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A minor child who has not started his/her own family and who has joined a person who has been granted international protection in Croatia acquires the legal status of his or her representative who has been granted international protection,[1] which means that children will be granted asylum or subsidiary protection depending on the status of the family member that they reunite with. As previously stated, in order to enter Croatia, a child must have been granted temporary stay, and when a minor child of a person who has been granted international protection comes to Croatia, the parent who has been granted protection submits an application for international protection for the child.[2]
Other family members are granted temporary stay in accordance with Law on Foreigners.
A family member of an asylee or beneficiary of subsidiary protection who is legally resident in Croatia shall be entitled to the same rights as beneficiaries of international protection.[3]
[1] Article 66 (2) of the LITP: A minor child of an asylee and a foreigner under subsidiary protection who has not started his/her own family follows the legal position of a legal representative who has been granted international protection, which shall be decided upon by the Ministry.
[2] Ministry of Interior, Most frequently asked questions – international protection, available at: https://bit.ly/3N9uhvi.
[3] Article 66(4) LITP.