Croatia Consulate General Trieste

Before your visit

You will find the consulate general at Piazza Goldoni, 9 in Trieste.

• Opening hours: not published in the Italian consular list – check the consulate’s website or call before you go.
• Bring: your passport or ID card, plus originals and copies of the documents for your application.

Who does the Croatian consulate general in Trieste serve?

Croatia runs this consulate general for its citizens in this part of Italy. The office is headed by Consul General Nevenka Grdinić (Italian exequatur granted in November 2015). It is one of 2 career consular offices of Croatia in Italy. The consulate general is responsible for Friuli-Venice Giulia, Trentino-South Tyrol, Veneto. Trieste is in Friuli-Venezia Giulia. The embassy in Rome is roughly 430 km away.

Consular services

Typical services include:

• Croatian passports and emergency travel documents
• Registration of births, marriages and deaths
• Certification of documents and signatures
• Certificates for pensions abroad
• Visas for travellers who need one for Croatia

Documents checklist

The most frequent applications and the documents the Croatian authorities ask for:

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.

Do I need an appointment?

Passport and civil status matters are usually handled by appointment; simple questions can be sent by e-mail.

Do Italian citizens need a visa for Croatia?

Italian citizens can travel to Croatia without a visa; a valid passport or national identity card is enough. Details: Italian travel advice (Viaggiare Sicuri).

Closing days

The consulate general is closed on Italian public holidays as well as on the Croatian national day, 30 May. The city’s patron saint’s day (Saint Justus, 3 November) is a local holiday. Check before visiting around Christmas, Easter and the August holidays (Ferragosto).

Emergency assistance

Croatian nationals in urgent need of help can call +39 040 775142. Typical emergencies are a lost passport before a flight, a hospital stay or an arrest; costs remain with the person concerned. In Italy, the general emergency number is 112. Italian citizens who need help in Croatia contact the Italian Embassy in Zagreb.

Embassy and consulates of Croatia in Italy

Croatia in Italy

• Rome – Embassy of Croatia
• Milan – Consulate General
• Trieste – Consulate General (this page)
• Bari – Honorary Consulate
• Florence – Honorary Consulate
• Naples – Honorary Consulate
• Padua – Honorary Consulate