Registration of Marriage/Divorce
For the registration of a marriage celebrated in Australia/New Zealand it is necessey to obtain an original Marriage Certificate with Apostille seal and translation into Croatian language, valid photo-identification of both spouses, proof of Croatian citizenship for at least one spouse, proof of the status of residence in Australia/New Zealand and completed form „Prijava braka“.
Applicants should make sure that the personal information of the spouses matches the information in the Croatian Registry books (name, surname, date and place of birth, parents’ information, marital satatus). 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.
If an applicant has gotten a divorce abroad, they should keep in mind that their marriage registered in Croatia will not be divorced until the foreign divorce decree has been recognized by Croatian court and the divorce registered in the Croatia Registry books.
Persons that have acquired Croatian citizenship do not have their birth registered in Croatia and should apply to have their birth registered at this time if they have not done it before.
In the event of subsequent marriage of the applicant, keep in mind that in every marriage certificate it is stated what the marital status of the applicant is prior to marriage. If the status says divorced, the applicant will not be able to register the second marriage until the first marriage and divorce have been registered.
Applicants should make sure that the personal information of the spouses matches the information in the Croatian Registry books (name, surname, date and place of birth, parents’ information, marital satatus). 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.
If an applicant has gotten a divorce abroad, they should keep in mind that their marriage registered in Croatia will not be divorced until the foreign divorce decree has been recognized by Croatian court and the divorce registered in the Croatia Registry books.
Persons that have acquired Croatian citizenship do not have their birth registered in Croatia and should apply to have their birth registered at this time if they have not done it before.
In the event of subsequent marriage of the applicant, keep in mind that in every marriage certificate it is stated what the marital status of the applicant is prior to marriage. If the status says divorced, the applicant will not be able to register the second marriage until the first marriage and divorce have been registered.