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Croatia Temporary Stay of Digital Nomads

Temporary residence for remote workers employed by or owning businesses outside Croatia.

Value scoreCheckingPassport data under review

5-year costCheckingone applicant, not recoverable

DecisionCheckingComparable time under review

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Value: what the Temporary Stay of Digital Nomads gives you

Passport reach 25 pts weightChecking

Path to citizenship 25 pts weightChecking

Work, family, healthcare 20 pts weightChecking

Stay rule 15 pts weightChecking

Tax on foreign income 10 pts weightChecking

Policy stability 5 pts weight60

Passport: visa-free destinations: CheckingAwaiting the shared Henley edition.
Years to permanent residence: CheckingA program-specific permanent-residence pathway was not verified.
Years to citizenship: CheckingCounting this status toward naturalisation was not verified.
Leads to citizenship: CheckingNo explicit exclusion from naturalisation was verified.
Can work for a local employer: NoOfficialMinistry of the Interior, checked 2026-11-15The official definition prohibits work or services for employers in Croatia.
Spouse and children included: NoOfficialMinistry of the Interior, checked 2026-11-15Family reunification is possible only after the principal is approved; earlier family applications are rejected, so this is not joint inclusion.
Public healthcare: CheckingEligibility to join public healthcare was not verified; private insurance requirements alone do not establish exclusion.
Minimum stay per year: CheckingA minimum annual physical-presence rule was not verified.
Tax on foreign income: CheckingTax treatment after becoming tax resident was not verified.
Dual citizenship allowed: CheckingNationality-law position was not verified.
Rule changes, last 24 months: ChangedOfficialMinistry of the Interior, checked 2026-11-15The current page applies subsistence Regulation 3/26 and publishes EUR 3,622.50 monthly; permission can last up to 18 months.

Cost: what the Temporary Stay of Digital Nomads costs over five years

Government fees: $96.8OfficialMinistry of the Interior, checked 2026-11-15EUR 87.59; visa-exempt domestic route: 46.45 stay approval + 9.29 administration + 31.85 biometric card; visa-required consular route costs more; Conversion: EUR 87.59 to USD at 2026-11-13 reference rates.
Non-refundable contribution: $0OfficialMinistry of the Interior, checked 2026-11-15Inferred from the complete official eligibility and charge lists: no donation or non-refundable capital contribution is required.
Due diligence: $0OfficialMinistry of the Interior, checked 2026-11-15The official charge list has no separate government due-diligence levy; application screening is covered by ordinary fees and document costs remain separate.
Compulsory extras, first year: CheckingRequired insurance/document costs lack an actual compliant quote; insured coverage is not a premium.
Renewal fees, first 5 years: CheckingA complete five-year renewal schedule and all associated fees were not verified.
Investment you may get back: CheckingA compulsory recoverable capital amount or its explicit absence was not verified.
Minimum income per month: $4,003.59OfficialMinistry of the Interior, checked 2026-11-15EUR 3622.5; current monthly threshold, or EUR 43,470 available for 12 months; Conversion: EUR 3622.5 to USD at 2026-11-13 reference rates.
Extra for a spouse and two children: CheckingComplete extra government charges for a spouse and two minors were not verified.
Typical adviser fees (not in the total): CheckingThree comparable licensed-adviser quotations were not obtained.

USD estimates use the European Central Bank reference rates of 13 November 2026, the Central Bank of Armenia and the Central Bank of the UAE for AMD and AED, and the Panamanian balboa’s official one-to-one parity with the US dollar.

Speed: how long the Temporary Stay of Digital Nomads takes

Official processing time: CheckingNo comparable calendar-day decision time was verified.
Reported processing time (median): CheckingNo median from at least two independent case-series sources was verified.
Approval to card or passport: CheckingApproval-to-card time was not verified.

Sources

Temporary Stay of Digital Nomads — official information, Ministry of the Interior. Checked 2026-11-15.

Every figure on this page last reviewed 2026-11-15. General information, not legal advice. Spotted an error? Email us from the contact page.

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