International and Temporary Protection Act (Official Gazette) 70/15, 127/17, 33/23), which came into force on 2 July 2015, with amendments of 1 January 2018 and 1 April 2023, establishes the principles, conditions, and procedures for granting international and temporary protection. It also defines the status, rights, and obligations of applicants for international protection, asylum seekers, foreign nationals under subsidiary protection, foreign nationals under temporary protection, and the conditions and procedures for annulment or termination of asylum, subsidiary and temporary protection.
In accordance with the said Act, it is considered that:
- Applicant for international protection is a third-country national or stateless person who has expressed an intention to apply for international protection and is awaiting a final decision on their application. Exceptionally, a citizen of an EU Member State may also be considered an applicant for international protection when specified by Protocol 24 of the Treaty of Lisbon
- Asylum seeker is a refugee as defined by the Geneva Convention, who meets the conditions for asylum (international protection) and has been granted international protection.
- Foreign national under subsidiary protection is a foreign national who does not qualify for asylum but has been granted protection due to a real risk of suffering serious injustice if returned to their country of origin
- Foreign national under temporary protection is a foreign national granted temporary protection in cases where a large number of people flee to Croatia from a country where human rights violations have occurred due to war or similar conflict, generalized violence or internal unrest.
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