UPON ARRIVAL TO PULA
RESIDENCE PERMIT
A residence permit is the prerequisite for issuing a transcript of records and letter of confirmation of the international students study period.
There are 2 types of residence permit, up to and more than 90 days. All students, except those with accommodation in student residence up to 90 days (regulated directly by the student residence), must report their stay in Croatia to the Central Police Station within 72 hours upon entering Croatia. Address: Trg Republike 1, 52100 Pula.
- Office hours: Monday-Friday, from 8:30am to 3:30pm (summer time 2:30pm).
The following documents must be presented with the application for temporary residence for the purpose of studying:
- application form
- one colour photograph 35x45 mm;
- administrative fee in the amount of 20 HRK (can be bought at all newsstands);
- valid passport and copy of the first page with the photograph;
The fee for temporary residence permit is 240 HRK. International students receiving a grant from the Croatian Ministry of Science, Education and Sports are exempted from this fee. The temporary residence permit is usually granted for the duration of one year or for the duration of the academic year. Temporary residence authorisation is entered into the passport in the form of an adhesive label.
Students staying more than 90 days, upon arrival in Croatia apply for a short-term stay. After 89 days (at latest) of the short-term stay permit, all above listed documents for temporary residence application are to be presented at the police office. Students are strongly recommended to get all relevant original documents prior to arrival in Croatia. At the moment of application for a temporary residence, all documents should not be older than 6 months.
All original documents requested for temporary residence application must be officially translated into Croatian language. Approximate price of one sheet is around 20 euro.
All students, no matter the duration of staying in Croatia, must check with the local Croatian diplomatic mission: the obligatory validity of passport (in months) to be longer than the actual stay in Croatia, whether the need for an “apostille” of all original documents and certified translations exist.