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Post by matija57 on Sept 10, 2015 3:13:47 GMT 1
Hello, I'm about to retire from a job in the US and would like to live in Zadar for about 6-8 months to see how I would like it. I'm a US Citizen though both my parents were born in Croatia.
My first question is how could I go about getting a visa to stay there that long. I don't plan to get a salaried job and am not going to school. If I like it, would consider buying an apartment after 6-8 months of renting. Would getting a part-time volunteer position beforehand help get me a visa?
My second question is buying a one way ticket vs a round trip. Want to buy a one-way from the SF Bay Area to Zadar, but it's $2K if I leave in Feb. 2016. If I buy a round trip leaving then & "returning" in a month, it's about $1200. Is it possible to buy a round trip and not take the return flight back?
Thanks for any help you can offer.
Best,
Matija
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Post by grantmasterflash on Sept 18, 2015 9:03:49 GMT 1
I'm still researching a lot of residency stuff but from what I see your VISA may be much easier than mine as your family came from there.
You can go one way on a two way flight but I wouldn't fly an airline that you have miles with as airlines have been known to penalize their "Valued Customers" for not taking the return flight. Possibly a nicer way of dealing with it is to fly over and then call the airline and tell them you won't be in the return flight. Another idea is to fly one of the airlines that offers one way flights for half of the price of a two way (Icelandair and Airtransat). You may have to fly from Canada for the latter and fly into a different city in Europe. This summer (peak) I flew from Vancouver BC to Paris for $355 one way on Airtransat.
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Post by Carol on Sept 18, 2015 9:48:12 GMT 1
or get a one way flight to a neighbouring country and a short hop (return) flight to a Croatian airport.
They don't care about where you go after leaving Croatia, only that you have claer plans to leave Croatia.
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Post by lulu on Dec 9, 2015 21:10:07 GMT 1
matija57, my husband and I were wondering about Visas so I called the Croatian Consulate in L.A. My father was Croat and like you I'm born here. The very courteous woman I spoke to confirmed the following—no need to apply from California as we can apply before our 90 days are up at a local police station in HR with documents specified on www.mvep.hr. Along with proof of insurance and means she recommended bringing a rental agreement and felt proof of my father being Croatian would help. Since we want to start a tourism-related business I asked whether a business plan and my related certification would also help and she said yes.
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Post by prkbrk on Dec 15, 2015 15:22:09 GMT 1
If you are planning to apply in Zadar the local immigration police are okay but you will need to be able to communicate in Croatian. If you are applying for citizenship then you will need fathers birth certificate from Croatia and other documents. There are numerous threads on here about documents required, although as non EU you will have more issues unless applying for citizenship. Been through the process for both citizenship and temp residence in Zadar and it is not overly complex.....just need patience...
I would not worry about not using the return portion of your air ticket...unless you can have it valid for a year and are able to change it (for a fee). Airlines dont care they have your money whether you show or not. At worst you just tell them family issues prevents your return and you will lose the return portion. In fact it is better to have a return ticket to show you have an option to leave country.
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Post by amatesic on Feb 4, 2016 11:52:57 GMT 1
There is a facebook page expatsinzadar where you can meet others like yourself who are moving to or have moved to Croatia from the US and other countries.
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