<h3>How to apply for dual citizenship between us and croatia?</h3>
I am am a US citizen and I would like to have dual citizenship with Croatia. My mother was Croatian but passed when I was three years old so I am not sure if she was born in US but I am certain her parents were.
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<p><i>Answer by raina_vissora</i><br/>In your case, I would think that you would have to be naturalized there, since the only way it is automatically conferred upon you is if both of your parents were Croatian citizens, or if one of them were and you yourself were born there. However, in nearly all countries, naturalization requires that you actually RESIDE in the country for several years.
I'm not entirely sure that's possible in Croatia, though, as you don't lose you U.S. citizenship when you obtain citizenship in another country, and that's one of Croatia's prerequisites. You also have to be proficient in the Croatian language.
"A foreign citizen who files a petition for acquiring Croatian citizenship shall acquire Croatian citizenship by naturalization if he or she meets the following prerequisites:
1. that he or she has reached the age of eighteen years and that his or her legal capacity has not been taken away.
2. that he or she has had his or her foreign citizenship revoked or that he or she submits proof that he or she will get a revocation if he or she would be admitted to Croatian citizenship.
3. that before the filing of the petition he or she had a registered place of residence for a period of not less than five years constantly on the territory of the Republic of Croatia.
4. that he or she is proficient in the Croatian language and Latin script.
5. that a conclusion can be derived from his or her conduct that he or she is attached to the legal system and customs persisting in the Republic of Croatia and that he or she accepts the Croatian culture. "
http://www.coe.int/t/e/legal_affairs/legal_co-operation/foreigners_and_citizens/nationality/documents/national_legislation/Croatia-The%20Law%20on%20Croatian%20Citizenship.asp
http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1753.html</p>
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