Resettlement and humanitarian admission - Croatia

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Resettlement and humanitarian admission - Croatia

Resettlement and humanitarian admission - Croatia

Overview

Relevant EU legislation

Croatia is bound by the Union Resettlement and Humanitarian Admission Framework Regulation (URF).

National legislation

Law on International and Temporary Protection, Article 48 | Zakon o međunarodnoj i privremenoj zaštiti 

Competent authority and stakeholders

Authorities responsible for establishing resettlement and humanitarian admission policyMinistry of the Interior of the Republic of Croatia I Ministarstvo unutarnjih poslova Republike Hrvatske
Identification and referral of refugees for a) resettlement programmes b) humanitarian admission programmes c) community sponsorship programmesn/a
Selection of refugees for a) resettlement programmes b) humanitarian admission programmes c) community sponsorship programmesn/a
Pre-departure assistance a) resettlement programmes b) humanitarian admission programmes c) community sponsorship programmes

Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Croatia I Ministarstvo unutarnjih poslova Republike Hrvatske 

UNHCR 

IOM 

ICMC

Travel arrangements a) resettlement programmes b) humanitarian admission programmes c) community sponsorship programmesUNHCR
Arrival and reception a) resettlement programmes b) humanitarian admission programmes c) community sponsorship programmesn/a

Programmes currently in place

Currently Croatia does not implement resettlement and humanitarian admission programmes.

National quotas on resettlement and humanitarian admission

National commitments for resettlement, humanitarian admission and emergency quota

 

2-year Union PlanNational commitment for resettlementNational commitment for humanitarian admissionsEmergency quota
Period 2024-2025100n/an/a
Period 2026-2027n/an/an/a
Period 2028-2029n/an/an/a

Procedural and practical arrangements

The admission procedure

During this phase, persons who may be resettled undergo a mandatory health assessment. Its aim is to:

  • detect medical conditions which may affect public health and public safety or other medical conditions that require follow-up after arrival;
  • transmit medical information in a timely manner to the receiving party to enable proper preparations for reception and continuity of care;
  • determine fitness to travel and identify travel requirements; and
  • initiate the follow-up and treatment, including predeparture stabilisation treatment, if necessary.

This health assessment is performed by the IOM. The main tests include:

  • TB screening consisting of chest X-rays;
  • Tests and examinations for HIV, Hepatitis B and C, and syphilis;
  • Pre-embarkation checks to establish the person is fit to fly;
  • Procedures to detect mental health conditions.

Information during the selection process is directly provided by the Croatian authorities during the face-to-face sessions.  

Type of protection granted and residence permit issued after the admission procedure

Currently Croatia does not implement resettlement and humanitarian admission programmes.

Pre-departure assistance

Croatia carries out face-to-face information provision activities through UNHCR, the IOM and the ICMC as implementing partners, while keeping full ownership of the material developed.

As a way to monitor their activities, when partner organisations receive written questions about Croatia, they forward them to the Ministry of the Interior, so they monitor the type of information refugees are looking for.

Travel arrangements

Croatia carries out face-to-face information sessions through UNHCR during this phase.

Arrival and reception

Information provision is directly provided by Croatia in face-to-face sessions.

Integration support to resettled and admitted refugees

Currently Croatia does not implement resettlement and humanitarian admission programmes.

Resettlement programmes

Currently Croatia does not implement resettlement and humanitarian admission programmes.

Humanitarian admission programmes

Currently Croatia does not implement resettlement and humanitarian admission programmes.

Complementary pathways

Currently Croatia does not implement resettlement and humanitarian admission programmes.

Community sponsorship schemes related to state-led resettlement programmes

Currently Croatia does not implement resettlement and humanitarian admission programmes.

Community sponsorship schemes linked to civil society-led humanitarian admission programmes

Currently Croatia does not implement resettlement and humanitarian admission programmes.

Community sponsorship schemes linked to other complementary pathways

Currently Croatia does not implement resettlement and humanitarian admission programmes.