Hiring foreign workers in Croatia

The employer backs the standard work-permit route by dealing with the labour market test or Croatian Employment Service opinion where required and by issuing the contract that anchors the permit conditions.

• Choose whether the case needs a labour market test, a Croatian Employment Service opinion, or fits an exemption.
• Issue the employment contract or binding offer with terms that match the filed role.
• Respond to police administration or Employment Service follow-up during the permit process.

The employer provides the qualifying high-skill contract, the pay terms needed for the Blue Card threshold, and the role details that let the authorities test whether the case really belongs on the Blue Card route.

• Issue a contract that meets the current Blue Card salary and duration conditions.
• Keep the filed job description, pay, and qualification fit consistent across the submission.
• Support any follow-up linked to the Blue Card route and permit issuance.

ICT filings depend on the host and sending entities proving the group relationship, the employee's role as manager, specialist, or trainee, and the temporary transfer basis into Croatia.

• Provide the transfer letter and proof that the entities belong to the same undertaking or group.
• Document the transferee's role category, duties, and expected assignment duration.
• Stay available if the authorities ask for clarifications about the corporate link or transfer purpose.

Research stays depend on the Croatian scientific organization issuing the hosting agreement or contract and backing the worker's research basis for the temporary-stay application.

• Issue the hosting agreement or scientific contract in the form the route expects.
• Confirm the research basis and the host institution's role in the project.
• Clarify the file if the police administration asks for extra detail about the research stay.