Country Report: Overview of the legal framework
Last updated: 20/01/26
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Main legislative acts relevant to asylum procedures, reception conditions, detention and content of protection
| Title (EN) | Original Title (HR) | Abbreviation | Web Link |
| Law on International and Temporary Protection
Official Gazette 70/2015 |
Zakon o međunarodnoj i privremenoj zaštiti
NN 70/2015, 127/2017, 33/2023, 17/2025 |
LITP | http://bit.ly/1hIaq3Q (HR)
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| Amended: Official Gazette 127/2017 | https://bit.ly/2pPntru (HR) | ||
| Amended: Official Gazette 33/2023
Amended: Official Gazette 17/2025
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https://bit.ly/43iu0Mc (HR)
https://narodne-novine.nn.hr/clanci/sluzbeni/full/2025_02_17_161.html |
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| Law on General Administrative Procedure
Official Gazette 47/2009 |
Zakon o općem upravnom postupku
NN 47/2009, 110/2021 |
Law on General Administrative Procedure | http://bit.ly/1J7BRAh (HR)
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| Amended: Official Gazette 110/2021 (in force since 1 January 2022) | https://bit.ly/36ZLaFZ (HR) | ||
| Law on Administrative Disputes
Official Gazette 20/2010
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Zakon o upravnim sporovima
NN 20/2010, 143/2012, 152/2014, 94/2016, 29/2017, 110/2021 |
Law on Administrative Disputes | http://bit.ly/1Gm4uTj (HR)
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| Amended: Official Gazette 143/2012 | http://bit.ly/1K1I8fv (HR) | ||
| Amended: Official Gazette 152/2014 | http://bit.ly/1Bs4ZiO (HR) | ||
| Decision of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Croatia U-I-2753/2012 and others, September 27. 2016., Official Gazette 94/2016 | https://bit.ly/2uyfHXR (HR)
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| Amended: Official Gazette 29/2017 | https://bit.ly/2pWu82v (HR) | ||
| Amended: Official Gazette 110/2021 | https://bit.ly/3LXKHn4 (HR) | ||
| New Law on Administrative Disputes entered into force on July 1, 2024, Official Gazette 36/2024 | Zakon o upravnim sporovima
NN 36/2024 |
https://bit.ly/3VnLPql (HR) | |
| Law on Foreigners,
Official Gazette 133/2020 |
Zakon o strancima
NN 133/2020, 114/2022, 151/2022, 40/2025 |
Law on Foreigners | https://bit.ly/2OLg8ZC (HR)
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| Amended: Official Gazette 114/2022 | http://bit.ly/3lGAZ0z (HR) | ||
| Amended: Official Gazette 151/2022
Amended: Official Gazette 40/2025
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http://bit.ly/3LOEeOf (HR)
https://narodne-novine.nn.hr/clanci/sluzbeni/full/2025_03_40_545.html |
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| Law on Compulsory Health Insurance and Health Care for Foreigners in the Republic of Croatia
Official Gazette 80/2013 |
Zakon o obveznom zdravstvenom osiguranju i zdravstvenoj zaštiti stranaca u Republici Hrvatskoj
NN 80/2013, 15/2018, 26/2021, 46/2022 |
Law on Compulsory Health Insurance and Health Care | http://bit.ly/1Gm4KSp (HR)
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| Amended: Official Gazette 15/2018 | https://bit.ly/2uzuZLN (HR) | ||
| Amended: Official Gazette 26/2021 | https://bit.ly/3uJOYl6 (HR) | ||
| Amended: Official Gazette 46/2022 | http://bit.ly/3lJaYxE (HR) | ||
| Law on Free Legal Aid
Official Gazette 143/2013 |
Zakon o besplatnoj pravnoj pomoći
NN 143/2013, 98/2019 |
Law on Free Legal Aid | http://bit.ly/1IojGRf (HR) |
| Amended: Official Gazette 98/2019 | https://bit.ly/3bDiHD5 (HR) |
Main implementing decrees and administrative guidelines and regulations relevant to asylum procedures, reception conditions, detention and content of protection
| Title (EN) | Original Title (HR) | Abbreviation | Web Link |
| Ordinance on the forms and data collection in the procedure for international and temporary protection
Official Gazette 85/2016 Amended: Official Gazette 80/2024 |
Pravilnik o obrascima i zbirkama podataka u postupku odobrenja međunarodne i privremene zaštite
NN 85/2016, 80/2024 |
Ordinance on Forms | http://bit.ly/2lndEjr (HR)
https://narodne-novine.nn.hr/clanci/sluzbeni/2024_07_80_1364.html |
| Decision on the amount of financial assistance provided to applicants for international protection
Official Gazette 135/2015 |
