Croatia Stay and Work Permit for Self-employment in Croatia

Croatia Stay and Work Permit for Self-employment · Croatia visa route

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

A Croatia stay-and-work route for qualifying third-country nationals carrying out self-employed activity.

Important notes

• Show the proposed self-employed activity and meet the applicable Croatian work and stay conditions.
• In certain Article 110 cases, self-employment may avoid a labour-market test; company ownership and business conditions still apply.
• Provide passport, accommodation, health insurance, criminal-record, financial, and business evidence.
• This is not a passive investor or golden visa.
• The activity must remain within the approved self-employment purpose.

Preparation checklist

• Passport and application
• Self-employment or business evidence
• Ownership evidence where relevant
• Accommodation and insurance
• Criminal-record and financial documents

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.

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Official source

Official source: Croatian Ministry of the Interior

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