All visitors to India are required to obtain visa in advance before reaching India. Visa can be obtained from an Indian Embassy/Consulate Abroad. People living in Croatia may apply for visa to us in the prescribed form along with two recent passport size photographs and the requisite fee.

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Note: The visa fee is subject to change from time to time. Please confirm the latest fee from the Consular Officer

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PASSPORT AND CONSULAR SERVICES FOR INDIAN NATIONALS

• Timings
• General information
• Issue of new passport
• Extension of short validity passport
• Duplicate passports (in lieu of lost/damaged passports)
• Change of name
• Change of date of birth
• Passports for minors
• Emergency certificate
• Registration of birth
• Registration of death
• Fee for passport and consular services
• Application forms
• Address for further inquiries

Timings

Applications for all passport/consular services (like issue of new/duplicate passports, renewals and miscellaneous services on passports, alteration of documents etc.) are accepted at the Embassy between 10:00 AM and 12:00 PM on all working days (Monday to Friday). Saturday and Sunday are closed holidays. The passports and other documents, irrespective of date or time of submission are delivered only between 4:00 PM and 4.30 PM on allotted days.

General information

• Your passport is a valuable document. It should always be kept either in your own custody or in the custody of a person duly authorized by you. If lost or destroyed, the fact and circumstances should be immediatley reporeted to the neares Indian Misson/Post and the local police.
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  Your passport must not be altered or mutilated in any way nor any endorsement made on it by any person other than a duly authorised official of the government of India.

• The maximum life of an Indian Passport is ten (10) years from the date of issue. Please ensure that you obtain a fresh passport within one year before its expiry, as issue of new passport, after expiry of previous passport, could take a number of weeks.

• Please keep a photocopy of your passport in a safe place. In the event of loss or damage of the original passport, its photocopy helps the applicant in providing important passport details, which are necessary to process the application for duplicate passport. Without these details, issuance of duplicate passport may be delayed.

• It is an offence under the Passport Act of 1967 to give false information in the application. Passport facilities can be denied on grounds of suppression of factual information, submission of false particulars, willful damage of passport and for making unauthorized changes in the passport.

•  Your passport can be impounded or revoked by the Government of India under the provision of the Passport Act of 1967 in which event you will have to surrender the passport to the nearest Indian passport issuing authority.

• Application forms should be filled in fully, legibly (in capital letters) and accurately and submitted with the passport. Misrepresentation of facts may result in denial of passport/consular service. Applications received with incomplete details will remain unprocessed.

• Every child should have a separate passport.

Issue of a new passport

An application for a new passport can be made within one year before expiry of the old passport. For this purpose, an application form for an Indian Passport along with your expiring passport, three recent photographs, a copy of “Resident Permit in Croatia” and an affidavit should be submitted.

Extension of short validity passport

The validity of this passport can be extended up to 10 years from the date of issue. In the case of minors (up to 18 years), the passport will be extended up to 5 years from the date of issue. Application form for extension of validity, along with three photographs should be submitted. References may be required to be made to the competent authorities in India or Indian Missions/Posts abroad.

Issue of a new passport

Please submit your application with the following documents:

• Original police report intimating about the loss of passport.

• Eight photographs

• Additional information from for issue of duplicate passport. Form to be obtained from the Embassy.

• Clear photocopy of previous (lost) passport.

• Statement giving details of the date/place/circumstances of the lost passport.

• Copies of any document indicating the personal particulars and nationality status of applicant. (The originals may also be required to be shown to the Embassy.)

• One copy of relevant affidavit.

• It is important to furnish full, accurate and truthful information in the form. Misrepresentation of facts may result in denial of passport facilities. Applications received with incomplete details will not be processed. In case of second loss/damage a triplicate passport is issued with a warning letter. Applications in respect of habitual losers of passports require even longer periods of processing.

Change of name

• For change of name or surname, consequent to marriage/divorce, please submit original marriage certificate or original “order” from the court pertaining to divorce along with photocopies and husband’s/wife’s passport.

• In all other cases of change of name/surname in the passport, the change has first to be advertised in a daily newspaper, both in Croatia and India (circulation in the area of your permanent and present residence). Original newspapers are required to be submitted. A sworn affidavit is also to be submitted along with application. Service is provided after a waiting period of 30 days from the date of publication of advertisement in the newspaper.

Change of date of birth

Applications for change of d ate of birth not entertained unless accompanied by a court order issued by a judicial officer not below the rank of First Class Magistrate in India. Classificatory orders/certificates of other authorities (who had issued the date of birth certification presented to the original passport issuing authority) conveying any amendment may be produced before the Embassy for consideration.

Passports for minors

Every child should have a passport. For application of passports for a child, it is necessary to submit photocopies of the child’s birth certificate, passports for the parents, residential permit and family certificate. The originals of these documents are also required to be presented before the Consular Officer at the time of submitting the application form.

Emergency certificate

An Emergency Certificate (one way travel document) which authorizes and Indian to enter India, is issued to a citizen of India whose passport has been lost, stolen or damaged  and to whom a new passport cannot be issued without approval from India. This is primarily with the objectives of insuring their return to India. The final decision of issuing and Emergency Certificate is subject to a detailed examination of the request by the Embassy. It might also require certain clearances from the concerned authorities in India and/or the concerned Indian Mission/Post abroad.

Registration of birth

All Indian nationals who reside in Croatia are required to register the birth of their children in the Embassy within six months from the date of birth. The applicants are required to submit the following documents for registration of birth of children.

• Photocopies of parent’s passports

• Copy of resident permit in Croatia

• Birth certificate issued from the local authorities in Croatia

Note: Original documents are also to be submitted along with photocopies for verification. If registration is not made within six months from the date of birth of children, prior clearance of Ministry shall be required for registration and passport, which may take between three to six months.

Registration of death

Death of Indian nationals residing in Croatia can be registered with the Embassy. The following documents are required to register death:

• Death certificate issued from the local authorities

• Passport of the deceased for cancellation

Fee for passport and consular services

Note : There is additional fee for issue of passports under the Tatkal Scheme.

Details and FAQ about Dual Citizenship: http://mha.nic.in/oci/oci-main.htm