First option - CROSS-BORDER FREEDOM TO PROVIDE SERVICES
If you have already registered an establishment in another EU/EEA state, you have the freedom to provide services on a temporary and occasional basis, without an obligation to register an establishment in Croatia.
In that case, you need to send an e-statement directly to the competent authority to
pitanja@mup.hr, with a photograph or a scan of the following data or documents (signed but not stamped):
- proof of registration of an establishment in another EU/EEA state and proof that there is no prohibition of professional activity at the time the certificate is issued
- proof of professional qualifications
- proof that the person has worked as a security guard for at least one year within the past 10 years (only if the profession, vocational training and professional development are not regulated in the Member State of the establishment).
Second option - FREEDOM OF ESTABLISHMENT
In case you have a registered establishment in another EU/EEA state, you are allowed to provide services as a natural person on a permanent basis if you register the establishment and submit the following documents:
- proof of qualifications (secondary school of at least 3 years)
- certificate of competence (100 hours)
- professional exam for a security guard
- authorisation to carry out the activities of a security guard issued by an EU/EEA state
- medical certificate
- proof of knowledge of the Croatian language
Recognition of qualification
Application for the recognition of qualification is submitted to
pitanja@mup.hrwith the edition of sending documentation as with the registration of establishment, and:
- proof of acquiring conditions for the recognition of foreign professional qualifications (proof of competence, proof of education/professional qualification)
Fees
None
e-Service
First option: e-Service
Second option: pitanja@mup.hr (for sending photographed or scanned documentation; signed but not stamped) |
Competent authority and regulations
Ministry of the Interior
Ulica Grada Vukovara 33, 10 000 Zagreb
+385 1 6122 111
pitanja@mup.hr
Private Security Act (OG
16/20 and
114/22)
Ordinance on education and examination of professional competence for security guards and guards (OG
103/04, 21/07,
86/08 and
42/13)
Authorisation
Decision on the authorisation to carry out the activities of a security guard
Deadline: 30 days
Legal remedies
Possibility of initiating an administrative dispute before the administrative court within 30 days from the day of the delivery of the decision
