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Temporary Stay for Secondary School Education

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What education or training is this pathway designed for?

Secondary-school education for a pupil (not older than 18 when enrolling in the final year) who takes part in a recognised state or regional pupil-exchange programme approved by the ministry for science and education, or in an educational project run by an educational institution, with parental consent, the institution or exchange organisation taking responsibility for the pupil (especially schooling costs), and host-family or institutional accommodation arranged.

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    Privremeni boravak u svrhu srednjoškolskog obrazovanja odobrit će se državljaninu treće zemlje koji uz ispunjavanje općih uvjeta za odobrenje privremenog boravka (pogledati gore pod 2.3. Uvjeti za odobrenje privremenog boravka) ispunjava i sljedeće uvjete: nije stariji od 18 godina života ako upisuje zadnju godinu obrazovanja upisan je u srednjoškolsku ustanovu, sudjeluje u priznatom, državnom ili regionalnom obrazovnom programu u kontekstu programa razmjene učenika koje je odobrilo ministarstvo nadležno za poslove znanosti i obrazovanja ili u obrazovnom projektu koji vodi obrazovna ustanova sukladno posebnom propisu, priloži suglasnost roditelja ili zakonskog zastupnika za planirani boravak u svrhu srednjoškolskog obrazovanja u Republici Hrvatskoj, obrazovna ustanova ili organizacija koja provodi program razmjene učenika prihvaća odgovornost za državljanina treće zemlje tijekom boravka u Republici Hrvatskoj, osobito glede troškova školovanja i da će državljanin treće zemlje tijekom boravka imati osiguran smještaj u obitelji, u prostoru za smještaj unutar obrazovne ustanove ili, ako je predviđeno posebnim propisima, u drugom odabranom prostoru koji je u skladu s pravilima programa razmjene učenika ili obrazovnog projekta u kojem državljanin treće zemlje sudjeluje.

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

A secondary-school institution (srednjoškolska ustanova) in Croatia; outside an approved exchange programme, attendance requires the consent of the ministry responsible for science and education.

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  • The main route (enrolment in a secondary school within an approved exchange programme or educational project) is in the sentence cited under R1; this citation is the exceptional route with ministry consent.
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    Iznimno, privremeni boravak u svrhu srednjoškolskog obrazovanja odobrit će se državljaninu treće zemlje koji ispunjava opće uvjete za odobrenje privremenog boravka (pogledati gore pod 2.3. Uvjeti za odobrenje privremenog boravka) te koji ima suglasnost ministarstva nadležnog za znanost i obrazovanje radi pohađanja srednjoškolske ustanove u Republici Hrvatskoj.

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

The pupil must have monthly means of subsistence of at least 15% of the previous year's average monthly net salary in Croatia.

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  • The base figure (average net salary for 2025 = 1,449.00 EUR, published in NN 21/26) is in another sentence of the same FAQ - not in this citation.
  • Accepted proof for this purpose (scholarship, institution's cost-bearing certificate, family maintenance statement or bank certificate) is a list item elsewhere on the FAQ; the exchange organisation's responsibility for schooling costs is in the sentence cited under R1.
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    Državljanin treće zemlje koji podnosi zahtjev za privremeni boravka u svrhu srednjoškolskog obrazovanja mora mjesečno imati osigurana sredstva za uzdržavanje u visini od najmanje 15 % prosječne mjesečne neto isplaćene plaće u prošloj godini, a državljanin treće zemlje koji podnosi zahtjev za privremeni boravak u svrhu studiranja, može dostaviti dokaz o stipendiranju ili mjesečno osigurana sredstva za uzdržavanje u visini od najmanje 25 % prosječne mjesečne neto isplaćene plaće u prošloj godini.

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

A full-time pupil may work through authorised intermediaries without an employment relationship for up to 20 hours per week, without a stay and work permit or work-registration certificate. For a pupil granted temporary stay for secondary education on the education ministry’s consent, the Ministry of the Interior says family members cannot be granted temporary stay for family reunification.

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Limits of the record
  • The cited family exclusion expressly addresses the ministry-consent subtype; family treatment for every other secondary-school admission basis is not established here.
  • Article 89(1)(11), NN 133/2020
    (1) Bez dozvole za boravak i rad ili potvrde o prijavi rada može raditi državljanin treće zemlje koji u Republici Hrvatskoj ima odobren: 1. privremeni boravak u svrhu spajanja obitelji s hrvatskim državljaninom, državljaninom treće zemlje na dugotrajnom boravištu, stalnom boravku, odobrenom azilu ili supsidijarnoj zaštiti sukladno propisu kojim se uređuje međunarodna zaštita 2. privremeni boravak u svrhu životnog partnerstva s hrvatskim državljaninom, državljaninom treće zemlje na dugotrajnom boravištu, stalnom boravku, azilu ili supsidijarnoj zaštiti sukladno propisu kojim se uređuje međunarodna zaštita 3. privremeni boravak u svrhu spajanja obitelji ili životnog partnerstva s državljaninom treće zemlje kojem je izdana »EU plava karta« ili dozvola za boravak i rad za premještaj unutar društva 4. privremeni boravak u svrhu spajanja obitelji ili životnog partnerstva s državljaninom treće zemlje koji ima odobrenje dugotrajnog boravišta u drugoj državi članici EGP-a 5. privremeni boravak zbog humanitarnih razloga 6. autonomni boravak 7. privremeni boravak kao upućeni radnik 8. privremeni boravak u svrhu istraživanja iz članka 74. ovoga Zakona 9. privremeni boravak u svrhu spajanja obitelji ili životnog partnerstva s istraživačem iz članka 74. ovoga Zakona 10. privremeni boravak u svrhu studiranja, ako radi ili se samozapošljava najviše 20 sati tjedno, osim kad je studentska praksa sastavni dio studijskoga programa 11. status redovitog učenika kada obavlja poslove posredstvom ovlaštenih posrednika, bez zasnivanja radnog odnosa najviše 20 sati tjedno
  • MUP temporary stay, secondary school, family notice
    VAŽNO: Članovima obitelji državljanina treće zemlje kojemu je odobren privremeni boravak u svrhu srednjoškolskog obrazovanja na temelju suglasnosti ministarstva nadležnog za znanost i obrazovanje NE MOŽE se odobriti privremeni boravak u svrhu spajanja obitelji.

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

Time on a temporary stay for secondary-school education is not counted towards the five years required for long-term residence. The official source does not state a pupil-specific duration or renewal rule.

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  • Duration: only the general rule 'up to one year' is published (capture 6190…, line ~260); no pupil-specific duration, renewal or post-study rule was found on the pages read.
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    The time required for granting long-term residence does not include : stay on the basis of an issued stay and work permit for seasonal workers stay on the basis of an issued stay and work permit for service providers temporary stay granted to posted workers stay on the basis of an issued stay and work permit for volunteers stay on the basis of an issued stay and work permit for trainees stay on the basis of an issued stay and work permit for intra-corporate transferees and their family members stay on the basis of an issued stay and work permit for other essential personnel, as defined by the Protocol of Accession of the Republic of Croatia to the Marrakesh Agreement establishing the World Trade Organisation, as well as their family members stay on the basis of an issued stay and work permit for frontier workers stay granted for other purposes stay granted for the purpose of secondary school education the time spent serving a prison sentence.

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

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