Как получить гражданство Хорватии

Person is the spouse of a citizen and is resident in Croatia with a permanent residence permit. Other conditions: respect for the legal order, customs and culture of the country.

Происхождение (рождение в стране)

Person is born in Croatia to a citizen.

Происхождение (рождение за рубежом)

Person is born abroad to two citizens.

Происхождение (рождение за рубежом)

Person is born abroad to at least one Croatian citizen and birth is registered in Croatian consulate or registrar (in Croatia) before the age of 21, or person is older than 21 and within two years from the entry into force of the law (i.e. 1 January 2022) person submits application for registration as Croatian citizen (conditional on Interior ministry security checks). Or person is born abroad to a parent who is a citizen and another parent who is stateless or of unknown citizenship.

Person is an adult who is born in Croatia and has been resident there for 5 years immediately before the application. Other conditions: respect for the legal order, customs and culture of Croatia.

Person is a minor both whose parents are acquiring citizenship by naturalisation. If only one parent is acquiring citizenship by naturalisation, the child should either reside in Croatia or the other parent should be stateless or of unknown citizenship. Other condition: joint application with the parent who is acquiring citizenship. A parent can apply for their child (without the consent of the other) in cases of death of the other parent, formal disability, full guardianship or unknown residence of the other parent.

Person is a minor who is adopted by a citizen (acquisition retroactive to birth).

Person is the spouse of someone who acquires citizenship as an emigrant (the rules for very long residence) or is of special interest for Croatia. Other conditions: joint application with the spouse, respect for the legal order, customs and culture of the country. A spouse of a person who naturalises (of special interest for Croatia) can acquire citizenship after one year of legal residence in Croatia.

Person is a former citizen who has lost citizenship while resident in another country due to the fact that acquisition of citizenship of that country is an employment condition. Other conditions: respect for the legal order, customs and culture of Croatia. If the person lost citizenship as a minor, he/she must reside in Croatia for one year uninterruptedly immediately before making the declaration.

Person is of Croatian ethnicity and resides abroad. Other condition: respect for the legal order, customs and culture of the country.

Person is an emigrant from Croatia, or a descendant of a former emigrant. Other condition: respect for the legal order, customs and culture of the country. 2020 law stipulates, additionally, that applicant whose parents are proven to be ethnic Croats, does not need to provide a proof of Croat ethnicity (CRO 16). Also, the law more closely defines the category of emigrant as a person who left Croatia before 8th October 1991 with the intention to reside abroad. Additionally, (CRO11) emigrants are defined as members of Croatian nation who originate from the territory of 'former states' that Croatia was part of. The knowledge of Croatian language is not required for naturalisation of ethnic Croat emigrants.

Найдёныши

Person is found in Croatia of unknown parentage.

Иначе без гражданства (рождение в стране)

Person is born in Croatia to parents of unknown citizenship or stateless parents.

Person is someone whose acquisition of citizenship would be in the special interest of Croatia. Other conditions: respect for the legal order, customs and culture of the country.