ACQUIRING CROATIAN CITIZENSHIP
The Croatian Citizenship Act (Official Gazette no. 53/91, 70/91, 28/92, 113/93-Constitutional Court decision, 4/94 and 130/11) regulates Croatian citizenship, the prerequisites for its acquisition and its termination.
The Croatian citizenship is acquired on the grounds of:
The procedure of acquiring Croatian citizenship on grounds of origin or being born in the Republic of Croatia is handled by the competent state administration offices i.e. city office of the City of Zagreb.
Request for acquiring Croatian citizenship on grounds of naturalization should be submitted at the competent police authority i.e. police station. Physically challenged persons can submit the request via their legal representative or attorney.
Request for acquiring Croatian citizenship on grounds of naturalization can also be submitted at diplomatic missions or consular offices of the Republic of Croatia abroad.
The procedure of acquiring Croatian citizenship on grounds of naturalization or international treaties is handled by the Ministry of Interior.
You can find instructions and application forms for acquiring Croatian citizenship on this website and/or on the website of the Ministry of Interior (www.mup.hr)
Acquiring Croatian citizenship (curriculum vitae)
The curriculum vitae submitted along with the application should contain:
When submitting the request, the applicant must give a statement for the record on the legal basis for applying for citizenship as well as all the circumstances relevant for issuing a decision on grating the citizenship not stated in the curriculum vitae.
The Croatian citizenship is acquired on the grounds of:
- origin
- being born in the Republic of Croatia
- naturalization
- international treaties
The procedure of acquiring Croatian citizenship on grounds of origin or being born in the Republic of Croatia is handled by the competent state administration offices i.e. city office of the City of Zagreb.
Request for acquiring Croatian citizenship on grounds of naturalization should be submitted at the competent police authority i.e. police station. Physically challenged persons can submit the request via their legal representative or attorney.
Request for acquiring Croatian citizenship on grounds of naturalization can also be submitted at diplomatic missions or consular offices of the Republic of Croatia abroad.
The procedure of acquiring Croatian citizenship on grounds of naturalization or international treaties is handled by the Ministry of Interior.
You can find instructions and application forms for acquiring Croatian citizenship on this website and/or on the website of the Ministry of Interior (www.mup.hr)
Acquiring Croatian citizenship (curriculum vitae)
The curriculum vitae submitted along with the application should contain:
- personal data
- education
- employment
- residence or address abroad
- marital status
- information about children
- information about parents
- information about next of kin who have acquired Croatian citizenship
When submitting the request, the applicant must give a statement for the record on the legal basis for applying for citizenship as well as all the circumstances relevant for issuing a decision on grating the citizenship not stated in the curriculum vitae.