Apostille in Croatia for use abroad
Documents issued in Croatia – certificates, diplomas, court and notarial documents, company papers – are apostilled by Croatia’s designated authority and then accepted in 130 Convention countries. We organise the apostille, the translation and the delivery wherever you are.
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Designated competent authority (Art. 6)
- Municipal courts or the Ministry of Justice, Public Administration and Digital Transformation of the Republic of Croatia
HCCH record updated 21 January 2025
- 1Upload a scanWe pre-check it and confirm the route
- 2Verify with your phoneID + selfie, ~3 minutes, then your quote
- 3We obtain the apostilleCompetent authority + sworn translation
- 4DeliveredCourier worldwide or protected download
An apostille can only be issued in the country where the document was issued. For a document from Croatia that means Croatia’s designated authority; no other country can apostille it. We coordinate the submission in Croatia, the notary reviews your application first, and the document is returned with the apostille – by courier or, where Croatia issues electronic apostilles, as a verified PDF.
Typical requests from Croatia concern property on the coast, inheritance and pensions. EU member and CIEC state: civil-status documents need neither apostille nor translation; powers of attorney and diplomas need the apostille and a Croatian court-interpreter translation.
Authority fee: Apostille certification in the Republic of Croatia is conducted by the locally designated Municipal Courts by the place of issuing/verification of the document. The Municipal Courts charge court tax from 6,64 EUR – 7,96 EUR according to the Act of Court Tax (the price depends on whether the text is (official fee, passed through 1:1 in your quote)
- mpudt.gov.hr
- mpudt.gov.hr
- sudovi.hr
Where an apostille from Croatia is not enough
No Contracting State has an objection in force against Croatia: the apostille is accepted in every other Convention country. Non-Convention countries (UAE, Qatar, Egypt, Iraq …) still require consular legalisation.
- Croatia → United StatesApostille
- Croatia → United KingdomApostille
- Croatia → GermanyApostille
- Croatia → FranceApostille
- Croatia → SpainApostille
- Croatia → ItalyApostille
- Croatia → NetherlandsApostille
- Croatia → TürkiyeApostille
- Croatia → United Arab EmiratesLegalisation required
- Croatia → CanadaApostille
- Croatia → AustraliaApostille
- Croatia → SwitzerlandApostille
Documents we apostille from Croatia
Where will your Croatia document be used?
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Apostille in Croatia: questions
Under Article 6 of the Convention Croatia has designated: Municipal courts or the Ministry of Justice, Public Administration and Digital Transformation of the Republic of Croatia. The notary reviews your application and we route the document to the right office.
In every other Contracting State – no objection is in force against Croatia. Non-Convention countries (for example the UAE, Qatar, Egypt) still need consular legalisation.
The authority’s fee listed with the HCCH: Apostille certification in the Republic of Croatia is conducted by the locally designated Municipal Courts by the place of issuing/verification of the document. The Municipal Courts charge court tax from 6,64 EUR – 7,96 EUR according to the Act of Court Tax (the price depends on whether the text is . Official fees are passed through 1:1 and shown separately from Notaryzer’s service fee in your written quote; nothing is charged before you accept.
The apostille itself is standardised and accepted without translation. The document is in Croatian; most recipients abroad want a sworn or certified translation into their language, which we add in the same order.
The Convention has been in force for Croatia since October 8, 1991.
Apostille for documents from Croatia
Competent authority, translation and worldwide delivery in one request, quoted before you pay.
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