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Stay and Work Permit for Trainees

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What education or training is this pathway designed for?

This route is for traineeships: a stay and work permit for trainees is one of the Article 110 categories, listed with volunteers, service providers, key personnel and others. The official source does not state the type, level or field of training.

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Limits of the record
  • the page only lists 'trainees' as an example; it does not describe the type, level or field of training
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    - a stay and work permit is issued pursuant to Article 110 of the Aliens Act (e.g. key personnel in companies, self-employment in a company/sole trade in which they hold an ownership share of at least 51%, EU Blue Card, intra-corporate transferees, service providers, volunteers, trainees, crew members, etc.).

What type of institution/course must accept or enrol the applicant?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the type of institution or course that must accept the applicant.

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Limits of the record
  • No host organisation, training institution or employer requirement for the trainee permit is stated on the page. The 30-day work registration certificate list mentions 'professional training in a company linked to a foreign employer', but that is a different instrument (certificate, not permit) and was not used.

What are the most important financial or study-related conditions: tuition, funds, insurance, full-time study, attendance or equivalent?

General temporary-stay conditions apply: proof of purpose, valid travel document, funds to support themselves, health insurance and, on first application, a criminal-record certificate.

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Limits of the record
  • general conditions for every temporary stay from the temporary-stay page; nothing trainee-specific (stipend, tuition, attendance) is stated
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    Third-country nationals will be granted temporary stay if they: prove the purpose of their temporary stay, have a valid travel document, have funds to support themselves, have health insurance, when applying for temporary stay for the first time, enclose proof that they have not been convicted by a final ruling of any criminal offences in their home country or a country where they resided for more than one year immediately prior to arriving in the Republic of Croatia, unless they are posted workers, students, scientific researchers, or intra-corporate transferees utilising mobility, arriving from another EEA Member State, have not been banned entry and stay in the Republic of Croatia and no alert has been issued in SIS for the purpose of banning their entry, and are not considered threat for public policy, national security or public health.

Can the student work? Under what major restrictions? What is the family position where clearly stated?

The trainee route is a stay and work permit for supervised theoretical and practical training with a registered Croatian host. The training agreement must state the programme, its duration, supervision, training hours and the legal relationship with the host. Work is confined to the authorised duties/employer or a later lawful approval under the Aliens Act; the cited Article 125 does not impose one universal weekly hours figure for every trainee.

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Limits of the record
  • The actual training hours and whether this trainee has an employment relationship depend on the individual agreement. The cited provisions do not establish a trainee-specific family accompaniment rule.
  • Article 125(5), NN 133/2020
    (5) Na zahtjev državljanina treće zemlje iz članka 110. točke 24. ovoga Zakona može se izdati dozvola za boravak i rad ako ispunjava uvjete iz članka 59. ovoga Zakona i ako priloži: – sporazum o osposobljavanju sa subjektom domaćinom koji je registriran u Republici Hrvatskoj kojim se predviđa teoretsko i praktično osposobljavanje koji sadržava: opis programa osposobljavanja, uključujući obrazovni cilj ili komponente učenja, trajanje pripravništva, uvjete provođenja i nadzora pripravništva, sate pripravništva i pravni odnos između pripravnika i subjekta domaćina i – dokaz o stjecanju kvalifikacije razine visokog obrazovanja unutar dvije godine koje prethode danu podnošenja zahtjeva ili dokaz o trenutačnom studiranju s ciljem stjecanja kvalifikacije razine visokog obrazovanja.
  • Article 88(3)-(4), NN 55/2026
    (3) Državljanin treće zemlje može raditi u Republici Hrvatskoj: – samo na onim poslovima navedenim u potvrdi iz članka 91. stavka 3. podstavka 1. i stavka 4. ovoga Zakona, osim ako ovim Zakonom nije drukčije propisano – samo na onim poslovima za koje je dano pozitivno mišljenje Hrvatskog zavoda za zapošljavanje iz članka 100. stavka 6. ili članka 103.c stavka 5. ili članka 103.d stavka 6. ili članka 103.e stavka 5. ovoga Zakona odnosno koji su navedeni u potvrdi iz članka 91. stavka 3. podstavaka 2. do 4. ovoga Zakona, osim ako ovim Zakonom nije drukčije propisano ili – samo na onim poslovima navedenim u potvrdi o prijavi rada, osim ako ovim Zakonom nije drukčije propisano. (4) Državljanin treće zemlje može raditi u Republici Hrvatskoj: – samo kod onoga poslodavca koji je naveden u potvrdi iz članka 91. stavka 3. podstavka 1. ovoga Zakona, osim ako ovim Zakonom nije drukčije propisano – samo kod onoga poslodavca za kojeg je dano pozitivno mišljenje Hrvatskog zavoda za zapošljavanje iz članka 103.c stavka 5. ili članka 103.d stavka 6. ili članka 103.e stavka 5. ovoga Zakona odnosno koji je naveden u potvrdi iz članka 91. stavka 3. podstavaka 2. do 4. ovoga Zakona, osim ako ovim Zakonom nije drukčije propisano – samo kod onoga poslodavca i korisnika koji su navedeni u potvrdi iz članka 91. stavka 4. ovoga Zakona, osim ako ovim Zakonom nije drukčije propisano – samo kod onoga korisnika za kojeg je dano pozitivno mišljenje Hrvatskog zavoda za zapošljavanje iz članka 100. stavka 6. ovoga Zakona, osim ako ovim Zakonom nije drukčije propisano ili – samo kod poslodavca koji je naveden u potvrdi o prijavi rada, osim ako ovim Zakonom nije drukčije propisano. (5) Poslodavac ne smije zapošljavati

How long does the status last, how is it renewed, and what officially documented post-study work or residence possibilities exist?

Temporary stay (of which a stay and work permit is one form) is granted for a period of up to one year. The official source does not state a trainee-specific duration, renewal conditions or any post-training work or residence options.

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Limits of the record
  • general temporary-stay rule, not a trainee-specific duration
  • no post-training work or residence pathway is stated on either page

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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