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Post by capio on Feb 18, 2009 16:06:18 GMT 1
But capio, I still defend everything Croatian except.... the cooking, the politicians, the lawyers, government officials, the polutors with the bung power, the neighbours' insane envy, the exchange rate and the traffic to Dalmatia.... apart form which everything is rosy. But still, I don't have to put up with the chavs, street violence, housing costs, bloody weather, traffic jams, nanny society, fat northern b'stards and the Sun newspaper. Comsi com sa. You have it about right though... you've done you work... you're retiring in a picturesque sleepy town... As far as I know you don't work there. Life can be good in Croatia if you don't have to work with Croats! Btw... I don't have to deal with chavs...street violence... Weather's not much better there.... Traffic is MUCH worse there... nanny society society doesn't effect me Houses in Zagreb are expensive ...I like fat northerners and I don't read the sun!
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Post by gmh on Feb 18, 2009 19:42:13 GMT 1
Cap, don't ever leave home again.
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Post by capio on Feb 18, 2009 23:52:39 GMT 1
I have to... who'd build snowmen in my neighbours gardens ...
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Post by Ribaric on Feb 19, 2009 1:10:01 GMT 1
Tis true. I have a neighbour who tells me "you are lucky" because I once had a business the proceeds from which now partly funds my indolent lifestyle. "Lucky" he calls it. He hasn't spoken to me since I pointed out to him that he could do the same, all he need to do is work his nuts off for 15 years, risk everything and survive when your customers don't pay their bills.
Another neighbour is a succesfull lawyer (he is wealthy anyway) but, having a Bosnian name, he is referred by everyone else as "the peasant". He wears his Rolex and BMW X5 somewhat flamboyantly I must admit. So would I TBH.
That said, The day I moved into a mildly "select" road in London, one of my new neighbours gave me a quick run-down on the other eight resident in the little street. I had to bite my lip when she described those at No 5 as "working class who have done well for themsleves but they are quite nice really". Classic.
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Post by funat406 on Feb 21, 2009 19:30:54 GMT 1
Can I just try and clarify. So can a foreign(alien national) 1 buy a property in croatia. 2 Live in that house full time. 3 Creat a income from the property. Please help we are on the verge of a mental break down In GORDONS MAD HOUSE, We need and escape route Please send cake with good hack saw.
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Post by Carol on Feb 21, 2009 19:42:24 GMT 1
Can I just try and clarify. So can a foreign(alien national) 1 buy a property in croatia. If you are from he EU then yes and without government permission. If elsewhere, then it depends where and you would need permission. Can I just try and clarify. So can a foreign(alien national) 2 Live in that house full time. Not unless you get a visa for reasons such as you have a job/ family in Croatia. For EU nationals the answer will be an unqualified yes after Croatia joins the EU. Can I just try and clarify. So can a foreign(alien national) 3 Creat a income from the property. You mean rent it out? If that's what you mean then yes but if its short term lets to tourists then you need a rental licence which is complicated and far from guaranteed. Read the rest of this board to find out how complicated.
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Post by funat406 on Feb 22, 2009 11:54:43 GMT 1
Hi Carol thanks for the quick response. Point 2 how do you get a visa.If no visa what is the longest you can feasably stay. Can you return. Point 3 if we invited freinds to stay ie of the internet and we looked after them. And they legft some pounds behiund would that be classed as renting or holliday lets.
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Post by Carol on Feb 22, 2009 15:13:10 GMT 1
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Post by Ribaric on Feb 27, 2009 12:33:17 GMT 1
Back to the original topic. I August 2008, we 'privateers' were eagerly awaiting the publication of amendments to the aliens' act. Even then, some people had reached the end of their 6-month visas which, due to bad luck/timing, required to be renewed in Jan or Feb. Much has been written here since that time and now, at the end of February 2009, nothing real has happened. 2/3rds of all private owners are now without a visa. They have either: Everything else which has been written on this thread, in real terms, is meaningless. The 2/3rds already affected will be disgusted and/or heart-broken by what has happened to them. The remaning 1/3rd (those who's visas were renewed during Sept-Dec 2007) have a bleak outlook. My visa has now expired and I'm living here on the strength of a piece of paper from the local police station stating that I'm "in the process" of getting a spouse's visa. Lucky me.
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Post by upthevilla on Feb 27, 2009 13:13:50 GMT 1
******I'm "in the process" ***** These are the magic words . I lasted 5 months on them
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Post by Madgolfer on Feb 27, 2009 16:25:39 GMT 1
As long as you are "in the process" and have that magical piece of paper to say so, then you could be here for years yet !!!!
One couple we know have had that piece of paper for 9 months now!
If there is a brick wall in your way, knock it down, go round it, dig under it etc...... where there is a will theres a way.
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Post by Madgolfer on Feb 27, 2009 16:31:01 GMT 1
In the next few days or weeks we should have a judgement as to whether owning your property via the d.o.o. (company) route will be a barrier to getting a 12 month residency visa or not.
Obviously, if they see the d.o.o. ownership as a barrier to issuing this type of visa, a lot of people will be re registering their property into their own names and out of their companies.
Ok there will be the 5% RETT issue to contend with (see post above about brick walls etc) but a way will be found.
Me thinks this thread will become a bit more active over the next few weeks.
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Post by riki on Mar 3, 2009 17:50:41 GMT 1
Huh? Why is owning a property through your company a barrier?
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Post by Ribaric on Mar 3, 2009 18:34:54 GMT 1
Huh? Why is owning a property through your company a barrier? Riki, we don't know that it will be. However, if a 12 month residency visa will be available to foreign owners of property - it doesn't follow that foreign owners of a d.o.o. which, in turn owns a property, will qualify for the visa. On the basis that you don't own the property, you Croatian company does. Who knows?
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Post by mambo on Mar 3, 2009 19:09:33 GMT 1
There was an article in the papers last week (so I am told) that of the roughly 650 visa applications 580 were denied !
The newspaper had a two page article on it and was asking the question: 'what the hack is going on ?'
With this attitude you cannot claim that it is becoming in line with EU regulations and that for a country which wants to close the chapters by the end of the year.
How come that it is possible for Croatia to keep changing the law, but apparently they are unable to bring it in line with EU regulations.
It is very difficult to claim: 'we are a young country and it is difficult for us' for the EU regulations leave no room for misinterpretation:
In the EU there is to be free movement of citizens, both living and working.
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