Future Extended holiday stay in Croatia

[velebit]

Hello
I am UK resident and taxpayer.
I own a property in Croatia and presently my wife and I spend the following periods in Croatia every year...
1) early April till end June..under 90 days
2)mid August till mid October..approx 8/9 weeks
We currently register at the local tourist office for the above periods. Our stay purpose is holiday vacation at our property .
We spend the summer and winter months between the above dates in the UK.
We are trying to gain information and advice on how best to continue doing this in the future in the event of the UK leaving the EU,with or without a deal...after any transition period, if agreed,
We have heard that visas may be available for this purpose and that we may be able to apply for temporary residence?.
We are not sure if spending the above periods of time violates the no more than 90 days in 180 days rule despite the 7/8 week gap in the Summer.
Basically what would be the best way forward to achieve our goal ,and what visas/ temporary residence permits would we need, and how do we go about this and where would we find the requisite information/ documentation/guidance relating to the above.
How long does it take to complete the above processes, what documentation is required and can this process be undertaken in Croatia, or is it best done through the Croatian Embassy in London.
Any help would be appreciated

[swordfish]

A great many people are in the same boat thanks to brexit could be a EU visa after 29 March I honestly think your best bet is a temporary visa I seem to recall when Croatia joined the EU the Russians had to apply for a visa so basically it reverts back to 90 days in 12 months if you leave with 20 days remaining from your 90 days and return within your 12 month period you only have your 20 days.I got caught once pre EU and was told to leave Croatia so I did !!!! A loged on central data base not sure whether this is linked to entry passport checks?.

[Ribaric]

Hi Velebit,

You've asked a lot of questions there but I'll have a go at couple of them.

Temporary residence is a permit which is exactly the same as a permanent residence permit - except it lasts for up to 5 years and is seen as ther qualifying permit to obtain permanent residence. The point is, you must be resident. This means membership of the health service system, payments into the national pension fund and, despite many people arguing the opposite, liable to income tax on your total income wherever it comes from.
Like you, I have no idea what brexit will do nor any clue as to how Croatia will respond with bi-lateral agreements if brexit does happen, join the masses of we confused people.

As I understand it, the tourist visa scheme remains unchanged, 90 days in any 180. On July 1st next year, Croatia is due to join the Schengen group but that assumes the visitor is an EU citizen. It's all a bit foggy to say the least.



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