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Updated September 2026

📑 I need an official extract — address registration, birth, marriage, criminal record — where do I get it?

Direct answer

Most extracts now come online with your digital ID from Policijska uprava — prebivalište / matični ured / OIB (Porezna) (mup.gov.hr) — the population or civil registry for Croatia — within minutes and often free; in person at Grad / općina — komunalno redarstvo (udruga-gradova.hr) otherwise, with ID. Criminal-record certificates come from the justice ministry's service, birth and marriage certificates from the registry of the place of the event, and address certificates from where you are registered. Using it abroad? Ask for the multilingual EU form (free) instead of a translation. Your digital ID — NIAS / e-Građani — podrška, blokada vjerodajnice (072 200 027) — is the fastest route for all of them.

Call firstPolicijska uprava — prebivalište / matični ured / OIB (Porezna)
Report toGrad / općina — komunalno redarstvo
If that failsNIAS / e-Građani — podrška, blokada vjerodajnice

🗣️ What to say

"I need an official [extract: proof of address / birth certificate / marriage certificate / criminal record] for [purpose, country of use]. Can I obtain it online, what does it cost, and can it be issued as the multilingual EU form?"

🪜 Step by step

  1. Which extract, for whomThe receiving institution says what it accepts: recent (usually under 3–6 months), original, multilingual form.
  2. Online: Policijska uprava — prebivalište / matični ured / OIB (Porezna) with NIAS / e-Građani — podrška, blokada vjerodajniceDigital ID login, download as a signed PDF. Most institutions accept the PDF; some want a stamped paper.
  3. In person: Grad / općina — komunalno redarstvoID card, small fee, immediate or by post.
  4. AbroadMultilingual standard form for civil-status documents (no translation, no apostille within the EU). Apostille for elsewhere — see that page.
  5. Someone else's extractOnly with their written authorisation or a legal interest (heirs, court).

📇 All contacts

Policijska uprava — prebivalište / matični ured / OIB (Porezna)Residence registration, OIB, extractsWithin 15 days of moving🔗 mup.gov.hr/gradjani-281562/prebivaliste-boraviste-i-privremeni-odlazak/281608
Grad / općina — komunalno redarstvoNuisances, roads, waste, lost propertyFor anything the municipality handles🔗 www.udruga-gradova.hr
NIAS / e-Građani — podrška, blokada vjerodajniceBlock credentials, report misuseWhen lost or misused📞 072 200 027🔗 gov.hr
Hrvatska javnobilježnička komoraInheritance, deeds, powers of attorneyFor inheritance and certification🔗 www.hjk.hr

❓ Frequently asked

How recent must it be?

Whatever the receiver says; three months is the common rule. Order it last, just before you need it.

Criminal record for a job abroad

Obtain it in every country you lived in for the last years; each issues its own. Some accept the EU exchange (ECRIS) via the home country.

My birth was registered abroad

The registry of the place of birth issues it; your embassy can help. Some countries let you transcribe it into the home registry once.

📎 Sources

Last checked: 2026-09-26

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  • “registry extract online Croatia”
  • “proof of address certificate”
  • “birth certificate request Croatia”
  • “criminal record certificate Croatia”
  • “multilingual standard form eu”

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