mobility is longer than 90 days, you are instead subject to long-term mobility rules.

What work does the permission allow? Is the holder tied to an employer, occupation or sector? Can family accompany where clearly established?

The holder may work for more than 90 days at the Croatian entity of the same company/group under an authorised long-term ICT mobility permit. Work while the mobility application is pending is allowed only if it was submitted before short-term stay expired and the holder’s ICT permit from the other EEA state remains valid. Family members may apply for temporary stay for family reunification.

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Limits of the record
  • The cited rule does not authorise work for unrelated Croatian employers or establish automatic family admission.
  • Article 120(1),(5), NN 133/2020
    Članak 120. (1) Državljaninu treće zemlje koji ima valjanu dozvolu izdanu u svrhu premještaja unutar društva, a koju je izdala druga država članica EGP-a i koji namjerava raditi dulje od 90 dana u subjektu s poslovnim nastanom u Republici Hrvatskoj koji pripada istom trgovačkom društvu ili povezanim društvima, može se izdati dozvola za boravak i rad za dugoročnu mobilnost. (2) Državljanin treće zemlje iz stavka 1. ovoga članka podnosi zahtjev za izdavanje dozvole za boravak i rad za dugoročnu mobilnost u policijskoj upravi odnosno policijskoj postaji prema mjestu boravka ili u diplomatskoj misiji odnosno konzularnom uredu Republike Hrvatske. (3) Ministarstvo, putem policijske uprave odnosno policijske postaje, može odobriti državljaninu treće zemlje dozvolu za boravak i rad ako: 1. ima valjanu stranu putnu ispravu i dokaz o zdravstvenom osiguranju 2. subjekt s poslovnim nastanom u Republici Hrvatskoj i trgovačko društvo s poslovnim nastanom u trećoj zemlji pripadaju istom trgovačkom društvu ili povezanim društvima 3. priloži ugovor o radu i potvrdu o premještaju kako je propisano člankom 117. stavkom 1. točkom 3. ovoga Zakona 4. dostavi adresu stanovanja u Republici Hrvatskoj 5. nema zabranu ulaska u Republiku Hrvatsku i boravka u Republici Hrvatskoj ili izdano upozorenje u SIS-u u svrhu zabrane ulaska 6. ne predstavlja opasnost za javni poredak, nacionalnu sigurnost ili javno zdravlje. (4) Protiv rješenja Ministarstva donesenog putem policijske uprave odnosno policijske postaje iz stavka 3. ovoga članka nije dopuštena žalba, ali se može pokrenuti upravni spor. (5) Državljanin treće zemlje može raditi u Republici Hrvatskoj dok se ne odluči o zahtjevu za izdavanje dozvole za boravak i rad iz stavka 2. ovoga članka, ako je zahtjev podnesen prije isteka kratkotrajnog boravka i ima valjanu dozvolu izdanu u svrhu premještaja unutar društva koju je izdala druga država članica EGP-a.
  • MUP long-term mobility family
    Family members may apply for a temporary residence for the purpose of family reunification

How long is the permission normally granted for, how is it renewed, and what longer-term residence direction exists if officially stated?

This long-term ICT mobility permit is for work lasting more than 90 days at a Croatian entity in the same company/group while the holder has a valid ICT permit from another EEA state. A transfer over three years for a manager/specialist or over one year for a trainee must be refused. Time under an ICT permit is excluded from the qualifying period for Croatian long-term residence, including the transferee’s family under Article 151(1)(6).

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  • The cited provisions do not state a fixed individual long-term-mobility permit validity, a route-specific renewal deadline or an automatic switch to long-term residence.
  • Article 120(1),(5), NN 133/2020
    Članak 120. (1) Državljaninu treće zemlje koji ima valjanu dozvolu izdanu u svrhu premještaja unutar društva, a koju je izdala druga država članica EGP-a i koji namjerava raditi dulje od 90 dana u subjektu s poslovnim nastanom u Republici Hrvatskoj koji pripada istom trgovačkom društvu ili povezanim društvima, može se izdati dozvola za boravak i rad za dugoročnu mobilnost. (2) Državljanin treće zemlje iz stavka 1. ovoga članka podnosi zahtjev za izdavanje dozvole za boravak i rad za dugoročnu mobilnost u policijskoj upravi odnosno policijskoj postaji prema mjestu boravka ili u diplomatskoj misiji odnosno konzularnom uredu Republike Hrvatske. (3) Ministarstvo, putem policijske uprave odnosno policijske postaje, može odobriti državljaninu treće zemlje dozvolu za boravak i rad ako: 1. ima valjanu stranu putnu ispravu i dokaz o zdravstvenom osiguranju 2. subjekt s poslovnim nastanom u Republici Hrvatskoj i trgovačko društvo s poslovnim nastanom u trećoj zemlji pripadaju istom trgovačkom društvu ili povezanim društvima 3. priloži ugovor o radu i potvrdu o premještaju kako je propisano člankom 117. stavkom 1. točkom 3. ovoga Zakona 4. dostavi adresu stanovanja u Republici Hrvatskoj 5. nema zabranu ulaska u Republiku Hrvatsku i boravka u Republici Hrvatskoj ili izdano upozorenje u SIS-u u svrhu zabrane ulaska 6. ne predstavlja opasnost za javni poredak, nacionalnu sigurnost ili javno zdravlje. (4) Protiv rješenja Ministarstva donesenog putem policijske uprave odnosno policijske postaje iz stavka 3. ovoga članka nije dopuštena žalba, ali se može pokrenuti upravni spor. (5) Državljanin treće zemlje može raditi u Republici Hrvatskoj dok se ne odluči o zahtjevu za izdavanje dozvole za boravak i rad iz stavka 2. ovoga članka, ako je zahtjev podnesen prije isteka kratkotrajnog boravka i ima valjanu dozvolu izdanu u svrhu premještaja unutar društva koju je izdala druga država članica EGP-a.
  • Article 121(1)(3) refusal opening, NN 133/2020
    Članak 121. (1) Ministarstvo, putem policijske uprave odnosno policijske postaje, donijet će rješenje o odbijanju zahtjeva za izdavanjem dozvole za boravak i rad za dugoročnu mobilnost ako: 1. je priložena dokumentacija prijevarno stečena ili krivotvorena 2. državljanin treće zemlje ne ispunjava uvjete iz članka 117. stavka 1. točke 3. ovoga Zakona 3. je premještaj unutar društva dulji od tri godine za rukovoditelje i stručnjake te dulji od godine dana za pripravnike
  • Article 151(1)(6) exclusion opening, NN 133/2020
    Članak 151. (1) U vrijeme potrebno za odobrenje dugotrajnog boravišta iz članka 150. stavka 1. ovoga Zakona ne uračunava se: 1. boravak na temelju izdane dozvole za boravak i rad sezonskim radnicima 2. boravak na temelju izdane dozvole za boravak i rad pružateljima usluga 3. privremeni boravak odobren upućenim radnicima 4. boravak na temelju izdane dozvole za boravak i rad volonterima 5. boravak na temelju izdane dozvole za boravak i rad pripravnicima 6. boravak na temelju izdane dozvole za boravak i rad osobama premještenim unutar društva kao i članovima njihovih obitelji

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