Odluka o visini novčane pomoći tražiteljima međunarodne zaštite
NN 135/2015, 155/2022, 117/2023 |
Decision on Financial Assistance | http://bit.ly/2lQKkmi (HR)
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| Amended: Official Gazette 155/2022 | http://bit.ly/3z7hTnn (HR) | ||
| Amended: Official Gazette 117/2023 | https://bit.ly/3zyZ3cF (HR) | ||
| Ordinance on the realisation of material reception conditions
Official Gazette 135/2015 |
Pravilnik o ostvarivanju materijalnih uvjeta prihvata
NN 135/2015, 61/2019 |
Ordinance on Material Reception Conditions | http://bit.ly/2lYZIsM (HR)
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| Amended: Official Gazette 61/2019 | https://bit.ly/3bxCHa9 (HR) | ||
| Ordinance on the content of the medical examination of asylum seekers, asylees and foreigners under subsidiary protection
Official Gazette 39/2008 |
Pravilnik o sadržaju zdravstvenog pregleda tražitelja azila, azilanata, stranaca pod privremenom zaštitom i stranaca pod supsidijarnom zaštitom
NN 39/2008 |
Ordinance on Medical Examination | http://bit.ly/1K1I9zT (HR) |
| Ordinance on health care standards for applicants for international protection and foreigners under temporary protection
Official Gazette 28/2020 |
Pravilnik o standardima zdravstvene zaštite tražitelja međunarodne zaštite i stranca pod privremenom zaštitom
NN 28/2020 |
Ordinance on health care standards | https://bit.ly/3sbArNC (HR) |
| Ordinance on the manner of implementing the programme and tests of knowledge of asylum seekers, asylees, foreigners under temporary protection and foreigners under subsidiary protection, for the purpose of joining the education system of the Republic of Croatia
Official Gazette 89/2008 |
Pravilnik o načinu provođenja programa i provjeri znanja tražitelja azila, azilanata, stranaca pod privremenom zaštitom i stranaca pod supsidijarnom zaštitom, radi pristupa obrazovnom sustavu Republike Hrvatske
NN 89/2008
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Ordinance on Knowledge Tests | http://bit.ly/1Gm5yGG (HR) |
| Decision on the Programme of Croatian language, history and culture for asylum seekers and asylees
Official Gazette 129/2009 |
Odluka o programu hrvatskog jezika, povijesti i kulture za tražitelje azila i azilante
NN 129/2009 |
Decision on Croatian Language Programme | http://bit.ly/1SuZQLq (HR) |
| Decision on the Programme of Croatian language, history and culture for asylees and foreigners under subsidiary protection for inclusion into Croatian Society
Official Gazette 154/2014 |
Odluka o programu učenja hrvatskoga jezika, povijesti i kulture za azilante i strance pod supsidijarnom zaštitom radi uključivanja u hrvatsko društvo
NN 154/2014 |
Decision on Croatian Language, History and Culture Programme for Inclusion | http://bit.ly/1FXstO8 (HR) |
| Decision on the programme of Croatian language for asylum seekers and asylees and aliens under subsidiary protection who are over 15 years of age for the purpose of joining the secondary-school education system and the adult education system
Official Gazette 100/2012 |
Odluka o nastavnom planu i programu hrvatskoga jezika za tražitelje azila, azilante i strance pod supsidijarnom zaštitom starije od 15 godina radi pristupa srednjoškolskom obrazovnom sustavu i sustavu obrazovanja odraslih
NN 100/2012 |
Decision on Croatian Language Programme above the Age of 15 | http://bit.ly/1yuPG7Y (HR) |
| Decision on establishing the price of passport issued in accordance with the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees
Official Gazette 98/2016 |
Rješenje o utvrđivanju cijene putovnice izdane sukladno Konvenciji o statusu izbjeglica od 28. srpnja 1951. godine
NN 98/2016 |
Decision on the Price of Refugee Passports | http://bit.ly/2kOXEmP (HR)
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| Corrigendum
Official Gazette 102/2016 |
Ispravak Rješenja o utvrđivanju cijene putovnice izdane sukladno Konvenciji o statusu izbjeglica od 28. srpnja 1951. godine
NN 102/2016 |
http://bit.ly/2kvoBjf (HR)
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| Amended: Official Gazette 155/2022 | Rješenje o izmjeni Rješenja o utvrđivanju cijene putovnice izdane sukladno Konvenciji o statusu izbjeglica od 28. srpnja 1951. godine
NN 155/2022 |
http://bit.ly/3FKQNXg (HR) | |
| Decision on the costs of accommodation in the Reception Centre for Asylum Seekers
