Educational rehabilitator

First option – FREEDOM TO PROVIDE CROSS-BORDER SERVICES

If you already have an establishment in an EU/EEA country, you have freedom to provide services on an occasional and temporary basis, without the obligation of establishment in Croatia, a mandatory membership in a chamber branch and without a prior check.

An online declaration is sent in the mentioned case directly to the competent authority at ured@hker.hr, along with a photo or a scan of the following information, or documents (signed, without a stamp):

• proof of citizenship
• proof of establishment in an EU/EEA country for practicing the profession of educational rehabilitator as well as proof that at the time of issuing that proof there is no, even temporarily, ban on practicing the profession
• proof of professional qualifications
• proof that the applicant pursued the educational rehabilitator profession for at least one out of ten previous years, in case the profession is not regulated in the Member State of establishment
• proof that there was no temporary or permanent revokement of the right to pursue the educational rehabilitator profession

If EU/EEA nationals do not provide the required documents, a competent authority will check their data via the Internal Market Information System (IMI).

Second option: FREEDOM TO ESTABLISH

If you are established in an EU/EEA country, you as a physical or legal person have the freedom to provide services on a permanent basis, provided that you register an establishment, enter in the Directory of the Croatian Chamber of Educational Rehabilitators and submit the following documents:

• completed and self-signed application form,
• certified copy of diploma,
• copy of a document from which the identity of the person is evident (ID card, passport),
• proof of payment of the fee for the membership procedure in the chamber (EUR 39.81),
• completed and self-signed request form for the recognition of the right to pursue the educational rehabilitator profession,
• proof or payment of the fee of the process of recognition of the right to pursue the educational rehabilitator profession (EUR 26.54),
• proof that educational rehabilitator meets the requirements listed above

If EU/EEA nationals do not provide the required documents, a competent authority will check their data via the Internal Market Information System (IMI).

 

Recognition of qualifications

A request for recognition of qualifications is submitted to ured@hker.hr along with the following documents according to the general system:

• proof of citizenship
• proof of qualifications
• proof of payment of the costs of the proceedings (EUR 331.80)

Fees

EUR 39.81 for inscription in chamber

EUR 26.54 for the recognition of the right to pursue the educational rehabilitator profession

EUR 11.00 for the monthly chamber membership fee

EUR 331.80 for the recognition of foreign professional qualifications

Payment via online banking:

IBAN: HR5423600001102266561

Recipient: Croatian Chamber of Educational Rehabilitators

Reference number: OIB number of the applicant

The purpose of the payment: Inscription / Recognition of the right to pursue the educational rehabilitator profession / Monthly chamber membership / Recognition of foreign professional qualifications

User: Name and surname of the applicant

ured@hker.hr (e-address for sending photographed or scanned documents; signed, without a stamp)

Competent authority and regulations

Ministry of Labour, Pension System, Family and Social Policy

Ulica grada Vukovara 78, 10 000 Zagreb

+385 1 6106 111

info@mrms.hr

Croatian Chamber of Educational Rehabilitators

Nad lipom 13/1, 10 000 Zagreb

+385 91 454 0054

ured@hker.hr

Law on Educational and Rehabilitational Activity (OG 18/22)

Statute of the Croatia Chamber of Educational Rehabilitators

Regulation on Public Registers and Records of the Croatian Chamber of Educational Rehabilitators

Regulation on Issuing, Renewing and Revoking the License for Independent Work of Educational Rehabilitators

Regulation on the Content, Deadlines and Procedure for Professional Training and Verification of Skills of Educational Rehabilitators

Amendments to the Regulation on the Content, Deadlines and Procedure for Professional Training and Verification of Skills of Educational Rehabilitators

Regulation on the Work of the Croatian Chamber of Educational Rehabilitators

Decision on the amendments to the Regulation on the Work of the Regional Councils of the Croatian Chamber of Educational Rehabilitators

Regulation on the Compensation for Working in Institutions, Fees and Travel Expenses of the Croatian Chamber of Educational Rehabilitators

Regulation on the Structure and Operation of the Management Board

Regulation on the Identification Card of the Member of the Chamber

Regulation on the Work of the Regional Councils of the Croatian Chamber of Educational Rehabilitators

Regulation on the Work of Permanent Commissions

Regulation on Conditions for Recognition of Foreign Professional Qualifications for preforming a Regulated Profession – Educational Rehabilitator with the purpose of Establishment in the Republic of Croatia (OG 148/22)

Authorization

Decision on membership in the Croatian Chamber of Educational Rehabilitators

Decision on recognition of the right to pursue the educational rehabilitator profession

Deadline: 30 days / 60 days

 

Legal remedies

In both cases, no appeal is allowed against the decision, but an administrative dispute can be initiated by a lawsuit before the competent Administrative Court of the Republic of Croatia within 30 days from the date of delivery of this decision.

Last updated on 9 June 2025