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| Field | 🇭🇷CroatiaCroatia Digital Nomad Visa: €3,622.50 Income Requirement and 18-Month Stay |
|---|---|
| Country | Croatia (HR) |
| Route | Croatia Digital Nomad Visa: €3,622.50 Income Requirement and 18-Month Stay |
| Route family | Remote work |
| Route type | digital nomad |
| Summary | Current 2026 guide to Croatia's digital-nomad temporary stay: €3,622.50 monthly means requirement, up to 18 months, foreign-work rule, family, fees, tax and long-term residence context. |
| Last verified | 2026-09-15 |
| Official/supporting source count | 7 |
| Route guide | Open full guide → |
| Program availability | ActiveSource 1Source 2Source 3Source 4Source 5Source 6 |
| Best-fit work models | Remote employee, Freelancer / contractorSource 1Source 2Source 3Source 4Source 5Source 6 |
| Income requirement | MUP currently requires at least 2.5 times Croatia's previous-year average monthly net salary: €3,622.50 per month using the €1,449 reference. Each additional family member or partner increases the amount by 10% of the average net salary (€144.90 monthly).As of 2026-10-09Source 1Source 2Source 3 |
| Savings requirement | MUP accepts proof of regular income or a bank balance covering the intended stay; its current principal-applicant examples are €43,470 for 12 months or €65,205 for 18 months, before family uplift.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Investment requirement | Not applicableAs of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Government fees | For a police-station application, MUP lists €46.45 for granting temporary stay, €9.29 administrative fee and €31.85 for the biometric card (€59.73 accelerated). Consular/D-visa fees differ.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Processing time | MUP describes receipt confirmation and caseworker review but publishes no guaranteed end-to-end processing deadline. Appointment, supplementary-document, visa and card-production time can add to the case-specific wait.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Validity | Digital-nomad temporary stay can be granted for up to 18 months.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Renewal | If the original grant is less than 18 months, an extension may be requested at least 60 days before expiry for up to six months. A new digital-nomad application is subject to a six-month wait after expiry of the previous qualifying stay.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Family inclusion | Close family members, including spouses/common-law partners and qualifying minor children, may apply after the principal's digital-nomad stay is granted. Family members' applications filed before the principal's approval are rejected; MUP's subsistence amount increases by 10% for each additional qualifying family member or partner.As of 2026-10-09Source 1Source 2 |
| Spouse work rights | MUP's digital-nomad rules permit close family to join but do not establish that a spouse's family-reunification stay is an unrestricted work authorization. The spouse must comply with the conditions attached to the specific Croatian status and obtain any required work authorization.As of 2026-10-09Source 1Source 2 |
| Local-work rules | The holder may work remotely for a company or own company not registered in Croatia and may not perform work or provide services to employers in Croatia.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Application location | Apply online for referral to the competent police administration/station based on intended Croatian residence, or submit through the competent police authority or Croatian diplomatic mission/consular office according to visa status. Visa-required applicants cannot file in person at a police station; extension requests are filed in person at the competent police authority.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Permanent-residence pathway | Long-term residence is separate and generally requires five years of uninterrupted qualifying legal residence. MUP's six-month wait before a new digital-nomad application makes an uninterrupted DN-only five-year sequence difficult; this status is not itself permanent residence.As of 2026-10-09Source 1Source 2 |
| Citizenship pathway | Digital-nomad temporary stay is not a direct citizenship route. MUP's ordinary naturalization criteria include eight years of continuous registered residence and approved permanent stay, plus language/culture, legal-order, public-dues and security conditions.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
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