Croatia - Renunciation of Citizenship

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Procedure

1. Personally submit a request to renounce your Croatian citizenship to the police department or police station, unless the applicant is a person with a disability, then it may be submitted by a legal representative or assignee. Request to renounce your Croatian citizenship may be also be filed through the diplomatic missions / consular offices of the Republic of Croatia.
2. Submit your request along with all other required documents.
3. Pay all necessary fees.

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Required Documents

• Biography
• Birth Certificate
• Certificate of Citizenship (citizenship certificate)
• Valid identification document, a certified copy of
• Administrative fee (stamp) : 20.00 kn.
• If the applicat is applying with minor children: must attach the Birth Certificate, Certificate of Citizenship (citizenship certificate) and the consent of a child (those older than 14 years)
• Proof of foreign citizenship or guaranteeing foreign bodies on the receipt of citizenship with a certified translation into Croatian by a certified court interpreter.
• Waiver of Croatian citizenship
• Proof of residence abroad

Office Locations & Contacts

Ministry of Interior
10 000 Zagreb, Vukovar Street 33
Contact Number: 00 385 1 111 6122
E-mail: [email protected]
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Police Directorate
10 000 Zagreb, Ilica 335
Main Police Director: Vlado Dominic
Contact Number: 00 385 1 550 3788
Fax: 00 385 1 545 3788
E-mail: [email protected]
Website

Eligibility

Renounciation of Croatian citizenship is allowed if it prevents the individual from acquiring citizenship in another country.

Fees

If applicant's request to renounce his/her Croatian citizenship, the applicant must pay the administrative fee in the amount of HRK 3,600.00 or the amount being charged by the Croatian diplomatic mission or consular office abroad, according to consular fees.

If the request is in the Republic of Croatia, in the invitation specified amount of administrative fees payable to the post office / FINA / bank, by postal money order with a note:

• Recipient: State Budget of the Republic of Croatian
• Account Number: HR1210010051863000160; reference number: HR64-5002-713
• Payment form with all the data will be completed by the official who will issue the decision.

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Instructions

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Required Information

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Need for the Document

Citizenship represents the link between a person and a state or an association of states. Possession of citizenship is normally associated with the right to work and live in a country and to participate in political life. Any person, who obtain citizenship in another country, has the right to renounce his/her Croatian citizenship.

Following are procedures on how to renounce your Croatian citizenship.

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External Links

• Ministry of Interior:

http://www.mup.hr/main.aspx?id=39#_ZAHTJEV_ZA_STJECANJE_HRVATSKOG

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