Croatian identity card ( hr, Osobna iskaznica) is an

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issued in

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. Any Croatian citizen who is resident in Croatia can obtain an ID card and it is compulsory for all citizens over the age of 18. This document is issued by the police on behalf of the

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.

' The 2003, the 2013 and the 2021 version of the ID card are valid as

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s in most of Europe. The pre-2003 version is valid only in Croatia.

History

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issued identity cards during the time

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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."Zakon o osobnoj iskaznici", ''

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'', issue 53, 1991.

Physical appearance

Similarly to a

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, the identity card is plastic and rectangular in shape, with dimensions .

2003 version

On the left side is a

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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

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(''REPUBLIKA HRVATSKA / REPUBLIC OF CROATIA''), below the name of the card is available in the same two languages (''OSOBNA ISKAZNICA / IDENTITY CARD''

The descriptions of the fields are printed in Croatian and English. *Front side: **

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**Identity Card Number **

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**Signature **Date of birth **Date of expiry *Back side: **Residence and address **Issued by **Date of issue **

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2013 version

The 2013 version was redesigned to be compatible for the installation of an

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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

Second generation Croatian electronic ID came out in 2021. The 2nd of August 2021. was the first day when the applications for the new ID card started to be accepted. 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 3,000 up to 4,500 kn. Failure to show a valid ID to a police officer in a public place can result in a fine of 200 kn.

International travel

Since Croatia's accession to the EU, in accordance with the

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, on 1 July 2013 the Croatian identity card (except for the pre-2003 version) became a valid travel document within the entire

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. 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

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and

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), as well as in

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, and

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References

External links

eID
- electronic ID web portal
Identity card law

Picture of the ID

Notification 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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