Amendments To The Croatian Foreigners Act

The existing Foreigners Act (Official Gazette No. 130/11, 74/13, and 69/17; "Foreigners Act") sets out detailed rules for entry, work and stay of foreigners on Croatian territory. While the introduced amendments do not substantially change the general framework of residence and work permits, certain existing provisions were clarified and new rules related to (i) posted, (ii) seasonal workers, and (iii) intra-corporate transferees were introduced.

CLARIFICATIONS OF THE EXISTING FRAMEWORK

One of the legislator's main tasks was to clarify and improve certain unclear provisions of the existing Foreigners Act, namely:

• redefinition of the concept of family members in relation to same-sex relationships;