Official Gazette 47/2016 |
Odluka o troškovima smještaja u Prihvatilištu za tražitelje azila
NN 47/2016 |
Decision on the Costs of Accommodation | http://bit.ly/2lTyx3i (HR)
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| Amended: Official Gazette 155/2022 | Odluka o izmjenama Odluke o troškovima smještaja u prihvatilištu za tražitelje azila
NN 155/2022 |
http://bit.ly/3JZaWey (HR) | |
| Ordinance on free legal aid in the procedure of granting international protection
Official Gazette 140/2015 |
Pravilnik o besplatnoj pravnoj pomoći u postupku odobrenja međunarodne zaštite
NN 140/2015, 155/2022 |
Ordinance on Free Legal Aid | http://bit.ly/2kXPLhy (HR)
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| Amended: Official Gazette 155/2022 | http://bit.ly/40xbm0W (HR) | ||
| Decision on relocation and resettlement of third country nationals or stateless persons who meet the conditions for approval of international protection
Official Gazette 78/2015 |
Odluka o premještanju i preseljenju državljana trećih zemalja ili osoba bez državljanstva koje ispunjavaju uvjete za odobrenje međunarodne zaštite
NN 78/2015 |
Decision on Relocation and Resettlement | http://bit.ly/2kDTnBH (HR) |
| Decision on the establishment of the Interdepartmental Working Group for the Implementation of the Decision on relocation and resettlement of third country nationals or stateless persons who meet the conditions for approval of international protection
Official Gazette 78/2015 |
Odluka o osnivanju Međuresorne radne skupine za provedbu Odluke o premještanju i preseljenju državljana trećih zemalja ili osoba bez državljanstva koje ispunjavaju uvjete za odobrenje međunarodne zaštite
NN 78/2015 |
Decision on the Relocation and Resettlement Working Group | http://bit.ly/2lQNEgT (HR) |
| Decision on resettlement of third country nationals or stateless persons who meet the conditions for approval of international protection
Official Gazette 99/2017 |
Odluka o preseljenju državljana trećih zemalja ili osoba bez državljanstva koje ispunjavaju uvjete za odobrenje međunarodne zaštite
NN 99/2017 |
Decision on Resettlement | https://bit.ly/2GVUWHW (HR) |
| Decision on resettlement of third country nationals or stateless persons who meet the conditions for approval of international protection for 2019
Official Gazette 16/2019 |
Odluka o preseljenju državljana trećih zemalja ili osoba bez državljanstva koje ispunjavaju uvjete za odobrenje međunarodne zaštite za 2019. godinu
NN 16/2019 |
Decision on Resettlement for 2019 | https://bit.ly/2JdqcXL (HR)
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| Decision to revoke the Decision on resettlement of third country nationals or stateless persons who meet the conditions for approval of international protection for 2019
Official Gazette 88/2022 |
Odluka o stavljanju izvan snage Odluke o preseljenju državljana trećih zemalja ili osoba bez državljanstva koje ispunjavaju uvjete za odobrenje međunarodne zaštite za 2019. godinu
NN 88/2022 |
http://bit.ly/40bzypZ (HR) | |
| Decision on relocation of the third country nationals or stateless persons who meet the conditions for approval of international protection
Official Gazette 88/2022 |
Odluka o premještanju državljana trećih zemalja ili osoba bez državljanstva koje ispunjavaju uvjete za odobrenje međunarodne zaštite
NN 88/2022 |
https://bit.ly/3JGMZHl (HR) | |
| Ordinance on participation of asylees, foreigners under subsidiary protection and foreigners under temporary protection in the payment of accommodation costs
Official Gazette 59/2018
New Ordinance on participation of asylees, foreigners under subsidiary protection and foreigners under temporary protection in the payment of accommodation costs Official Gazette 78/2025- entered into force on 17 May 2025 |
Pravilnik o sudjelovanju azilanata, stranaca pod supsidijarnom zaštitom i stranaca pod privremenom zaštitom u plaćanju troškova smještaja
NN 59/2018
Pravilnik o sudjelovanju azilanata, stranaca pod supsidijarnom zaštitom i stranaca pod privremenom zaštitom u plaćanju troškova smještaja NN 78/2025 |
Ordinance on participation in the payment of accommodation costs | https://bit.ly/2Y115uv (HR)
https://narodne-novine.nn.hr/clanci/sluzbeni/2025_05_78_1028.html |
| Decision on determination of the price of residence permit for asylees and foreigners under subsidiary protection
