Registration of birth
Applications for registration of a child in the Croatian State Registry of births and the Citizenship Registry can be submitted by the parents, before the child's 18th birthday, and by the child from their 18th to their 21st birthday, if one or both parents have been Croatian citizens at the time of their child’s birth, the child will be automatically registered in both Registries (births and citizenship).
The following documentation is required for registration of birth in the respective Croatian Registries:
Original Birth Certificate with Apostille seal and certified translation into Croatian language- Applicants should make sure that the personal information of the parents matches the information in the Croatian Registry books (name, surname, date and place of birth, parents’ information). It has been noted that places of birth do not match in many documents, please make sure that the place of birth is the same in all documents including the Croatian Registry books.
The following documentation is required for registration of birth in the respective Croatian Registries:
Original Birth Certificate with Apostille seal and certified translation into Croatian language- Applicants should make sure that the personal information of the parents matches the information in the Croatian Registry books (name, surname, date and place of birth, parents’ information). It has been noted that places of birth do not match in many documents, please make sure that the place of birth is the same in all documents including the Croatian Registry books.
- Valid photo-identification for both parents and a proof of Croatian citizenship for both or at least one parent
- When the other parent does not hold Croatian citizenship he/she should give explicit consent to register the child’s birth in Croatian registry, either in person before the consular officer, or by way of a declaration signed before the Australian/New Zealand Notary Public then confirmed with Apostille.
- Children over 14 years of age also need to consent to their registration.
- Parents’ Marriage Certificate (marriage should be registered in Croatia prior to registration of birth of children) - please check the information on this link https://mvep.gov.hr/consular-information-145927/registration-of-marriage/180424
- if the parents are not married both parents should attend the Embassy in person to give statements confirming paternity
- completed form “Prijava djeteta”