Factsheet for measure
HR-2022-11/2184
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Updated
– measures in Croatia
Temporary protection in Croatia for displaced persons from Ukraine
Privremena zaštita u Hrvatskoj za raseljene osobe iz Ukrajine
Background information
Pursuant to Article 78, paragraph 4 of the International and Temporary Protection Act (OG 70/15 and 127/17), the Government of the Republic of Croatia, at its session held on 7 March 2022, adopted a Decision on the introduction of temporary protection in the Republic of Croatia for displaced persons from Ukraine
Temporary protection is introduced in the Republic of Croatia for displaced persons from Ukraine in accordance with Council Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/382 of 4 March 2022 establishing the existence of a mass influx of displaced persons from Ukraine within the meaning of Article 5 of Directive 2001/55 /EC the effect of the introduction of temporary protection (OJ L 71, 4.3.2022), dated 7 March 2022.
Content of measure
The Republic of Croatia will grant temporary protection to the following categories of displaced persons who left Ukraine on 24 February 2022:
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citizens of Ukraine and members of their families residing in Ukraine on 24 February 2022;
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stateless persons and nationals of other third countries who enjoyed international or equivalent national protection in Ukraine on 24 February 2022 and members of their families who were granted residence in Ukraine on 24 February 2022; and
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citizens of other third countries who had a valid permanent residence in Ukraine on 24 February 2022 in accordance with Ukrainian regulations and who cannot return to their country or region of origin in safe and permanent conditions.
Updates
The following updates to this measure have been made after it came into effect.
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15 May 2025
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For three years now, Ukrainian children affected by the war, organized by the associations Croatia Helps and the First Croatian Policeman, have been coming to Croatia for ten days and participating in the special program, Psychosocial Empowerment of Ukrainian Children Affected by War. On 26 February 2025, the Headquarters of the Croatian Auto Club (CBC) in Zagreb was visited by 31 children from war-torn Ukraine. The children, aged between 9 and 15, were informed primarily through traffic-educational and preventive activities of the Croatian Auto Club. The children were most interested in the car driving simulator and the simulator for electric scooter drivers, with which children can interactively monitor the entire virtual traffic environment, which they tried out themselves. After touring the Croatian Auto Club, they were presented with appropriate gifts. The children visited the Gustav Krklec Elementary School in Novi Zagreb. CBC employees created a cycling training ground, so the children tested their practical skills in cycling and knowledge of traffic rules. The guests thanked CBC and the school for participating in the project and the opportunity to learn about road safety and test their driving skills.
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26 November 2024
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On 7 March 2022, the Croatian Government adopted a Decision on the introduction of temporary protection in the Republic of Croatia for displaced persons from Ukraine due to the military aggression and invasion by Russia. This Decision aligns with the Council Implementing Decision on the determination of the existence of a mass influx of displaced persons. Given that conflicts are ongoing in many areas of Ukraine and that the number of displaced persons enjoying temporary protection in Croatia is unlikely to decrease as long as the war against Ukraine continues, it has been deemed necessary to extend temporary protection for displaced persons enjoying this status. The Government of the Republic of Croatia, following the Act on International and Temporary Protection and in line with the Council Implementing Decision, adopted the Decision on the extension of temporary protection in the Republic of Croatia for displaced persons from Ukraine until 4 March 2025.
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13 February 2023
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Temporary protection has been extended automatically, while for the certification of the extension of the validity of the personal identity card of a foreigner under temporary protection, it is necessary to come in person to the police department or station according to the place of residence. Displaced persons from Ukraine who have temporary protection in Croatia have automatically extended their temporary protection until 4 March 2024. The extension will be recorded in the existing card of the foreigner under temporary protection, so it is not necessary to submit a request for the extension of temporary protection. Persons who do not need to come to the police department or station in person are: a) children under 16 years of age - the parent/special guardian provides the child's ID card for certification; and b) persons with special needs who cannot move - a family member or a competent person from the institution where they are placed, based on a statement of the relationship with the person for whom he or she is verifying the identity card and proof of the impossibility of the person's arrival, e.g. documentation on placement in a special institution ). If a displaced person from Ukraine under temporary protection changed his residential address before the extension of the validity period of the identity card and has not yet changed the address in the identity card, it is necessary to fill in Form 11 (request form for registration/deregistration of residence address of asylum seekers and foreigners under subsidiary protection). Police administrations on whose territory collective housing is organized, in agreement with the Directorate of Civil Protection, organize the authentication of identity cards for displaced persons housed in collective housing. Persons who apply for a card extension after 30 April 2023, will not lose their temporary protection status and will continue to have the rights and obligations arising from the status.
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Use of measure
The Republic of Croatia granted temporary protection to displaced citizens of Ukraine and members of their families who left Ukraine immediately before 24 February 2022, due to the security situation and cannot return to Ukraine due to the armed conflict. For the purposes of this Decision, a family member of a person referred to in this item is:
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his or her spouse or his or her extramarital partner;
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their minor children, regardless of whether they were born in wedlock or out of wedlock or adopted; and
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other close relatives who lived in a joint household at the time of the circumstances related to the displacement of persons from Ukraine, and who at that time were completely or mainly dependent on those persons. Mentioned persons shall be granted temporary protection and shall be granted access to all rights deriving from the said status in accordance with the provisions of the law governing international and temporary protection.
Target groups
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Workers
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Businesses
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Citizens
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Does not apply to workers
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Does not apply to businesses
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Migrants or refugees
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Actors and funding
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Actors
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Funding
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National government
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National funds
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Social partners
Social partners' role in
designing the measure
and form of involvement:
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Trade unions
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Employers' organisations
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Role
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No involvement as case not in social partner domain
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No involvement as case not in social partner domain
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Form
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Not applicable
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Not applicable
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Social partners' role in the
implementation, monitoring and assessment phase:
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No involvement
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Main level of involvement: N/A
Involvement
Due to the nature of the measure, the social partners were not involved in its adoption.
Views and reactions
The social partners were not involved due to the nature and the emergency of the measure, however they fully support the broad forms of assistance to refugees from Ukraine.
Sources
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07 March 2022: Temporary protection in Croatia for displaced persons from Ukraine (Privremena zaštita u Republici Hrvatskoj za raseljene osobe iz Ukrajine)
(hrvatskazaukrajinu.gov.hr)
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13 February 2023: Temporary protection status for displaced persons from Ukraine extended (Status privremene zaštite raseljenim osobama iz Ukrajine produžen)
(hrvatskazaukrajinu.gov.hr)
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29 February 2024: The extension of temporary protection for displaced persons from Ukraine (Odluka o produljenju privremene zaštite za raseljene osobe iz Ukrajine)
(mup.gov.hr)
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26 February 2025: the special program Psychosocial Empowerment of Ukrainian Children Affected by Wa
(moj.hak.hr)
