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Portugal → Croatia: Residence and work permit (dozvola za boravak i rad)

Whether you need a visa at all, according to official sources.

Checked by our automated verification on 20 Oct 2026: every source on this page resolves and the data is structurally complete. This does not confirm a person re-read the source text for accuracy.

You likely don't need this permit

Citizens of EU and EEA member states, and Swiss nationals, are exempt from needing a work permit at all and may take up employment in Croatia freely. If staying longer than 3 months, they register their stay with the police instead.

Source: Ministry of the Interior of Croatia (MUP), Stay and work of EEA nationals and their family members

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