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Post by supapuppet on Mar 24, 2014 23:41:43 GMT 1
Hi all!, firstly I am a British passport holder and am in the process of working out how to move to Croatia, my girlfriend is there and studying so I would like to be there too of course.
I'm aware of the 90 day max limit before leaving but still a little confused on the whole visa deal and also about study in Croatia? Does anyone know how I would go about studying there?.
Also with the English government I have heard they pay benefits for Brits looking for work abroad.
Any info or experience stories are greatly appreciated!!
Thanks
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Post by Carol on Mar 27, 2014 14:01:17 GMT 1
I think it must be quite rare that someone would want a study visa for a Croatian university. I thought the better Croatian students all wanted to go abroad to study??!
My suggestion would be to ask your chosen university's admissions department. If anyone has heard of it and know the process, then they will.
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Post by quest on Mar 27, 2014 23:46:40 GMT 1
Is there still a 90 day limit despite EU? I thought it was abolished.
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Post by supapuppet on Mar 27, 2014 23:47:19 GMT 1
Ahh yes I figured someone would reply with that haha I have lived in England and now living in Australia, I'm craving Europe again and just want to see more of it, plus my girlfriend is in Croatia so it's an extra incentive  Croatia is a beautiful country amidst the debt and stuff but what country isn't :/ Perfect I will find out what college she's at and apply there Thanks so much Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Post by supapuppet on Mar 27, 2014 23:48:07 GMT 1
Really?? I only read forums about the 90 day limit, maybe would be worth looking into. Thanks for that! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Post by supapuppet on Mar 28, 2014 6:35:10 GMT 1
Ahh perfect! This is fine then if I can get into college or a job then it will be ok not sure on employment in Croatia specially seems I'm not fluent in the language but worth a try I guess thanks so much Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Post by Ribaric on Mar 28, 2014 11:09:33 GMT 1
Is there still a 90 day limit despite EU? I thought it was abolished. If you want to stay longer than 90 days here then the EU accession has changed nothing unless you are from a EU state which has a bi-lateral agreement with Croatia (Ireland for example) about citizens being able to live and work in each others' countries. The UK has no such agreement and bars Croatians from living and working in the UK unless they have special skills (the same as for any foreign national). Croatia treats UK citizens slightly better because they can remain in Croatia under circumstances (EG: Property ownership) which are not available to Croatians in the UK. These restrictions will apply until, latest, 2020 whereupon freedom of movement between Croatia and the other EU states will be possible. I don't know about student visas but I'd be shocked if you would be allowed to work here whilst studying. |
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Post by supapuppet on Mar 28, 2014 11:18:04 GMT 1
Ok cool, I know I can work there and that gives me residency but just unsure of the study side of things, really sucks how England let every other European country nationals in for free and when you get a decent country they are not allowed.. Thanks for your help
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Post by crojoe on Mar 28, 2014 16:33:14 GMT 1
Is there still a 90 day limit despite EU? I thought it was abolished. If you want to stay longer than 90 days here then the EU accession has changed nothing unless you are from a EU state which has a bi-lateral agreement with Croatia (Ireland for example) about citizens being able to live and work in each others' countries. The UK has no such agreement and bars Croatians from living and working in the UK unless they have special skills (the same as for any foreign national). Croatia treats UK citizens slightly better because they can remain in Croatia under circumstances (EG: Property ownership) which are not available to Croatians in the UK. These restrictions will apply until, latest, 2020 whereupon freedom of movement between Croatia and the other EU states will be possible. I don't know about student visas but I'd be shocked if you would be allowed to work here whilst studying. I'm not quite sure this is right info about Croats not being able to work in UK. If they are self-employed then they can, just like Romanians and Bulgarians could all along once their country joined the EU commonwealth or EUSSR. Only those that want to be employed by businesses have a bit of a harder time unless they have special skills. But if you are self-employed then no problem. It was a big joke on MP VAS and friends who all went to Luton Airport on Jan 1st 2014 hoping to personally greet Romanians and Bulgarians coming to the UK by the plane load and all they found was 1 new comer, all the rest on the day where just returning from Christmas holidays to go back to work in the UK. But I have met quite a few Bulgarians and Romanians working in the UK prior to Jan 2014. I don't meet to many Croatians, although all those that wanted to leave could have done so prior to Croatia joining the EU to places like Canada, Australia, Germany, Italy and so forth. Croatia isn't considered that destitute and no one is worried about mass migration from there. Croatia is more worried about a mass invasion of Western Foreigners buying up the place or influx of seasonal workers from other parts of Eastern Europe in summer. |
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Post by MartinM on Mar 28, 2014 17:22:55 GMT 1
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Post by Carol on Mar 28, 2014 19:39:53 GMT 1
but is the main objective to be near your girlfriend or get a good education??!
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Post by crojoe on Mar 28, 2014 20:54:05 GMT 1
Just what I thought: Working for yourself (self employed) You don’t need permission to work for yourself. You can choose to apply for a yellow registration certificate to prove your right to work for yourself. You’ll need to be in the UK to apply. |
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Post by supapuppet on Mar 29, 2014 6:54:20 GMT 1
Main objective is both really, of course I want to study and be near her but issues with her passport will prevent her coming to UK so I'll go there to study if I can .
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Post by Carol on Mar 29, 2014 10:55:03 GMT 1
I don't think the Croatian university courses are that highly regarded. I do know that they have a weird bureaucratic structure though and there have been scandals about paying lecturers bribes to obtain course passes (i.e. some students have found that the only way to pass a course is to pay for it and whether or not they actually know the material is irrelevant). However, that was a couple of years ago so maybe its all been cleaned up now.
Maybe someone can tell me I am wrong about how well regarded Croatian university degrees are??
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Post by gmh on Mar 29, 2014 11:24:06 GMT 1
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