Expat in Croatia is a different kind of company, so this is a different kind of contact page.
If this is the first time you are landing on our site, please read our About Us page to understand what we do.
For many years when EIC was only a blog, we offered endless free advice to our audience and were happy to do it.
Now, we are a formal company with a team of 9 salaried people spread across Croatia. It takes thousands of hours each year to research and produce new content, maintain and update that content, customize that content for social media, serve our audience, guide our clients plus do all the other behind the scenes tasks that keep all the plates spinning. (And, we have ZERO ads on this site).
Since 2013, our audience has grown from hundreds to tens of thousands. It is simply not feasible for us to provide personalized, free advice on every person’s situation any longer, despite how much we would like to. But that does not mean you cannot get your question answered for free.
Below, we’ve outlined how you can get help, both free and paid, and how to contact us.
If you’re a member of the media, then please contact us here.
We understand that not everyone has the resources to pay for guidance. Our site is jam-packed with completely FREE incredibly-detailed step-by-step guides on everything you might need to live in Croatia.
Here are a few of our most popular guides to get you started:
All the residences permit available in Croatia – View guide
How to apply for the digital nomad residence permit – View guide
How to apply for residence based on prepayment of rent – View guide
How to apply for Croatian citizenship based on descent – View guide
How to apply for Croatian citizenship (in all cases) – View guide
How to register for Croatian citizenship (for children of Croatians) – View guide
How to obtain a Croatian birth certificate (for you or your relative) – View guide
How to sign up for state health insurance – View guide
You can stay up-to-date on our latest posts by subscribing to our Tuesday newsletter, which also includes lots of other cool Croatia stuff. Subscribe here.
If you’ve just got one question, then let us introduce you to Five Question Friday. Every Friday at 5 o’clock Croatia time, founder of Expat in Croatia Sara Dyson goes live on Instagram to answer questions from our audience. You can submit your question here or join us live and ask your question in real time.
Lastly, we will answer general questions on any of our posts on social media. Jump to social.
Please note that as of 2022, we no longer accept comments on our posts due to changes in Croatian law governing online discussion.
How to get paid help
Expat in Croatia offers a variety of services.
We have dozens of contact forms throughout this site located at the bottom of our posts that are focused on specific services. Alternatively, you can head over to our Services page where we have many (although not all) of our services listed together.
How to get an introduction to a licensed professional
Expat in Croatia has carefully vetted a professional network of Croatian real estate agents, lawyers, tax advisors, accountants and translators. These professionals all speak English and are experienced working with foreigners in Croatia.
If you’d like an introduction to a vetted lawyer, click here. Contact information for all other vetted professionals are only given out as part of our consulting service. You may learn about this service and request a session here.
Want to know how we vet our professionals? Check out this page about how we built our lawyer network.
To make sure you don’t miss anything, join our Tuesday newsletter. It includes a wrap up of our new posts, our updated posts, our Croatian word and phrase of the week, actionable Croatian news summarized in English plus more cool stuff just for our subscribers. Subscribe here.
How to contribute
We feel so lucky to have such a dedicated community that loves Croatia the way we do. If you’d like to help us do what we do better, there are several ways you can contribute to Expat in Croatia.
#1 Make a donation
You can always make a monetary contribution to help support the research and development of all of our free content that we publish every year. Donations from our audience help keep our detailed content free.
We are deeply thankful to all of our generous donors who have kindly contributed over the years.
While we try to be as holistic as possible with the Croatia we share on our blog and through social media, we cannot be everywhere all at once. If you want to share your Croatia with us, there are two ways you can do so.
Submit an image for our Photo of the Week
Every week in our Tuesday newsletter, we share a “photo of the week” from somewhere in Croatia. Sometimes this photo is taken by our team, and sometimes it comes from our audience.
If you’d like to submit a photo or video of your Croatia to be used on our blog or social media, we’d love to see them. Contributions from you help keep our content as comprehensive as possible.
Read our posts? Worked with one of our professionals? Used one of our services?
If so, we’d like to hear from you. Your feedback helps us do our jobs better and also helps others decide if Expat in Croatia is the right company to help them settle into Croatia.
So far I have only had a consulting session with Sara but it was excellent and all of my questions were answered and I feel totally confident with the information provided. I was also given additional website links after the session so that I could find extra information. I felt totally at ease with Sara who came across as not only a very professional person but very personable. I would most certainly recommend Expat in Croatia to anybody else for whatever assistance they needed, and intend to use the services of a vetted professional in due course.
September 18, 2023
Megan B.
