Croatia Stay and Work Permit for Company Owners or Key Personnel in Croatia

Croatia Stay and Work Permit for Company Owners or Key Personnel · Croatia visa route

investment · last reviewed 2026-08-08 · all Croatia routes

A business-linked stay-and-work route for qualifying company owners or key personnel in Croatia.

Important notes

• Hold an eligible role as a company owner or key person and show the company's active business purpose.
• Meet the applicable ownership, employment, salary, labour-market, and company-compliance conditions.
• Provide company registration, ownership, contract, passport, accommodation, insurance, criminal-record, and financial documents.
• This is a company-based work route, not a passive investment residence programme.
• The company and the applicant must continue to meet the permit conditions.

Preparation checklist

• Passport and application
• Company registration and ownership documents
• Employment or role evidence
• Business and financial documents
• Accommodation, insurance, and criminal record

Self-employment and company-owner routes

These routes serve a similar purpose or sit within the same visa family, so they are shown together for comparison; each has its own page.

Croatia Croatia Stay and Work Permit for Self-employment A Croatia stay-and-work route for qualifying third-country nationals carrying out self-employed activity. Open route →

Official source

Official source: Croatian Ministry of the Interior

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