What paperwork do you need after moving to Croatia in 2026?

Register your stay with the Ministry of the Interior (MUP). Short hotel stays usually run through e-Visitor. Long-stay movers file boravište at the foreigners desk of the competent police administration with lease or owner consent: Register address. Get an OIB (osobni identifikacijski broj) from the Tax Administration early; banks, notaries, and many residence files ask for it: Get an OIB.

Then finish the correct stay path. EU free-movement registration differs from non-EU temporary stay through MUP, including the digital nomad ground for foreign-source remote work: Apply for a residence permit. Third-country nationals who receive temporary or permanent stay collect a biometric residence permit card at the police desk: Get a biometric residence permit.

Enrol in HZZO public health when your residence status requires it, often within a short deadline after approval, then pick a family doctor: Enrol in public health and Healthcare costs. Open a local IBAN for rent and salary: Open a bank account. Get a Croatian mobile number for OTPs and appointments: Get a mobile phone.

If you will drive long-term, plan licence exchange rules early; non-EU foreign licences often need replacement within about a year of establishing residence: Convert a driving licence. Housing paperwork still sits beside immigration: How to rent a home. Zagreb and Split desks feel different in queue length, not in the basic sequence: Living in Zagreb and Living in Split.