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SWITZERLAND – AFMP safeguard clause for Croatia extended for 2024

December 1, 2023

On 22 November, the Federal Council extended the safeguard clause included in the Agreement on the Free Movement of Persons. Work permits for Croatian nationals will remain subject to quotas in 2024.

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CROATIA: Entry Into Schengen Confirmed

December 14, 2022

Croatia has been granted entry into the Schengen Area, beginning on 01 January 2023.

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SWITZERLAND: Limits Set on Immigrants from Croatia

November 18, 2022

Switzerland has invoked a safeguard clause in the Agreement on the Free Movement of Persons which sets quotas on work permits for citizens of Croatia for 2023.

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SWITZERLAND: Freedom of Movement for Croatian Citizens Beginning 1 January 2022

November 18, 2021

The Swiss Federal Council recently announced that Croatian citizens will be granted full freedom of movement beginning on January 1, 2022. This change will put Croatian nationals on equal terms with EU/EFTA nationals. As such, as of January 1, 2022, they will be allowed to follow the streamlined EU/EFTA national immigration process.

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SWITZERLAND: Transitional Period for Croatians Extended to End of 2021

December 10, 2018

On 7 December 2018, the Swiss federal council announced it will maintain until 31 December 2021 the transitional provisions of Protocol III, which extended to Croatian nationals the Agreement on Free Movement of Persons (FMPA) between Switzerland and the European Union.

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SLOVENIA: Croatian Worker Restrictions Lifted from 1st July 2018

July 17, 2018

The Slovenian government has lifted work restrictions for Croatian workers, effective 1 July 2018. Croatian nationals now have the same access to the Slovenian labour market as nationals of other EU Member States.

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NETHERLANDS: Croatian Worker Restrictions Lifted from 1 July 2018

June 12, 2018

The government of the Netherlands decided on 8 June 2018 to lift the current work authorisation requirements for Croatian workers from 1 July 2018. From that date, Croatian nationals will have the same access to the Dutch labour market as nationals of other EU Member States.

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UNITED KINGDOM: Croatian Worker Restrictions Lifted from 30th June 2018

March 20, 2018

The current work authorisation requirements for Croatian workers in the UK will be lifted on 30th June 2018. Background When Croatia joined the EU in 2013, the UK and other member states were able to place restrictions on labour market access for Croatian nationals for five years, with the option to extend for a final […]

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CROATIA: New Intra-Corporate Transfer Permit and Posted Worker Requirements

September 12, 2017

Amendments to Croatia’s Foreigners Act recently took effect, implementing the new European Union (EU) intra-company transfer (ICT) permit, and updating the rules for the posting of workers into Croatia. Intra-Company Transfer (ICT) Permit The amendments transpose European Union Directive 2014/66/EU “on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals in the framework of an intra-corporate […]

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SWITZERLAND: Free Movement Agreement Extended to Croatians

January 20, 2017

On 16th December 2016, The Swiss Government extended the free movement of people agreement to Croatia following parliament's approval of a law on European Union immigration and jobs; this came into effect on 1st January 2017. The announcement follows the…

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