Croatia Business Residence

Croatia – Active Investor Visa. Croatia grants temporary stay for the purpose of "self-employment" to third-country nationals who establish and personally run a Croatian company or a registered trade (obrt). The controlling threshold set by the Ministry of the Interior…

How to Qualify

**Core investor eligibility** - Be a third-country national (non-EEA, non-Swiss) establishing or already owning a Croatian trading company (d.o.o./j.d.o.o.) or a registered trade (obrt) ([EU Immigration Portal](https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/policies/migration-and-asylum/eu-immigration-portal/self-employed-worker-croatia_en)). - Hold at least **51% of the company's shares** if you want the labour-market-test exemption that MUP reserves for owner-managers ([MUP](https://mup.gov.hr/gradjani-281562/moji-dokumenti-281563/stranci-333/drzavljani-trecih-zemalja/281820)). **Capital requirements** - Invest **at least EUR 26,544.56** in establishing the company or trade; funds must be invested, not merely available ([MUP](https://mup.gov.hr/gradjani-281562/moji-dokumenti-281563/stranci-333/drzavljani-trecih-zemalja/281820)). - The capital may take the form of tangible or…

Salient Benefits

- Very low entry cost for an EU/Schengen business-residence route: EUR 26,544.56 (≈USD 31,000) of invested capital, with state fees of roughly EUR 75 plus the card fee ([MUP](https://mup.gov.hr/gradjani-281562/moji-dokumenti-281563/stranci-333/drzavljani-trecih-zemalja/281820); [EU Immigration Portal](https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/policies/migration-and-asylum/eu-immigration-portal/self-employed-worker-croatia_en)). - No labour-market test where the applicant owns at least 51% of the company, avoiding the quota/testing machinery that applies to ordinary employment permits ([MUP](https://mup.gov.hr/gradjani-281562/moji-dokumenti-281563/stranci-333/drzavljani-trecih-zemalja/281820)). - Capital can be contributed in tangible or intangible assets, not only cash, giving flexibility for equipment- or IP-heavy ventures (real property capped…