The Consulate General of Croatia in Munich is an official consular representation of Croatia in Germany, providing consular services for Croatian citizens in Bavaria.
Contact Details
| Address | Oberföhringer Straße 6, 81679 München, Germany |
| Telephone | +49 89 90 90 165 0 (switchboard) |
| Fax | +49 89 2 60 87 51 |
| Head of Mission | Vladimir Duvnjak, Consul General |
| Consular district | Bavaria |
Opening Hours
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | 08:30 - 13:00 |
| Tuesday | 08:30 - 13:00 |
| Wednesday | 08:30 - 13:00 |
| Thursday | 08:30 - 13:00 / 15:00 - 17:00 |
| Friday | 08:30 - 13:00 |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
The consulate general also holds consular days in Nuremberg, at Alemannenstraße 38, 90443 Nuremberg.
Location of the Consulate
Before your visit
The Croatian Consulate General is at Oberföhringer Straße 6 in Munich-Bogenhausen.
- Consular days in Nuremberg: held at Alemannenstraße 38 for Croatians in northern Bavaria.
- Switchboard: +49 89 90 90 165 0.
About the Croatian Consulate General in Munich
Bavaria is home to a large Croatian community, and the Munich consulate general serves the whole state. To shorten journeys, it holds regular consular days in Nuremberg. Consul General Vladimir Duvnjak heads the office. The honorary consul in Passau covers south-eastern Bavaria.
Which Croatian office is responsible for me?
| Office | Federal states covered |
|---|---|
| Embassy, Berlin | Berlin, Brandenburg, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia |
| Consulate General, Düsseldorf | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Consulate General, Frankfurt am Main | Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland |
| Consulate General, Hamburg | Hamburg, Bremen, Lower Saxony, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Schleswig-Holstein |
| Consulate General, Munich | Bavaria (with consular days in Nuremberg) |
| Consulate General, Stuttgart | Baden-Württemberg |
Consular services
- Passports and identity cards
- Civil registration
- Croatian citizenship
- Certified signatures and powers of attorney
- Elections abroad
Documents checklist
What Croatian citizens usually need to bring for the most common requests, based on official Croatian government information:
Croatian passport (application at a mission abroad)
- Apply in person on the form available at the mission – two fingerprints and your signature are taken
- A biometric photo, 35 × 45 mm, without head covering (religious or medical exceptions)
- Your current passport and/or identity card
- Proof of residence or stay in the mission’s area (e.g. registration certificate)
- For a first passport: proof of Croatian citizenship (domovnica) and a birth register extract less than 6 months old
- Marriages or name changes abroad must first be entered in the Croatian registers; proof of payment of the consular fee
Lost passport – travel document for the return
- Report the loss to the local police and get the police record
- Apply in person at the nearest Croatian mission for a putni list
- It is valid for up to 30 days, for the return to Croatia
Sources: Croatian Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs – passport (mvep.gov.hr), Croatian Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs – travel document (putni list) (checked October 2026). Requirements and fees can change and individual posts may ask for more – confirm the current list with the consulate before your visit.
Visa information
Germans can travel to Croatia with an ID card and without border checks. Those driving south through Slovenia and Croatia should note that both countries charge motorway tolls or vignettes.
Other consulates and embassies in Munich
82 other countries are represented in Munich, among them: Cyprus (honorary), Czech Republic (consulate general), Denmark (consulate general), Djibouti (honorary), Ecuador (honorary), El Salvador (honorary), Estonia (honorary), Ethiopia (honorary), France (consulate general), Georgia (consulate), Greece (consulate general), Guatemala (honorary), Honduras (honorary), Hungary (consulate general), Iceland (honorary), India (consulate general), Indonesia (honorary), Ireland (consulate general), Israel (consulate general), Italy (consulate general). The full list of all 83 missions is on the overview page for Germany.
Closing days
Closed on Bavarian public holidays and on Croatian holidays such as Statehood Day (30 May), Anti-Fascist Struggle Day (22 June), Victory Day (5 August) and Remembrance Day (18 November).
Emergency assistance
Croatians in Bavaria can turn to the consulate general after the loss of documents, an accident or an arrest. Germans in Croatia are helped by the German Embassy in Zagreb.
Croatian missions in Germany
Measured in a straight line from Munich, the nearest other Croatian office is the Honorary Consulate in Passau (about 150 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Munich.
- Berlin (500 km) – Embassy of Croatia
- Düsseldorf (490 km) – Consulate General (North Rhine-Westphalia)
- Frankfurt am Main (300 km) – Consulate General (Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland)
- Freiburg im Breisgau (280 km) – Honorary Consulate (Baden-Württemberg)
- Hamburg (610 km) – Consulate General (Hamburg, Bremen, Schleswig-Holstein, Lower Saxony and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania)
- Munich – Consulate General (Bavaria) (this page)
- Passau (150 km) – Honorary Consulate (Upper and Lower Bavaria, Upper Palatinate)
- Stuttgart (190 km) – Consulate General (Baden-Württemberg)
- Dresden (360 km) – Honorary Consulate (Saxony)
- Cologne (460 km) – Honorary Consulate (Cologne administrative region)
- Mainz (320 km) – Honorary Consulate (Rhineland-Palatinate)
- Magdeburg (440 km) – Honorary Consulate (Saxony-Anhalt and Brandenburg)
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Details checked on 7 October 2026. Sources: German Federal Foreign Office, Embassy of Croatia in Berlin. Rules and opening hours can change. Confirm with the consulate before your visit.
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