Blog & Guides
Detailed guides, tips and real experiences about the Croatian passport process.
How to check the status of a Croatian citizenship application and what happens next
Where your application goes after you file it at the consulate, whom you can officially ask about your file, what a req…
Croatian Citizenship for Children — Descent, Naturalisation with a Parent, Passport
A child of a Croatian citizen born in Serbia is registered by descent before age 21; a child of a parent who is only no…
Croatian citizenship through marriage — what the law really says and what is myth
Marriage to a Croatian citizen does not grant citizenship automatically. We explain Article 10 (permanent residence in …
Croatian citizenship application rejected — now what?
Which legal remedy you have is stated in the instruction on legal remedy in the decision itself; a lawsuit in an admini…
How long the Croatian citizenship decision really takes
The Croatian Citizenship Act sets no specific deadline for the decision, and there is no official figure for the averag…
Croatian citizenship through grandparents — who qualifies and how to apply
The law has no separate basis for citizenship "through a grandparent", but a grandparent's origin can matter in three w…