Posted on August 20 2024
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The Croatian Interior Ministry has recently increased the number of work permits issued per month. The country is granting 20,000 work permits monthly to meet the domestic labor market's demands.
According to SchengenVisa News reports, maximum work permits are being granted to seasonal workers from the coastal cities of Croatia. The country has already issued 132,000 work permits as of July 2024. Continuing at this pace, Croatia would be issuing an equivalent amount of work visas in two months that were issued in the same period in 2023.
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Recent reports reveal that the Croatian Interior Ministry issued around 85,000 residence permits between January and July 2024, which is close to the 113,000 residence permits issued in 2023.
According to reports by Poslovni, the number of seasonal workers has significantly increased, as around 15,000 seasonal work permits were issued by the country. The increase in the issuance of residence permits was almost equal across all cities and municipalities in Croatia, with Bjelovar-Bilogora exceeding last year’s numbers.
The table below has the details of the cities that recorded the biggest difference in the number of residence permits being issued as compared to last year:
City |
No. of permits approved |
No. of permits extended |
Istria |
14,000 |
3,000 |
Dubrovnik County |
7,000 |
1,500 |
Zagreb |
16,000 |
10,000 |
Counties and coastal cities in Croatia reported to welcome more number of foreign workers as they need more skilled workforce especially in the tourist season. Around one-third of the total workforce in Lika-Senj comprises foreign workers.
Zagreb welcomed only 309 seasonal workers out of 27,000 work permit holders. The country is being recognised globally as top tourist destination and the government is trying to address labour shortage issued to deal with the surge in number of tourists.
The EURES Report on labor shortages 2023 revealed that there are huge job vacancies across 30 job sectors in Croatia, which include:
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