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Serbia → Croatia

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

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

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

Migrant population by year

27k53k19901995200020052010201520202024
27k53k19902000201020202024
Data table
199037,560
199553,252
200046,230
200525,928
201051,856
201551,185
202048,170
202445,887
Estimate, 2024
45,887
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
8.7%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
2
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 Serbia

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

YearApplicationsIssuedNot issuedRefusal rate
20246575329814.9%
2023458389388.3%

Applications by year

32965720232024
32965720232024
Data table
2023458
2024657
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 Serbia (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025
  1. Work6,358
  2. Family336
  3. Other reasons25
  4. Education19
YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
20256,73812800
202410,34287102129
20239,8782186130
20227,7333097122
20214,8932987112
20207,36014109107
201910,64412111132
20184,910876123
20171,031296141
20166787734107
2015446513821
2014456010713
2013430215922
Work permits by type, 2025
  1. Other paid activities6,358
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
13,569
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025
159
Changed status into work, 2025
30
Intra-corporate transferee permits, 2025
5
Seasonal work authorisations, 2024
5,514
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 Serbia, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

MissionCityOfficial website
EmbassyBelgraders.mvep.hr
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

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

Other destinations for people from Serbia, 2023
  1. Germany24,155
  2. Austria5,362
  3. Slovenia3,048
  4. Switzerland1,149
  5. Hungary1,084
  6. United States790
  7. Italy760
  8. France759
  9. Sweden593
  10. Norway485
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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