lucyland
American looking for information about Croatia
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43
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About me
American
Lives in Splitsko-Dalmatinska
Speaks Croatian/Bosnian (malo)
Registration: 14 March 2016
Activity
Citizenship by a descent "jus sanguinis" by Ivan Crawford
Hello everyone, recently found out my family is eligible for Croatian citizenship through ancestors born in Croatia back in 1878 and 1911. Already contacted the embassy and they confirmed i/we are eligible to apply(just received the forms to start ...
Balram, I recommend visiting the "Expat in Croatia" website. Read More
Renting long term by A P44
Hello,I am a croatian citizen living in North America currently. I was thinking of returning. Considering that I am not a rich invester with millions of Euros to buy property I was planning to rent But whenever I look for renting ads on sites ...
It's a PITA which is why we left Croatia and bought property in Turkey last year (which is now out of control as well). The locals struggle but at least they have local connections, word-of-mouth, and in the case of a few friends and people I know ... Read More
Citizenship by a descent "jus sanguinis" by Ivan Crawford
Hello everyone, recently found out my family is eligible for Croatian citizenship through ancestors born in Croatia back in 1878 and 1911. Already contacted the embassy and they confirmed i/we are eligible to apply(just received the forms to start ...
@Ivan Crawford Hey Ivan, I know this inquiry is a couple of months old by now but I couldn't log into the forum for some silly reason. I know one person born in Slavonia with citizenships of BiH, Croatia, and Serbia and I know of another woman born ... Read More
Moving to Alanya/Mahmutlar as an expat by cdw057
Me and my wife are already member of the forum for quite some time, but due to Corona unable to be active on the property market. Bottom line we are a Dutch/Russian couple and have lived (as a married couple) in the Netherlands, UK, Luxembourg and ...
Thanks for the quick reply. Split doesn't have too many international options compared to Zagreb nor does Sarajevo. Thankfully we both like Turkish food. Read More
Moving to Alanya/Mahmutlar as an expat by cdw057
Me and my wife are already member of the forum for quite some time, but due to Corona unable to be active on the property market. Bottom line we are a Dutch/Russian couple and have lived (as a married couple) in the Netherlands, UK, Luxembourg and ...
How is your life in Alanya so far and do you feel it's a "year-round" city? I ask because we are currently in Split, Croatia but are used to bigger cities that stay open all year like Sarajevo, the city of Los Angeles, and the San ... Read More
Let's Get In Touch :) by hanywaheed
Hello everyone, I thought it could be a good idea to energize the interaction a bit on the Forum, lockdown is driving us crazy in a way :) Also found something useful and would love to share, I finally found an APP to learn Croatian - nice for a ...
Hi Hanywaheed, I'm rarely on this forum but used it a lot before coming to Croatia (and Sarajevo) almost four years ago. My husband and I (he = Bosnian with a US passport, me = Californian now with a Croatian passport) are in Split but we visit ... Read More
Remember human dignity by Anastasia Amerikanka
Hi all, I’m an expat here in Croatia for nearly 20 years already - love it, obviously or I never would have stayed so long. As 18 November was Remembrance Day, I want to mention the tragic Vukovar and Skrabnja massacres which truly affect ...
Thank you, Anastasia. I’m reading from Sarajevo at the moment and your words couldn’t be truer. Read More
Options for leasing/renting cars in Croatia by VancouverGal
Hi all from lovely Vancouver, Canada! New to Expat. We're currently researching Croatia for near future one-year long stay with the intention of exploring the neighbouring areas and travelling around a week out of the month. We'd love to ...
Hello Vancouver Gal, FWIW you may have to go with a) renting long term from a traditional car rental agency or b) buying a used car from a private party (you can check Njuskalo.hr). I recently went to a Suzuki dealership in Split to take advantage ... Read More
Croatian citerzenship question by AIvelja
Hi I am looking to seek a croatian citerzenship via my grandparents. Who were born in Croatia than imigrated to Australia. I have spoken to the Croatian consulate in Australia. They told me i would require -birth certificates from grandparents, ...
Hi Alyssia, this just came up in my email today hence the late reply. Everything you specified is needed. I'm from California, my father was from Herzegovina and I'm working with a lawyer here in Split (long story but I'm her first ... Read More
New members of the Croatia forum, introduce yourselves here - 2018 by Julien
Hi all, Newbie on the Croatia forum? Don’t know how to start? This thread is for you ;) We invite you to introduce yourself on this topic, to share with us your expat story if you are already living in the country, or to tell us more on ...
Like you I’m from an non-EU country. Last year we were able to obtain temporary residency via a one-year lease and this year we are on a volunteer visa (I’m in the midst of my citizenship application now since my father was Croatian). ... Read More
Are 6.000 HRK enough to live in Croatia? by -europeen-
... and rent a small apartment for 1 person in cities like Zagreb or Split? Thanks
I’ve been living in Split for the past year now and used to live in the SF Bay Area; while not nearly as expensive as California prices here never seem to shock me. Rents for foreigners hover at an average of 550-650€ in Split for ... Read More
Introduction - Moving from U.S. to Istrian Pennsylvania by mgelpi
Hi Everyone! My wife and I are from the New Orleans area. I recently took an early retirement. Our plan is take advantage of a window of time where our children are all out of the nest, and no grandchildren on the foreseeable horizon. We ...
Congrats on finding a place in Pjescana Uvala. We stayed there for one week last year around the end of February and found it to be a sweet little neighborhood. We loved going to E&D Cafe by Verudela/Ambrella Beach, btw. Read More
Pula or Zadar: Cost of living for 2 expats by Inexpert
Hello guys! I'm a hotel management student from Portugal and together with my girlfriend, we are planning to do an internship in Pula or Zadar for 3 months. Is 1000€ enough to live comfortably in any of these cities? We don't want ...
Hi Inexpert, I would suggest checking out expatistan or numbeo to run comparisons, including comparisons to your city in Portugal, and keep in mind when the time of the year makes a huge difference. I'm not sure about Zadar, but Pula was very ... Read More
Split or Istria Region (Pula,Rovinj) by Hownwen
We are arriving in Croatia, October 2017 from California. We hope to stay a minimum of 3 years. Our plan is a home base for traveling Europe (travel one week every month). Initially we were drawn to Split, but now concerned about the distance and ...
Definitely Istria although it took less time to drive from Venice to Opatija in the Kvarner region than it took to drive up from Pula to Venice. Split has a lot of international flights but someplace like Opatija/Rijeka is closer to Zagreb which has ... Read More
Introduction - Moving from U.S. to Istrian Pennsylvania by mgelpi
Hi Everyone! My wife and I are from the New Orleans area. I recently took an early retirement. Our plan is take advantage of a window of time where our children are all out of the nest, and no grandchildren on the foreseeable horizon. We ...
We used an agency to find our place in Split--a referral from our lovely realtor. The catch is that both the agency and the realtor speak Croatian only (which is fine since my husband is Bosnian and can communicate on behalf of both of us). It helps ... Read More