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Croatia: the digital nomad visa now requires ≈ €3,300/month

The Croatian visa for remote workers requires means of subsistence that are high relative to local salaries. Its duration, however, is short and it cannot be renewed back-to-back — that is the scheme's real constraint.

By Editorial team · on July 11, 2026

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What the visa provides

Croatia has created a temporary stay for digital nomads: people employed by, or providing services to, a company not registered in Croatia, who carry out their work remotely from Croatian territory.

The means of subsistence required of the applicant stand at €3,622.5¹ per month, while a reference amount of around €3,622.5² also circulates in presentations of the scheme.

This threshold is high relative to Croatian incomes, and higher than that of most comparable schemes in Central Europe. It therefore strongly filters the target audience.

The maximum length of stay is up to 18 months³. This is the main constraint: the permit is not a long-term residence permit, and it cannot be renewed immediately after it expires.

The permit does not allow its holder to be employed by a Croatian company. Local work requires a different route, and the nature of the activity must be checked before applying.

The tax advantage, and its limit

The appeal of the Croatian scheme lies in a specific provision: income received by the holder from their remote work is excluded from the Croatian income tax base.

This exclusion makes the stay tax-neutral on the Croatian side, which is rare: most digital nomad visas let their holders become tax residents, and taxable, after a few months.

But it settles nothing on the French side. A holder who kept their household in France would remain domiciled there, and the Croatian exclusion would then have no effect on their taxation.

And if the stay is extended, Croatian tax residency is acquired beyond 183 days⁴ of presence. The municipal rate schedule then ranges from 20%⁵ to 30%⁶ depending on the municipality.

Dividends are taxed at 10%⁷, capital gains on financial assets at 12%⁸, and inheritance and gift tax at 4%⁹.

What to check

Check the required means of subsistence on the date of application, as the amount is indexed.
Weigh the up to 18 months³ constraint: the stay is not meant to last beyond that.
Do not work for a Croatian company without another permit.
Distinguish the Croatian exclusion from French taxation, which follows its own criteria.
For a French national, check whether the permit is actually useful: freedom of movement already allows residence in Croatia.

The last point is decisive and often overlooked. Croatia is a member of the European Union: a French citizen can settle there freely, with no visa and no income requirement. The nomad scheme is aimed at third-country nationals.

For a French citizen, the scheme's relevance is therefore indirect: it sets a benchmark for means of subsistence and illustrates a practice — excluding income from remote work — that other countries could adopt.

What remains uncertain

We do not publish the exact amount in force on the date of application, nor the conditions for renewal or for a new application after the permit expires: the scheme has been adjusted and we were unable to verify its current version in an up-to-date official Croatian source.

Croatia has joined the euro area and the Schengen area, which has removed exchange-rate risk and internal border checks. This is a major practical advantage for a resident, and it is secured.

On the other hand, the country has seen a sharp rise in housing prices on the coast, driven by tourism and foreign demand. The gap between the coast and the interior has widened considerably.

A Croatian project should therefore be judged on three factors: a cost of living still below Western European levels, personal taxation that is unremarkable once residency is acquired, and a nomad scheme whose short duration rules it out as the foundation for settling in the country.

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Sources and verification dates

