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Post by alyive on Jan 31, 2018 2:34:01 GMT 1
I am currently working on getting a Croatian Citizenship via grandparents. So far I have -contacted the consulate to check what documents I need -collected parents and my birth certificate sent copies of them off for translation -contacted my Baba to collect details and check on her documents (birth certificates and immigration) -started practicing for the test using the app -written a basic Croatian Citizenship CV to accompany application. Before I go any further I have a couple of questions 1) How much detail is required in Croatian Citizenship CV 2) How long does the process take once test completed and documents submitted? I am wanting to know because I am moving over to Europe to teach in September of this year and hoping to get it all done by then. Regards Alyssia
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Post by Ribaric on Jan 31, 2018 11:08:22 GMT 1
Hi Alyssia, The end goal for all these bits of paper is to a court decision (rjesenje) that you will be permitted citizenship. Once you have that, you can get your citizenship and ID all on one day - which we did for a customer last year. If you are successful in claiming citizenship via "the family route" the you will not be required to take any tests. I don't know the process to get the court decision I'm afraid so this is of limited help to you. Paul www.ruralpropertycroatia.com
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Post by alyive on Feb 1, 2018 0:52:01 GMT 1
Thanks Paul,
For the clarification. So there is no Croatian language test or anything for Citizenship by family? That is good to know. So all I need to do it fill out the form take documents to Croatian embassy in Australia and they will assist. Thanks again
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Post by lulu on Feb 24, 2018 22:05:38 GMT 1
I’m currently in the process of applying for citizenship based on my father who was born in Herzegovina and lived in Slavonia for three years before leaving. (He received a Croatian “Domovnica”.)
I’m going through a lawyer in Split and was told I wouldn’t need a language test but do need to take the citizenship test. In addition I’ll need to write a bio/CV (in Croatian) and had to produce letters proving involvement with Croatian culture in the US. In addition I needed an-Apostille-stamped copy of my birth certificate, a criminal record report, and a copy of my marriage certificate.
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Post by prkbrk on Feb 27, 2018 11:38:35 GMT 1
My wife went the grandfather route quite a few years ago. MUP couldn’t have been more helpful and walked her through the process. Took about 2 months at most after submitting some paperwork including grandfathers birth certificate to get her domovnica, which came regular mail! No need for language tests. One thing we did find out is that it is easier to do it in country than through overseas embassies.
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Post by seawave on Apr 12, 2018 22:01:41 GMT 1
My wife went the grandfather route quite a few years ago. MUP couldn’t have been more helpful and walked her through the process. Took about 2 months at most after submitting some paperwork including grandfathers birth certificate to get her domovnica, which came regular mail! No need for language tests. One thing we did find out is that it is easier to do it in country than through overseas embassies. Could you please let me know if your wife used a lawyer to help with the paper work? if yes, do you remember which one? thank you
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Post by alyive on Apr 13, 2018 0:06:02 GMT 1
So I have had recently contacted a lawyer in Zagreb who told me all I needed is -my documents birth certificate -paragraph describing my connection to croatia and the language. This option is going to be quite expensive
This is also completly different to what the croatian embassy told me.
So what i am wanting to know is the following -Which of these options is the correct method for my case? -if you did use laywer that would be great to know who? The lawyer i have contacted is Ivan župan
Thanks Alyssia
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Post by jerry on Apr 14, 2018 22:28:00 GMT 1
Hi all,
I'm just discovering the possibility of Croatian citizenship via ancestry. I'm certain my great-grandmother was born in Kamanje in Croatia in 1886 (and possibly my great-grandfather if we can find the records). Is is possible to apply for Croatian citizenship via a great-grandparent?
