Croatian Embassy for South Africa - Address / Phone Number

Croatian Embassy in South Africa

Address: 1160 Church Street, Colbyn 0083
City: Pretoria (Standard time zone: UTC/GMT +2 hours)
Tel.: 012 342 1206/1598
Fax: 012 342 1819
Working hours: Monday to Thursday, 8.00 - 16.30, Friday 8.00 - 14.00
Consular hours: Monday to Friday, 9.00 - 12.00

One of the key duties of the Embassy of the Republic of Croatia in Pretoria, South Africa, is to provide assistance to Croatian citizens who live and work in South Africa or in one of the African countries to which the Embassy is also accredited to: Botswana, Kenya, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia and Zambia. It is equally important to give the information to the citizens and residents of South Africa and other mentioned countries who are interested in this beautiful country as tourists, business people, or for any other reason.

Croats who live in South Africa and the South Africans who visit Croatia build a bridge which connects the two countries, otherwise geographically very far away. Despite the fact that they are not very numerous, Croatian South Africans are valuable and esteemed members of the community. They contribute to their new, multiethnic African country, while not forgetting their Croatian roots. 

The Administrative and Consular Section deals with all matters related to passports, visa and judicial affairs and also all administrative matters concerning the Embassy.

• Visas
• Passports
• Residence and Work permits
• Driving License
• Family and legal matters
• Elections
• Legalisation
• Legislation, etc.

Putovnica (Passport) is a Croatian travel document of a Croatian citizen which proves a person's identity and Croatian citizenship. Croatian citizens who live abroad for more than three months are allowed to apply for a passport at the relevant Embassy. A passport application should be submitted in person. Forms 1 (yellow) and 7 (blue) should be collected at the Croatian Embassy in Pretoria.

If a passport has been lost or stolen, a Croatian citizen is obliged to report this immediately to the Embassy and make a statement about the circumstances in which the passport got lost or stolen. She/he is also obliged to submit an Affidavit (Statement) from the competent foreign Police Station that the Croatian passport was stolen or got lost. This statement should be translated into Croatian. The Croatian Embassy will adopt an Official Statement (rješenje) declaring the passport null and void. This Statement must be made public in the Croatian Official Gazette (Narodne novine). After the notification of the lost passport has been published in the Official Gazette the procedure of issuing a new passport can begin.

Travel Certificate - Putni list is a Croatian travel certificate which is issued to a Croatian citizen whose passport got lost, stolen or damaged. It is issued for the purpose of returning to Croatia and apply for a new Croatian passport there. Putni list is issued for a reasonable timeframe which is necessary for the return to Croatia, at most for 30 days. A Croatian citizen must prove his/her identity. If the person's document has been stolen, the identity could be verified by a testimony of other Croatian citizens, who know the person and are ready to testify under financial and legal liability.

The Embassy is closed on the following holidays:

• 1st January - New Year
• 6th January - Epiphany
• 21st March - Human Right's Day
• March/April - Good Friday
• March/April - Easter
• March/April - Easter Monday
• 27th/28th April - Freedom Day
• 1st May - Workers Day
• 16th June - Youth Day
• 19th June - Corpus Christi
• 22nd June - Day of Antifascist Struggle
• 25th June - Statehood Day (Croatian national day)
• 5th August - Victory and Homeland Gratitude Day; Homeland War Veterans Day
• 9th August - National Women's Day
• 15th August - Assumption of Our Lady
• 24th September - Heritage Day
• 8th October - Independence Day
• 1st November - All Saints' Day
• 16th December - Day of Reconciliation
• 25th December - Christmas Day
• 26th December - Day of Goodwill; St. Stephen's Day