Croatian Citizenship Test case studies
Croatian Citizenship Test · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The Croatian citizenship examination - often referred to in Croatian as the ispit iz hrvatskog društva i kulture - is the knowledge component that adults going through naturalization may be required to complete as part of their application to the Ministry of the Interior (Ministarstvo unutarnjih poslova). It is intended for foreign nationals who have applied for Croatian citizenship and need to show familiarity with the country they are joining: its constitutional order, legal system and citizen rights, history and cultural heritage, language and national symbols, geography and administrative structure, and the everyday social institutions and customs of Croatian life. The Croatian Citizenship Test case studies are 5 cases and about 2,450 words.
1Naturalization After a Long Posting Abroad
Ana, 34, has held permanent residence (stalni boravak) in Croatia since March 2019 and applied for naturalization in February 2025. From April 2023 to May 2024 she was posted to Germany by her employer.
491 words, about 2 min2Local Referendum on a Plaque and Square Name
In a municipality of 3,400 registered voters in Istria, a citizens' initiative collected 760 verified signatures under the municipal statute, which sets a 20% threshold for a local referendum. The initiative demands that the municipal council remove a plaque in the main square honouring a local wartime commander and rename the square after a scientist.
484 words, about 2 min3Flags and Symbols at a School Ceremony
A secondary school in Varaždin is hosting the closing ceremony of an EU-funded project. The protocol team plans four flags: Croatia, the European Union, Varaždin County, and the City of Varaždin.
500 words, about 3 min4One Day in Gospić: Which Counter Handles What
The Kovač family lives in a settlement of 480 people in Ličko-senjska županija, 25 km from Gospić. They want to (1) register a small farm cheese business, (2) obtain a building permit to convert a barn into a tasting room, (3) apply for a municipal subsidy for rural tourism, and (4) enrol their seven-year-old in first grade.
477 words, about 2 min5Bilingual Signs and a Protected Community Hall
A Czech cultural association in Daruvar (Bjelovarsko-bilogorska županija) plans four things: a bilingual theatre poster in Czech and Croatian; new street signs in Czech and Croatian; restoration of a 19th-century community hall listed as protected cultural property; and a request that the town statute recognise Czech as an official second language in the town. The town has a significant Czech minority, and the association claims the statutory population threshold is met, though the last census figures have not been checked.
498 words, about 2 min