PASSPORTS & VISAS

To enter Croatia, you need a valid passport. At some places of accommodation, you will have to leave your passport at the reception desk. Your passport serve as your ID in Croatia. Before coming to internship you need to acquire a residence permit. For more details about this document please contact you closest Croatian Embassy/Consulate. By doing this you will obtain a Work Permit. Inform us  (croatia@iaeste.org) about the date of your appliance and the Embassy you have applied at, so that we can speed up the procedure, if necessary. For those who need a Visa in order to enter Croatia we also suggest that you apply for a visa for the neighboring countries (Slovenia, Hungary and Italy).

INSURANCE

You are obliged to obtain adequate insurance covering illness, accidents, disability, death and personal liability before leaving your country. Foreign citizens must pay for medical assistance unless their country has an agreement with Croatian medical insurance. If anything unwanted happens to you, inform us as soon as possible, and we shall do our best to help you.

ARRIVAL NOTE

Please, send your Arrival note (N5-b form) to your IAESTE National Committee at least 20 days before your arrival. Unless you send it on time, we will not be able to provide lodging, necessary documents etc. It is very important to send (together with your arrival note) a copy of the insurance policy, which is compulsory for all trainees. Also, send us a photo of yourself to help us identify you when you arrive.

Please fill out the Arrival Form at our web site (www.iaeste.hr/arrival) with all the necessary information concerning your arrival to Croatia.

Do not forget to write, in your Arrival note, the place of your arrival in Croatia, and the exact date and time of arrival, as well as the departing place. If it is possible, please note: the airline and flight number (if coming by plane), or the name of the train (if coming by train), or the bus company (if coming by bus-line). Try to arrange your arrival on working days (Monday to Friday) and in the daytime. By doing this, you will help us in picking you up upon your arrival.

Please, do not contact the company that you will be working for, because we are taking care of informing them about everything concerning you. In that way, the company and we will avoid all possible misunderstandings.
On your first working day, one of the reception officers will accompany you to your working place, introduce you to the company and explain the easiest way to reach your working place. Do not worry about what to wear at work. Although the tie (French: cravate) is of Croatian origin, you are not obliged to wear it everywhere. Jeans and shirts are acceptable almost everywhere, but you might have to wear a working suit at certain places.