Official Gazette 98/2016
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Rješenje o utvrđivanju cijene dozvole boravka za azilanta i stranca pod supsidijarnom zaštitom
NN 98/2016 |
Decision on the Price of Residence Permits | http://bit.ly/2kvB0Un (HR) |
| Corrigendum
Official Gazette 102/2016 |
Ispravak Rješenja o utvrđivanju cijene dozvole boravka za azilanta i stranca pod supsidijarnom zaštitom
NN 102/2016 |
http://bit.ly/2kXSmb6 (HR)
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| Amended: Official Gazette 155/2022 | Rješenje o izmjeni Rješenja o utvrđivanju cijene dozvole boravka za azilanta i stranca pod supsidijarnom zaštitom
NN 155/2022 |
http://bit.ly/3lE9Ewb (HR) | |
| Decision on the list of safe countries of origin in the procedure of granting International Protection | Odluka o listi sigurnih zemalja podrijetla u postupku odobrenja međunarodne zaštite
NN 45/2016 |
Decision on the List of Safe Countries of Origin | http://bit.ly/2lcRePz (HR) |
| Ordinance on treatment of third country nationals, Official Gazette 136/2021 | Pravilnik o postupanju prema državljanima trećih zemalja
NN 136/2021, 145/2023 |
Ordinance on treatment of third country nationals | https://bit.ly/3MfvLl0 (HR)
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| Amended: Official Gazette 145/2023 | https://bit.ly/3z4YbMy (HR) | ||
| Ordinance on accommodation in the Reception Centre for Foreigners and the method of calculating the costs of forced removal; Official Gazette 145/2021 | Pravilnik o boravku u Prihvatnom centru za strance i načinu izračuna troškova prisilnog udaljenja
NN 145/2021, 155/2022, 137/2023 |
Detention Centre Ordinance | https://bit.ly/35NIA5r (HR)
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| Amended: Official Gazette 155/2022 | http://bit.ly/4067W5E (HR) | ||
| Amended: Official Gazette 137/2023 | https://bit.ly/3KOVm4R (HR) | ||
| Action plan for the Integration of beneficiaries of international protection for the period 2017-2019 | Akcijski plan za integraciju osoba kojima je odobrena međunarodna zaštita za razdoblje 2017. do 2019. godine | Action plan for Integration | https://bit.ly/2GMCkNL (HR) |
| Decision on the Establishment of a Permanent Commission for the Implementation of the Integration of Foreigners into Croatian Society
Official Gazette 110/2019 |
Odluka o osnivanju Stalnog povjerenstva za provedbu integracije stranaca u hrvatsko društvo
NN 110/2019, 119 /2020, 68/2023 |
Decision on the Establishment of a Permanent Commission for Integration | https://bit.ly/2wCNTTX (HR)
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| Amended: Official Gazette 119 /2020 | https://bit.ly/3wXxALF (HR) | ||
| Amended: Official Gazette 68/2023 | https://bit.ly/3Vp2OIN (HR) | ||
| Protocol on the treatment of unaccompanied children | Protokol o postupanju prema djeci bez pratnje | https://bit.ly/2UnJmLc (HR) | |
| Ordinance on stay of third country nationals in the Republic of Croatia: Official Gazette 20/2022 | Pravilnik o boravku državljana trećih zemalja u Republici Hrvatskoj NN 20/2022, 155/2022 | https://bit.ly/3HIvjYR (HR)
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| Amended: Official Gazette 155/2022 | http://bit.ly/42x6g6W (HR) | ||
| Decision on the establishment of the Interdepartmental Commission for the Protection of Unaccompanied Children
Official Gazette 3/2022 New Decision on the establishment of the Interdepartmental Commission for the Protection of Unaccompanied Children- entered into force in 2025 Official Gazette 21/2025
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Odluka o osnivanju Međuresornog povjerenstva za zaštitu djece bez pratnje NN 3/2022
Odluka o osnivanju Međuresornog povjerenstva za zaštitu djece bez pratnje NN 21/2025 |
http://bit.ly/3JZIIQW (HR)
https://narodne-novine.nn.hr/clanci/sluzbeni/full/2025_02_21_186.html |
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| Decision on the appointment of the president, deputy president, secretary, members and deputy members of the Interdepartmental Commission for the Protection of Unaccompanied Children, Official Gazette 52/2022 | Rješenje o imenovanju predsjednice, zamjenice predsjednice, tajnice, članova i zamjenika članova Međuresornog povjerenstva za zaštitu djece bez pratnje
NN 52/2022 |
http://bit.ly/3LLpsbg (HR)
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