Croatians are once again subject to the free movement of persons
Published: Wednesday, Nov 27th 2024, 15:10
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From January 1, the full free movement of persons will once again apply to workers from Croatia. This was decided by the Federal Council and the corresponding ordinance was amended.
The decision is based on legal grounds, as the national government announced on Wednesday. According to the Agreement on the Free Movement of Persons with the EU, the so-called valve clause can only be applied for a maximum of two consecutive years.
In view of the immigration from Croatia in 2023 and 2024, the Federal Council had limited the number of short-term residence permits (L permit) to 1053 and the number of residence permits (B permit) to 1204 per year. This is no longer possible for the coming year, as he has now written.
According to the federal government, the quotas for 2024 have already been exhausted. Theoretically, Switzerland could reactivate the valve clause for 2026. After that, the transitional provision in the Agreement on the Free Movement of Persons, which allows this step, will definitely expire.
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