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Family of a Long-Term Resident of Another EEA Member State

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Which family relationships qualify?

Qualifying family members are a spouse; a common-law partner; minor children (common to the couple, of either partner, jointly adopted or adopted by either, unmarried, including a life or informal life partner's minor child); and parents or adoptive parents of a minor child.

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  • chars 4384-4960
    The following persons are considered as family members of a third-country national who has been granted long-term residence in another EEA Member State: a spouse, a common law partner, a minor child common to spouses and common law partners, life partners or informal life partners, and a minor child of each of them, their minor jointly adopted child, or a minor child adopted by either of them who is not married, as well as a minor child of a life or informal life partner or his minor adopted child who is not married, parents or adoptive parents of a minor child.

Who may sponsor or bring the family member, and what immigration/citizenship status must that person hold?

The sponsor is a third-country national who has been granted temporary stay in Croatia as a person with long-term residence in another EEA Member State; the family member is granted temporary stay for family reunification if the stated conditions are met.

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  • chars 3601-3823
    A family member of a third-country national who has been granted temporary stay as a person with long-term residence in another EEA Member State will be granted temporary stay for the purpose of family reunification if he:

What is important for proving marriage, partnership, parentage, custody, dependency or another qualifying relationship?

The family member must have been granted residence in the other EEA Member State and have lived there in a joint household with the long-term resident. The official source does not state the documents required to prove the relationship.

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  • chars 3867-4078
    has been granted residence in another EEA Member State, has lived in a joint household with the third-country national in another EEA Member State in which the third-country national holds long-term residence,

What important financial, accommodation, insurance or maintenance responsibilities apply?

The family member must have means of subsistence and health insurance. The official source does not state the required amount or an accommodation requirement.

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How does the application work at a high level, what rights does the family member receive, how long does the status last, and how can it become independent or longer-term where officially stated?

The long-term resident and the family members may apply for temporary stay at a police administration/station in Croatia or at a Croatian diplomatic mission or consular post in the EEA state where they hold residence. The official source does not state the duration of stay or a path to independent or longer-term status.

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Limits of the record
  • duration of the family member's stay is not stated on this page (general temporary stay: up to one year)
  • the right to work without a permit for this family category is on the work page, not in this citation
  • no independent or longer-term status is stated
  • chars 4989-5316
    Third-country nationals who have been granted long-term residence in another EEA Member State and their family members may apply for temporary stay at a police administration/police station or at a diplomatic mission or consular post of the Republic of Croatia in the EEA Member State in which they have been granted residence.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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