United States
Consulting, Introduced to a Professional
My sister and I are working on our Croatian citizenship via our heritage and cannot be more thankful for Expat in Croatia. Lorena was able to connect us with the immigration attorney who helped guide us through the process. I highly recommend connecting with this website as they offer a variety of helpful services.
September 18, 2023
Nick C.
United States
Introduced to a Professional
There was a 6 month wait at the consulate to get an appointment to submit my application, in addition to the time it takes to actually process the application, so this can be a lengthy process. With that in mind, I feel confident my application is without error – thanks to Expat In Croatia and their legal network. They really took the uncertainty out of the process, and demonstrated the highest level of professionalism from start to finish, which included locating a 19th century birth certificate. In addition to this, their website is probably the most comprehensive resource on the internet. Expat In Croatia will make a genuine effort to help you, and they know what they’re doing.
September 8, 2023
Tania M.
Croatia
Introduced to a Professional
We needed help with temporary residency, yes we got the help needed and we now have temporary residency. There was some struggles but Ivan was professional and helpful and took us through the process of what was needed. The information and letter from the Office of Croats abroad was helpful to our case and Ana at Korcula police station had not seen one before and said it would help others of her clients if they had this.
September 7, 2023
Natalie P.
United States
Consulting
My husband and I consulted with Sara to find out more about living in Croatia with a digital nomad permit. We asked about options to bring our nanny with us as well as which locations and neighborhoods would best suit our family. We’re so grateful to have a local help us in this venture which gave us so much reassurance and piece of mind before we move across the world!
September 7, 2023
Monique A.
United States
Introduced to a Professional
Lorena guided us to the legal support of Andrea, who has been crucial in helping us with our application for Croatian Citizenship by Descent. Without Andrea’s help, we would be lost! Thank you Lorena for getting us to the right person for our family’s application process. We really appreciate it!
September 7, 2023
Robert P.
Australia
Consulting
Useful information was given such as bank accounts, residency and buying properties
August 29, 2023
Lindsey F.
United States
Consulting
My husband and I met with Sara to discuss our options regarding moving to Croatia. My husband is of Croatian descent but we were unsure of what we would need to present and to who, once we arrived in Croatia. Sara, through her expansive knowledge, was able to direct us to the correct experts and offer alternatives. She made navigating the Croatian immigration process much easier. Sara and her team are exceptional. I cannot recommend them enough; I look forward to continued correspondence with her as we continue through the process.
August 29, 2023
Gregory & Oksana S.
United States
Professional Assistance
This review is a tad late but we wanted to make 100% sure we thanked our friends in Split Croatia who helped us realize our dreams during a very stressful period in our lives. In early 2022, Oksana and I were left homeless because of the war in Ukraine. We contacted Ms Peric and the folks at Expat in Croatia. Lucija immediately found us an apartment that was centrally located in the city center of Split. From there, she organized showings of local apartments and homes for us to rent. She found us the perfect place for us to live. She located a small but perfectly situated home on the outskirts of Split. Lucija organized all of our contractual papers with the city, our immigration documents with the police and coordinated the entire rental agreement with the landlord, as well as setting up our utility services. Life marches on, and we have since relocated to the USA. Even so, we are so in love with the Croatia lifestyle that we are going to look at buying a new or used home, or possibly lease a home long-term. Awesome job and thank you Ms Lucija Peric!
August 23, 2023
Michael C.
Australia
Consulting
Very good service. If you are thinking of immigrating to Croatia a chat with Sara is mandatory. There are so many things one must consider. e.g. Immigration procedures and mandatory health care payments etc.
August 9, 2023
Bernadette B.
United States
Consulting, Introduced to a Professional
My experience to date with Expat in Croatia has been terrific. The website contains a wealth of information which is vetted and updated regularly. After reviewing the website, I scheduled a consultation with Sara Dyson to discuss the process of obtaining citizenship by descent for myself and my siblings. In less than an hour Sara provided a comprehensive, detailed explanation of the process. She answered all my questions about housing, healthcare, and life in Croatia; and the references provided in a follow-up email were extremely helpful. I am especially impressed with the service they offer matching people applying for citizenship with Croatian lawyers who can assist them. It’s not a simple handoff; an Expat in Croatia representative remains engaged through the entire process and acts as a liaison between the client and the attorney. We will definitely be taking advantage of that service as we pursue our dream of obtaining Croatian citizenship. I look forward to working with Sara, Carol Anne and the entire Expat in Croatia team.
August 8, 2023
Anna G.