Thanks,
Jerry
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Post by toddbre on Apr 17, 2018 7:05:12 GMT 1
So I have had recently contacted a lawyer in Zagreb who told me all I needed is -my documents birth certificate -paragraph describing my connection to croatia and the language. This option is going to be quite expensive This is also completly different to what the croatian embassy told me. So what i am wanting to know is the following -Which of these options is the correct method for my case? -if you did use laywer that would be great to know who? The lawyer i have contacted is Ivan župan Thanks Alyssia Hi Alyssia, Which country/city are you applying from? I recently went through the process of obtaining Croatian citizenship by this route (although mine was through my mum, the process is the same - you'd just need an extra generation worth of documents). I applied at the end of August 2017 and received my rješenje today saying I am now a citizen of Croatia The documents you will need are: 1. Your birth certificate, translated into Croatian. 2. You parents birth certificates, translated into Croatian. (I would imagine only the parent that is the child of the Croatians would be required). 3. If it is through your mother's family, and she changed her name at marriage, then their marriage licence will be required. Translated into Croatian. 4. Your grandparents birth certificates and domovnica (if they have them). The consulate/embassy can organise to get copies of these sent from Croatia if you need newer versions. My family only had the original documents from when they came to Australia in the 60s, so everything was still under Yugoslavia. They just re-printed the birth information for my mum and two grandparents onto the new birth certificate format. They will then just photocopy these when they arrive and put in with your application. 5. A federal/national Police Clearance Check, translated into Croatian. 6. All of the above documents will need to be stamped with an Apostille prior to translation. The translator will also translate the details of the Apostille. 7. A "CV" explaining why you want Croatian citizenship, your connection to the country and any involvement with Croatian organisations abroad. I wrote about studying a Diploma of Croatian, how I love to visit Croatia and visit my family there and how I have always felt a connection to the country and culture. This will need to be in Croatian language. If you do not speak the language, I would get a translator to do this for you unless your friends or family speak the language and can do it. The language my family speak at home is very dialectal with many different words to the official language, so I contacted my cousin in Croatia to translate it into 'standard' Croatian. 8. You then have to complete the test, which is extremely easy if you know anything about Croatia. It is in Croatian, but it would be easy enough to understand what each question and answer is by some memorisation. I have heard some consulates/embassies don't make people do this and I have heard that others have given the answers and/or translated the questions for applicants to answer while they do the test. When you apply you will also need to take your passport for whatever country you live in. It does not need to be translated, but is used as proof of ID and current citizenship. The process time can vary. A lot of stories online talk about it taking 18 - 24 months, however mine was received, processed and sent back in 8 months. But I think a lot of it has to do with the particular consulate and staff. The staff at the Perth consulate swapped right before I submitted my documents and the new lady there is so helpful and knowledgable, whereas the one who worked there before (while I was getting all my documentation prepared) was very unorganised. It wouldn't suprise me if the reason so many applications take so long is because the consulate staff forget to send it off straight away. Also, there is absolutely no need to use a lawyer. The process is fairly straight forward, albeit a little tedious with all the documents, apostilles and translations you need. But if you can easily prove you're the grandchild of Croatians, then there should not be any issues. Goodluck!
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Post by alyive on Apr 20, 2018 1:23:30 GMT 1
Thanks Todbre for the advice.
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Post by dfresar on Jul 27, 2018 10:25:06 GMT 1
Hi Alyssia I hope your application is going well
I am also working on submitting my application from here in London. I was wondering if anyone who has done this before could send a sample "CV"? Is this the same as the letter explaining why you want citizenship? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
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Post by dzulija on Jul 29, 2018 10:47:22 GMT 1
I am currently also going through the process of applying for citizenship through great-granparents and would be interested in seeing example CVs/motivation letters that accompanied successful applications for citizenship. I am a little nervous about making sure I am thorough enough, so any help would be appreciated! Happy to pass on the help if/when I receive my citizenship!
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Post by ivanab on Oct 12, 2018 20:13:55 GMT 1
Hi Alyssia I hope your application is going well I am also working on submitting my application from here in London. I was wondering if anyone who has done this before could send a sample "CV"? Is this the same as the letter explaining why you want citizenship? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Hi - I’ve also been collecting all my documents to apply for my domovnica. I’m also in the UK and wondered which company you went through to get your background check. I’m glad to have found someone else in the UK applying as most forums I’ve come across I stumble on US citizens. Any info you might have would be greatly appreciated. Ivana
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Post by ajordanbojanic on Oct 31, 2018 14:31:25 GMT 1
I was in Split a couple of months ago and went over to get my Grandparents birth certificates at the National Archives there, unfortunately due to time constraints I was unable to get the copies I needed. Does anyone know of anyone in Split that does this type of work (getting the copies of the birth certificates and sending them over)? It would be of great help if someone could help me with this!
Thank you!
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Post by ivanab on Nov 2, 2018 22:22:57 GMT 1
Hi Alyssia I hope your application is going well I am also working on submitting my application from here in London. I was wondering if anyone who has done this before could send a sample "CV"? Is this the same as the letter explaining why you want citizenship? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Hello. I’m interested to know if you’ve submitted your application, I’m just writing my CV now.
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