The Aliens Act (Official Gazette, no. 130/11) and the Act on Modifications and Amendments to the Aliens Act (Official Gazette, no. 74/13) stipulate that a foreign citizen can work in the Republic of Croatia based on a work permit or a work registration certificate. The said acts are available at the following web pages:
- http://narodne-novine.nn.hr/clanci/sluzbeni/2011_11_130_2600.html
- http://narodne-novine.nn.hr/clanci/sluzbeni/2013_06_74_1475.html
The Aliens Act regulates conditions for an alien to work in the Republic of Croatia either based on a work permit or a work registration certificate.
The following aliens can work in the Republic of Croatia without a work permit or a work registration certificate provided that they have an approved:
- permanent residence,
- asylum, subsidiary or temporary protection,
- temporary stay for the purpose of family reunification, alien with a permanent residence, asylum seeker or alien with approved subsidiary or temporary protection,
- temporary residence for the humanitarian purpose,
- autonomous stay,
- full-time student status or student status when performing works through authorised agents without establishing employment relationship,
- temporary residence for purposes of scholarly research approved under the Hosting Agreement.
Residence and work permit: http://www.aik-invest.hr/en/investment-guide/stay-and-work-permits-and-visas/stay-and-work-permit/
Work registration certificate: http://www.aik-invest.hr/en/investment-guide/stay-and-work-permits-and-visas/work-registration-certificate/
Visas: http://www.aik-invest.hr/en/investment-guide/stay-and-work-permits-and-visas/visas/
Aliens stay: http://www.aik-invest.hr/en/investment-guide/stay-and-work-permits-and-visas/aliens-stay/