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India → Croatia

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
India
To
Croatia
Inflow 2023—OECD
Data as at 2025
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Migrant population

People born in India who live in Croatia: mid-year estimates of the international migrant stock (UN DESA).

Migrant population by year

346720052010201520202024
346720052010201520202024
Data table
200534
201067
201567
202061
202458
Estimate, 2024
58
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
0.01%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
47
Counted by
country of birth
Source: United Nations, DESA Population Division, International Migrant Stock 2024 (CC BY 3.0 IGO)Data as at 2024

Croatia's consulates in India

Short-stay Schengen (C) visa applications at Croatia's consulates located in India.

YearApplicationsIssuedNot issuedRefusal rate
20242,3151,67660626.2%
20232,1541,46656926.4%

Applications by year

1,1582,31520232024
1,1582,31520232024
Data table
20232,154
20242,315
Source: European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024

Residence permits in Croatia

First residence permits issued by Croatia to citizens of India (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025
  1. Work4,371
  2. Family38
  3. Other reasons12
  4. Education6
YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
20254,42716400
202410,382144137
20239,01636048
20225,01267018
20211,41033215
202061412619
20198941129
20181722226
201742313
201640153
201537002
201423000
201322002
Work permits by type, 2025
  1. Other paid activities4,371
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
10,804
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025
16
Changed status into work, 2025
12
Intra-corporate transferee permits, 2025
1
Seasonal work authorisations, 2024
723
Source: Eurostat (migr_resfirst, migr_resbc11, migr_acq, educ_uoe_mobs02, migr_eirfs, migr_pop1ctz), CC BY 4.0Data as at 2025

Embassy and consulates

Missions of Croatia in India, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

MissionCityOfficial website
EmbassyNew Delhi—
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Where else people from India move (OECD, 2023).

Other destinations for people from India, 2023
  1. Canada139,785
  2. United States68,420
  3. Australia55,277
  4. Germany54,123
  5. New Zealand47,163
  6. Italy13,691
  7. Portugal12,185
  8. Netherlands12,073
  9. Japan10,547
  10. Spain10,063
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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