Emergency Passport Renewal Uk

Admin | January 08, 2012 | Comments Off

Emergency Passport Renewal Uk

Emergency Passport Renewal Uk

For a foreigner looking to settle permanently in Croatia, the bureaucratic road to a permanent stamp and personal ID card is tortuous and frustrating. Having managed to navigate through the frequently changing requirements of the powers that be (including certain very odd requirements like the annual request to provide a birth certificate no more than six months old), after five years of consecutive renewed yearly temporary permits, the prospect of no more paperwork and a permanent stamp in the passport is within touching distance. The only remaining obstacle is a linguistic one - the Croatian language test.

Learning Croatian - The Final Hurdle

With its Slavic roots, Croatian is a not an easy language for a foreigner to learn and, given that the level of English is excellent, particularly on the coast and in the capital, Zagreb, few foreigners take the trouble to learn Croatian to any degree of fluency. The Croatian authorities are understandably keen for any permanent residents to able to demonstrate a basic command of the language, hence the introduction of the test. How hard is it and what is involved?

The test takes place within the Philosophy Department of the various state universities on a given date. Seasoned campaigners will not be surprised to learn that the test starts with a journey to the bank to pay the 860 kuna (£100) test fee. Proof of payment in the form of the bank's uplatnica and a copy of one's passport is enough to register, and applicants wait until they are called into the classroom.