The Croatian identity card () is an
identity document
An identity document (abbreviated as ID) is a documentation, document proving a person's Identity (social science), identity.
If the identity document is a plastic card it is called an ''identity card'' (abbreviated as ''IC'' or ''ID card''). ...
issued in
Croatia
Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze ...
. Every Croatian citizen can obtain an ID card, and it is compulsory for all citizens over the age of 18 living in Croatia. This document is issued by the police on behalf of the
Ministry of the Interior
An interior ministry or ministry of the interior (also called ministry of home affairs or ministry of internal affairs) is a government department that is responsible for domestic policy, public security and law enforcement.
In some states, the ...
.
["Zakon o osobnoj iskaznici"](_blank)
aw on identity card ''Zakon.hr'' .
The 2003, 2013 and 2021 versions of the ID card are valid as
travel document
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s in most of Europe. The pre-2003 version is valid only in Croatia.
History
SR Croatia
The Socialist Republic of Croatia ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Socijalistička Republika Hrvatska, Социјалистичка Република Хрватска), commonly abbreviated as SR Croatia and referred to as simply Croatia, was a ...
issued identity cards during the time of
SFR Yugoslavia
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since 1974. When the
country became independent, a new identity card replaced the old one with a two-year transition period.
Physical appearance
Similarly to a
credit card, the identity card is plastic and rectangular in shape, with dimensions .
2003 version
On the left side is a
hologram
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, on the right side is the photograph of the bearer. On the top edge of the card, the name of Republic of Croatia available in two languages,
Croatian and
English ('' / REPUBLIC OF CROATIA''), below the name of the card is available in the same two languages ('' / IDENTITY CARD''
The descriptions of the fields are printed in Croatian and English.
*Front side:
**
Surname
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**
Name
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**
Sex
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**Identity card number
**
Citizenship
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Though citizenship is often conflated with nationality in today's English-speaking world, international law does not usually use the term ''citizenship'' to refer to nationalit ...
**Signature
**Date of birth
**Date of expiry
*Back side:
**Residence and address
**Issued by
**Date of issue
**
Machine-readable data
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It contrasts with ''human-readable'' medium and data ...
2013 version
The 2013 version was redesigned to be compatible for the installation of an
Electronic identity card chip. Issuing of electronic ID cards began in 2015. In addition to all data on the 2003 version, the back side of the new ID card also features the
personal identification number (OIB).
2021 version
The second generation electronic ID came out in 2021. The first day when the applications for the new ID card started to be accepted was 2 August 2021. The new, second generation eID was a change that followed new EU Regulation 2019/1157. Thus the greatest change is that second generation eID is also bio-metric. This change is followed with new Certilia application that enables citizens to use the new eID to sign electronic documents with digital signature.
Fines
Persons over the age of 18, and who do not have a valid ID, can pay a fine from 390 euro up to 590 euro. Failure to show a valid ID to a police officer in a public place can result in a fine of 20 euro.
International travel
Since
Croatia's accession to the EU, in accordance with the
Treaty of Accession 2011, on 1 July 2013 the Croatian identity card (except for the pre-2003 version) became a valid travel document within the entire
European Economic Area
The European Economic Area (EEA) was established via the ''Agreement on the European Economic Area'', an international agreement which enables the extension of the European Union's single market to member states of the European Free Trade Asso ...
. Croatia finished negotiating their accession to the EEA in November 2013.
Today, the card is a valid travel document in almost all of Europe (except
Belarus
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,
Russia
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,
Ukraine
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, and the
United Kingdom
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) as well as in
Georgia
Georgia most commonly refers to:
* Georgia (country), a country in the South Caucasus
* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the southeastern United States
Georgia may also refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Georgia (name), a list of pe ...
,
French overseas territories
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and organized tours to
Tunisia
Tunisia, officially the Republic of Tunisia, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered by Algeria to the west and southwest, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Tunisia also shares m ...
.
See also
*
Croatian passport
*
Croatian nationality law
*
National identity cards in the European Economic Area
National identity cards are identity documents issued to citizens of most European Union and European Economic Area (EEA) member states, with the exception of Denmark and Republic of Ireland, Ireland (which however issues an equivalent Irish p ...
*
List of identity card policies by country
References
External links
eID- electronic ID web portal
Identity card law
Picture of the IDNotification from Croatian Ministry of the Interior
Kako se mijenjala osobna iskaznica: Prve su bile ‘plahtaste‘, a treće izdanje izazvalo je buru
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ID card
Croatia
Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze ...