France or Croatia
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| France | Croatia | |
|---|---|---|
| Salary in IT | $ 79 660 | $ 56 900 |
| Citizenship | 5 years | 8 years |
| Partner can work | yes | yes |
| Parents | difficult | difficult |
| Pets | no trouble | difficult |
| Pet limit | 5 | 5 |
| Quarantine | no | no |
| Residence permit fee | — | — |
| Rent, 2 bedrooms | $ 1 707 | $ 1 081 |
| Basket | $ 51,8 | $ 40,1 |
| Life expectancy | 82.98 | 78.93 |
| Homicides/100k | 1.33 | 1.01 |
| Natural hazards, 0–10 | 4 | 4.5 |
How the two sets of routes differ
Long-stay routes in this reference: France — 94, Croatia — 91. Types present in both: work, study, family, investment, job seeking and working holiday. France adds: startup, talent and retirement. Croatia adds: remote work and repatriation.
Fees, thresholds and deadlines
France: fees range from 50 to 350 EUR. Routes with no fee: 23. Routes stating an income threshold: 21; the lowest is 615 EUR a month. Routes with a published decision deadline: 73; the shortest is 60 days. Croatia: fees range from 13.27 to 93 EUR. Routes with no fee: 2. Routes stating an income threshold: 1; the lowest is 3,622.5 EUR a month. Routes with a published decision deadline: 1; the shortest is 15 days.
Beyond the first permit
Permanent status: both after 5 years. Citizenship: France after 5 years, Croatia after 8 years. France allows a second citizenship, Croatia does not.
France in brief
A large EU economy with a developed tech market in Paris, Lyon and Toulouse, universal healthcare and dual citizenship allowed. Entry and settling in are held back by French at B2 for naturalisation, the absence of a separate simplified route for parents, the need to reissue the Passeport Talent when changing employer in the first two years, plus marked regional differences in crime (Marseille) and recurring summer heatwaves.
Croatia in brief
A member of the EU, Schengen and the eurozone with a growing tech sector (Zagreb, Split) and a Mediterranean coast; permanent residence after 5 years, and a digital nomad visa of up to 18 months. Held back by citizenship at 8 years requiring you to give up the previous one (dual is difficult), noticeable seismic risk (the 2020 earthquakes), corruption above the EU average and IT salaries below Western European levels.
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