Foreign buyers
Citizens and legal entities from the member countries of the European Union gain the same ownership right over the real - estates in the Republic of Croatia just like the citizens of Croatia and legal entities with their seats in the Republic of Croatia.
Foreign nationals can buy real estate in the Republic of Croatia after
the reciprocity principle. For buying an real estate it is necessarily
to refer a written request to the Ministry of Justice on the Republic
of Croatia.
The following documents need to be attached to the written document:
1.
Original document or certified copy providing the legal basis for
acquiring a title (purchase agreement, gift agreement, life-long
support agreement, etc.);
2.
Original document or certified copy, not older than six months,
providing evidence of the title of the seller/abalienator over the real
property in question, or rather: the original or certified copy of the
land registration excerpt, not older than six months;
3.
Confirmation (original not older than six months) issued by the local
self-government body in charge of the urban and physical planning
(county offices) that the real property lies within the boundaries of
the construction area envisaged in urban planning;
4. Proof of citizenship for foreign buyers (certified passport copy) or
proof of the legal entity status (court register excerpt), if the buyer
is a foreign legal entity;
5. If there is an authorized agent, it is necessary to submit the original or a certified copy of the power-of-attorney
Note:
The party will be contacted to submit other deeds or documents if necessary during the procedure.
Apart
from the documents and deeds listed, it is necessary to attach a proof
of the administrative fee payment to the application. According to
Article 21 of the Amendment to the Law on Administrative Fees and Taxes
(Official Gazette no. 163/03), or more precisely: tariff number 74.a,,
the following levels have been set for administrative fees:
1. HRK 50 for the application,
2. HRK 100 for the decision on acquiring real property,
3. HRK 20 for any addition to the application (in case certain documents are missing).
All foreign nationals (from EU and outside EU) cannot buy real estate on an exclusive territories, and these are:
* agricultural land, defined with a special law;
* protected nature parts, under special legislation.
Foreign nationals, outside EU, who own Croatian company ( d.o.o. or d.d. ), doesn't require an acceptance of the Ministry of Justice on the Republic of Croatia, and in the name of their company they can buy real estate in Republic of Croatia without any restrictions.
All foreign natural and legal persons can, without any barrier, sell
their real estate which are in the field of Republic of Croatia.
Currently, the only exception are legal persons from the states of
former Yugoslavia which matter will be solved separately within the
negotations relating to the succession of Socialist Federative Republic
of Yugoslavia (SFRY), with reference to the war reparation.
Foreign nationals (outside Member States of the European Union) can buy
real estate in Republic of Croatia only when, as well under which
conditions nationals of the Republic of Croatia can buy real estate in
respective countries.
In the table, below this text, you can check the
facilities.
| State | RECIPROCITY | EXTRA CONDITIONS |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina | YES | |
| Australia | YES | YES |
| Brunei | NO | in procedure |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
YES | YES |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina Republic of Srpska |
NO | |
| Canada | YES | YES |
| Chile | YES | YES |
| Commonwealth of Dominica | NO | |
| India | NO | |
| Indonesia | NO | in procedure |
| Iceland | YES | YES |
| Israel | NO | in procedure |
| Japan | YES | |
| Kazakhstan | NO | in procedure |
| Kongo Brazzaville | NO | in procedure |
| Macedonia | NO | |
| Malaysia | NO | YES |
| Montenegro | NO | |
| New Zealand | YES | YES |
| Norway | YES | YES |
| Paraguay | YES | |
| Philippines | NO | in procedure |
| Russia | NO | |
| Singapore | NO | in procedure |
| South Africa | YES | YES |
| Serbia | NO | |
| Switzerland | YES | YES |
| Turkey | YES | YES |
| Ukraine | NO | in procedure |
| U S A | YES | Yes for states: Alabama, Arizona, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Iowa |
| Venezuela | NO | in procedure |
| "NOT LISTED" | NO |