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Croatia: means of subsistence required of the digital nomad : €3,622.5
« […] državljanin treće zemlje koji regulira privremeni boravak u svrhu boravka digitalnih nomada mora raspolagati sredstvima u visini od najmanje 2,5 prosječne mjesečne neto isplaćene plaće za prethodnu godinu […] U ovom trenutku iznos potrebnih sredstva na mjesečnoj osnovi je minimalno 3.622,50 EUR […] ako je namjeravani period boravka 18 mjeseci stanjem na bankovnom računu je potrebno dokazati da raspolažete sredstvima u iznosu od minimalno od 65.205,00 EUR. — Ministarstvo unutarnjih poslova, « Privremeni boravak u svrhu boravka digitalnih nomada » (Uredba NN 14/21). »
mup.gov.hrVerified on Nov 2, 2026Verified source
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Croatia: means of subsistence required of the digital nomad : €3,622.5
« […] državljanin treće zemlje koji regulira privremeni boravak u svrhu boravka digitalnih nomada mora raspolagati sredstvima u visini od najmanje 2,5 prosječne mjesečne neto isplaćene plaće za prethodnu godinu […] U ovom trenutku iznos potrebnih sredstva na mjesečnoj osnovi je minimalno 3.622,50 EUR […] ako je namjeravani period boravka 18 mjeseci stanjem na bankovnom računu je potrebno dokazati da raspolažete sredstvima u iznosu od minimalno od 65.205,00 EUR. — Ministarstvo unutarnjih poslova, « Privremeni boravak u svrhu boravka digitalnih nomada » (Uredba NN 14/21). »
mup.gov.hrVerified on Nov 2, 2026Verified source
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Croatia: maximum duration of temporary stay for digital nomads : 18 months
« Privremeni boravak odobrava se do maksimalno osamnaest mjeseci (moguće i kraće). Ako je privremeni boravak odobren na rok važenja kraće od 18 mjeseci, državljanin treće zemlje može najkasnije 60 dana prije isteka važenja privremenog boravak podnijeti zahtjev za produljenje privremenog boravka. Produljenje privremenog boravka će u tom slučaju biti odobreno za još maksimalno 6 mjeseci. — Ministarstvo unutarnjih poslova (ministère de l'Intérieur), « Privremeni boravak u svrhu boravka digitalnih nomada ». »
mup.gov.hrVerified on Nov 2, 2026Verified source
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Croatia: presence giving rise to tax residency : 183 days
« U smislu ovoga Zakona smatra se da porezni obveznik ima prebivalište ondje gdje ima stan u vlasništvu ili posjedu neprekidno najmanje 183 dana u jednoj ili u dvije kalendarske godine. […] Uobičajenim boravištem u smislu ovoga Zakona smatra se stalan ili vremenski povezan boravak u trajanju od najmanje 183 dana u jednoj ili u dvije kalendarske godine. »
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Croatia: example of a lower rate in the municipal income tax schedule : 20%
« The amounts of lower and higher rates are determined by the representative bodies of the units of local self-government by virtue of their own decision, (lower in the range from 15% to 23%, and higher in the range from 25% to 33%), while where the representative body of the unit of local self-government fails to adopt a decision within the prescribed deadline, the following rate applies: 20% up to EUR 60,000.00 annually (EUR 5,000.00 monthly) and 30% above EUR 60,000.00 annually — Porezna uprava, « Income tax information on the general rules, rates… » (Zakon o porezu na dohodak, NN 115/16 à 152/24). »
porezna-uprava.gov.hrVerified on Nov 2, 2026Verified source
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Croatia: example of a higher rate in the municipal income tax schedule : 30%
« […] (lower in the range from 15% to 23%, and higher in the range from 25% to 33%), while where the representative body of the unit of local self-government fails to adopt a decision within the prescribed deadline, the following rate applies: 20% up to EUR 60,000.00 annually (EUR 5,000.00 monthly) and 30% above EUR 60,000.00 annually (EUR 5,000.00 monthly). — Porezna uprava, « Income tax information on the general rules, rates… ». »
porezna-uprava.gov.hrVerified on Nov 2, 2026Verified source
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Croatia: tax rate on dividends and profit shares : 10%
« riječi: »stope od 12%« u određenom broju i padežu zamjenjuju se riječima: »stope od 10%« u odgovarajućem broju i padežu. […] Odredbe članaka 4. i 16. ovoga Zakona primjenjuju se pri utvrđivanju poreza na dohodak za 2021. godinu i nadalje. »
zakon.hrUpdated automatically on Oct 28, 2026 from the official source
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Croatia: higher rate applicable to certain capital gains : 12%
« Porezni obveznik – imatelj financijske imovine obvezan je porez na dohodak od kapitala po osnovi kapitalnih dobitaka iz članka 67. stavaka 1. i 2. ovoga Zakona, osim kapitalnih dobitaka po osnovi otuđenja udjela u kapitalu trgovačkog društva koji nisu prenosivi na tržištu kapitala u skladu s posebnim propisom, obračunati, obustaviti i uplatiti do posljednjeg dana mjeseca veljače tekuće godine za sve kapitalne dobitke ostvarene u prethodnoj godini umanjene za ostvarene kapitalne gubitke iz članka 67. stavka 11. ovoga Zakona po stopi od 12%. »
zakon.hrVerified on Nov 2, 2026Verified source
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Croatia: rate of inheritance and gift tax : 4%
« Članak 8. Porez na nasljedstva i darove plaća se po stopi od 4%. Članak 9. Porez na nasljedstva i darove ne plaćaju: 1. bračni drug, potomci i preci koji čine uspravnu liniju te posvojenici i posvojitelji koji su u tom odnosu s umrlim ili darovateljem »
zakon.hrVerified on Nov 2, 2026Verified source