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Permanent Stay for an EEA National

CroatiaLong-term residence

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What exact status does accumulated residence lead to?

Permanent stay of an EEA national, registered by submitting Form 3b at the police administration or station for the place of stay together with a copy of a valid ID or travel document.

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    EEA nationals submit the form for registering their permanent stay ( Form 3b ) at a police administration/station according to their place of stay together with a copy of a valid ID or travel document.

What qualifying residence period is required and when does the period begin?

Five continuous years of legally staying in Croatia; in exceptional cases laid down in Article 28 of the Act on EEA Nationals and their Family Members, permanent stay arises after less than five continuous years. The official source does not state when the five-year period starts.

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  • The page does not say when the five-year period starts to run (e.g. from entry or from registration of temporary stay).
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    EEA nationals are entitled to permanent stay after five continuous years of legally staying in the Republic of Croatia. In exceptional cases, EEA nationals are entitled to permanent stay even if they have been legally staying for less than five continuous years. Exceptions are laid down in Article 28 of the Act on EEA Nationals and their Family Members.

Which types of residence count fully, partially or not at all where the official rules specify this?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm which types of residence count towards the qualifying period.

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  • The page only requires 'legally staying in the Republic of Croatia' for five continuous years (sentence cited under R2); it does not classify which residence types (worker, student, self-sufficient, short stay) count fully, partially or not at all, and the Article 28 exceptions are not spelled out.

What absence/continuity rules affect accumulation of the qualifying residence period?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the absence and continuity rules for the qualifying period.

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  • The page requires 'five continuous years' (sentence cited under R2) but states no absence thresholds, no rule on what breaks continuity and no exceptions for absences. Searched the whole capture for 'absen', 'continu', 'interrupt': only the word 'continuous' in the qualifying-period sentences.

What other major conditions apply, how is the status obtained, and what renewal, document-validity, retention or loss rules matter?

The residence card for an EEA national with permanent stay costs 13,27 EUR and is valid for ten years.

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  • This is the card's validity, not the duration of the permanent-stay right; the page states no retention or loss rules for the status.
  • Holders of permanent stay must register their permanent residence and any change within 15 days of settling (section 3, not cited).
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    An EEA national will be issued with a residence card for a fee of 13,27 EUR , with a period of validity of ten years.

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

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