Minimum income
$3,560/month
$42,720/year
Stay
12 → 36
months, renewable
Application fee
$65
plus $65 per dependent
Tax
0.0%
Exempt
Path to staying
- Visa12 months
- Renewup to 36 months
- Leads to residency
- Leads to citizenship
Overview
- Country
- Croatia
- Visa name
- Digital Nomad Visa
- Local name
- Dozvola za privremeni boravak digitalnih nomada
- Program type
- Formal dn visa
- Status
- Active
- Initial duration
- 12 months
- Max duration
- 36 months
- Income requirement
- $3,560/month ($42,720/year)
- Application fee
- $65
- Tax status
- Exempt
Requirements
- Health insurance required
- Criminal record check required
- Proof of accommodation required
- Proof of employment or clients required
- University degree not required
- Savings of $42,740
What you can do
- Work for local companies
- Freelancers eligible
- Employees eligible
- Work permit included no
- Bring dependents
- Multiple entry
- Travel in Schengen
- Open a local bank account
Family and dependents
- Dependents allowed
- Yes
- Extra income per dependent
- $356/mo
- Dependent fee
- $65
Tax
- Tax status
- Exempt
- Tax rate
- 0.0%
- Foreign income taxed
- No
- Tax residency trigger
- 183 days
How to apply
- Application method
- online, embassy, in country
- Processing time
- 8–56 days
- Can apply in-country
- Yes
- Multiple entry
- Yes
- Schengen access
- Yes
- Can open bank account
- Yes
- Renewable
- Yes (6 mo cooldown)
Notes
Income tax exempt during stay. Must leave Croatia for 6 months before reapplying. Can be issued for 6-18 months. Income requirement updated annually (as of March 2025: EUR 3,295/mo). Can also qualify with savings of EUR 39,540 (12mo) or EUR 59,310 (18mo). Family reunification allowed (spouse and children). Croatia joined Schengen in 2023.