United States
Introduced to a Professional
My brothers and I reached out to Expat in Croatia, knowing nothing about the process or if we were even eligible to apply for citizenship. We worked with Steve, who determined that were eligible and connected us with Ines, our Croatian attorney. Ines was incredibly helpful throughout the process, answering all of our questions and helping to guide all 7 of us to get the paperwork needed to submit. The process took some time, but that mostly was on the end of the United States documentation needed, as we had to jump through a lot of hoops with various states to get the paperwork needed (especially in the State of NY, where we had to effectively sue to release our ancestral records). Once we had everything assembled (a Herculean effort as we dealt with records from 6 different states, including NY, which was tough!), we made our appointment with the consulate in Chicago and the consulate employee was also very helpful. Our meeting lasted about an hour, as she went through all of our documents and made sure we had everything we needed. We had everything we needed and even some additional documentation that was recommended and drafted by Ines. The Consulate even mentioned that it was a VERY good idea to work with an attorney for this, as it will help the process go even smoother. I cannot say enough good things about Expat in Croatia and Ines. Without them, we never would have been able to get this done! And now we wait for a few years for our approvals 🙂
August 8, 2023
Anna O.
United States
Consulting, Introduced to a Professional
I am very grateful for Sara and the EIC team! I stumbled across Sara & EIC a few years ago and have acquired so much useful and interesting information through them. Sara and team are so friendly, professional and passionate with everything Croatia! I had a consulting session with Sara a few weeks ago, and it was very helpful. I’m so excited to hear where the team and services are heading. They offer so many invaluable services. I am also trying to achieve dual citizenship through lineage (both grandparents born in Croatia) and worked with one of their vetted professional lawyers, Ines, through the process. Ines is also wonderful. It’s so reassuring to know that if I am able to get to Croatia, there are people to help support me and show me the ropes. Thank you Sara & Team!
June 21, 2023
Bruce P.
South Africa
Consulting, Introduced to a Professional
The consultation was very informative and presented professionally with all important points covered. The follow up email was prompt covering all that was relevant with an introduction to the vetted professional.
June 5, 2023
Marina P.
United States
Introduced to a Professional
I am so pleased with Expat in Croatia’s services!! Finally, a place to find trusted, competent, fair and helpful professionals in Croatia!
Ivica has given me great guidance with up to date information on tax laws between USA and Croatia. He was kind in his approach and he was competent in his work. All for a reasonable rate! I highly recommend Ivica for any tax needs related to Croatia!
I am currently working with Antonela and feel quite confident in her skill set, to help unravel complicated issues regarding home ownership in Croatia, in a remote area where “anything goes”.
I am so pleased to have this working relationship with Expat in Croatia!! Thank you, Sara & Team for ALL you do!!!
Life in Croatia is better with “Expat in Croatia”
June 5, 2023
Todd N.
United Kingdom
Consulting
Sara’s knowledge of Croatia is nothing short of encyclopaedic. I achieved so much more clarity in just a single session, and I would not hesitate to another if needed. Invaluable.
May 24, 2023
Paola F.
Italy
Consulting
Sara was really great, she is clear and kind with her explanation and can give you the best advices.
May 24, 2023
Taylor B.
United States
Professional Assistance
I needed help with finding an apartment when I moved to Split and Lucija found a great apartment for me and made the process very stress-free. She was there for finding my apartment, working with the landlord, getting the lease motorized, and address registered with the police. When it was time for me to apply for the Digital Nomad permit, all of my apartment paperwork was squared away. Lucija has a great knowledge of the systems here in Croatia and she made the whole process less stressful for me, can’t recommend her enough!
May 24, 2023
Gosia P.
France
Consulting, Introduced to a Professional
I’m very happy with professional follow-up.
All tips and network of advisors immediately put in action.
Perfect way to start the moving journey !
May 9, 2023
LeAnn G.
United States
Consulting
I recently had a consultation call with Sara regarding relocating to Croatia, and I cannot recommend her highly enough! Sara is extremely knowledgeable about all aspects of residency and business ownership requirements in Croatia, and provided me with sound advice on which residency options were best suited to my individual circumstances.
During our call, Sara patiently answered all of my questions and provided me with invaluable information that would have taken hours to sort through elsewhere. She was thorough, professional, and incredibly helpful throughout our entire conversation.
Following our call, Sara followed up with links to resources available on her website, which have proven to be an invaluable tool in my research process.
If you’re looking to relocate to Croatia and need to wade through mounds of information, then Sara is an excellent resource. Her expertise and guidance are well worth the consultation fee, and I would give her consultation call a full 5 stars! Thank you, Sara!
