INFORMATION ON RECIPROCITY RIGHT TO PURCHASE PROPERTY WITH RESPECT TO THE CITIZENSHIP OF THE BUYER IN REPUBLIC OF CROATIA - OTHER COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD
This information concerning the right to purchase property (houses, flats and construction plots) for nationals who are not Croatian citizens nor nationals of the European Union.
If reciprocity exists in relation to the countries listed below, this means that there is possibility of buying property in Croatia on its own behalf without need for establishing a company in Croatia.
Properties that may be bought are related to houses, apartments and plots but not on agricultural land that can be only bought by Croatian citizens but not nationals of countries where there is reciprocity. The same applies to nationals of the European Union regarding the agricultural land.
Country | Reciprocity (mutuality) |
Argentina | mutuality exists |
Australia | mutuality exists only for permanent residence in Croatia. In the case of investments the special authorization is needed for foreign investments. |
Byelorussia | mutuality exists for the acquisition of residential buildings, apartments and other residential premises, while the land can be acquired only by inheritance |
Bosnia and Herzegovina Federacija Bosne i Hercegovine |
mutuality exists only for permanent residence in Croatia or if they are doing approved business. - for companies that operate in Croatia |
Bosnia and Herzegovina Republika Srpska |
in procedure (waiting for the response of the competent authority) |
Bosnia and Herzegovina Distrikt Brčko |
mutuality exists only for permanent residence in Croatia or if they are doing approved business. - for companies that operate in Croatia |
Federative Republic of Brazil | mutuality exists |
British Virgin Islands | in procedure (waiting for the response of the competent authority) |
Brunei Darussalam | mutuality exists |
Cyprus | in procedure (waiting for the response of the competent authority) |
Montenegro | mutuality exists |
Republic of Chile | mutuality exists (ograničenje postoji na nekretninama koje se smatraju zajedničkim dobrom i koje su u vlasništvu države) |
Commonwealth of Dominica | reciprocity does not exist |
Arab Republic of Egypt | mutuality exists uz uvjet: 1. the number of properties must not exceed two in total in the Republic of Croatia 2. The area of unbuilt plot shoud't exceed 4000 m2 3. The purpose of ownership should be housing a foreigner and his family or activity for which obtained the approval of the competent authorities |
The Republic of Ecuador | mutuality exists |
Republic of the Philippines | in procedure (awaits the explanation of the competent authority) |
The Republic of India | reciprocity does not exist |
The Republic of Indonesia | in procedure (awaits the explanation of the competent authority) |
The Islamic Republic of Iran | reciprocity does not exist |
The Republic of Iceland | in procedure (waiting for the response of the competent authority) |
Izrael | mutuality exists - private property, there is no restrictions - state ownership is limited by previous obtaining proper permission from the competent Israeli authorities |
Japan | mutuality exists |
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan | mutuality exists (properties for premises that are used for own business), except for land and other properties in non-urbanized areas. |
South African Republic | mutuality exists |
Canada | mutuality exists, ovisno o provinciji - reciprocity exists in Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta, Quebec, Manitoba. |
The Republic of Kazakhstan | mutuality exists |
People's Republic of China | in procedure (awaits the explanation of the competent authority) |
Republic of the Congo | in procedure (awaits the explanation of the competent authority) |
The Republic of Korea | mutuality exists for the acquisition of residential buildings, apartments and other housing with the additional condition that the units of local government does not object to the acquisition |
The Republic of Kosovo | mutuality exists |
The Principality of Liechtenstein | reciprocity is for individuals only and it must be permanent residence, and rproperty should be used for housing by the buyer or his family; mutuality exists if the legal transaction entered into between spouses or relatives in a straight line or in a collateral line to the third degree; reciprocity for legal entities exist, provided that the property is used for economic activities |
Republic of Macedonia | mutuality exists |
Malaysia | mutuality exists, and the value of the property must be at least 55000 USD. - legal entity, buying property must be for business purposes only, or property must serve as a commercial peroprty |
The Kingdom of Morocco | in procedure (waiting for the response of the competent authority) |
The Republic of Moldova | mutuality exists, osim za šume i poljoprivredno zemljište. |
The Federal Republic of Nigeria | in procedure (waiting for the response of the competent authority) |
The Kingdom of Norway | mutuality exists if the units of local government does not oppose the acquisition of the property and if the area does not exceed 2,000 m2 ; mutuality exists if the legal transaction entered is between spouses or relatives |
New Zealand | mutuality exists ako se ne stječe veća vrijednost nekretnine (više od 10 milijuna novozelandskih dolara ili zemljište veće od 5 hektara) (ukoliko se stječu takve nekretnine, tada će stjecanje biti moguće uz ispunjenje u zakonu navedenih uvjeta) |
Republic of Panama | mutuality exists with the restriction of the acquisition of real estate located within a distance of 10 km from the state border |
The Republic of Paraguay | mutuality exists |
Russian Federation | mutuality exists |
The Republic of Singapore | in procedure (awaits the explanation of the competent authority) |
U S A | mutuality existsfor the following states Alabama, Arizona, Alaska, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Yersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming; dok je za sljedeće države uvjet stalni boravak: Arkansas, Hawaii, Kentucky, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Hampshire, Oklahoma i Vermont |
The Republic of Serbia | mutuality exists |
Swiss Confederation | mutuality exists for permanent residence in Croatia, if the commercial acitivity is done (the property must serve exclusively as commercial property) |
The Republic of Turkey | mutuality exists |
Ukraine | mutuality exists |
Republic of Venezuela | in procedure (čeka se obavijest nadležnog tijela) |