Buying a property/procedure check-list

What

If you are a citizen or legal person from an EU member state, you have the right to own real estate in the Republic of Croatia under the same conditions for acquiring real estate as Croatian citizens and legal persons based in Croatia. If you are a third country citizen, an administrative procedure will determine whether the acquisition of real estate is approved, if your country has reciprocity in rights to acquire real estate in Croatia. Refugees with a permanent asylee status in Croatia have the right to own real estate, in line with the International and Temporary Protection Act.

Good to know

Acquisition of property rights: https://goo.gl/qjwXMD

Steps

Step 1: You submit a written request to purchase real estate to the Ministry of Justice. The written request must have the following attached:
• the legal basis for acquiring ownership, either the original document or a notarised copy;
• proof of the real estate seller’s/alienator ownership or an excerpt from the land registry – original or a notarised copy no older than six months;
• a certificate by the administrative body in charge of urban and spatial planning confirming the legal status of the property;
• proof of citizenship or a legal person’s status;
• if you are represented by a legal representative, you also need to supply the original power of attorney or a notarised copy.
Apart from the documents listed here, you also need to attach a proof of payment of administrative fees to the request.
Step 2: The Justice Ministry rules on the approval.

Where

The Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Croatia
The Civil, commercial and administrative law directorate