My fiance and I are hoping to get married in Trogir in Croatia in May
2006. I have heard there is a lot of red tape involved with foreigners
getting married in Croatia and so I am keen to start the process but
don't know where to start. We haven't decided as yet if we want to a
civil or religious wedding. What are the requirements for both?

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Request for Question Clarification by blazius-ga on 06 Jan 2005 06:20 PST

Are you  both U.S. Citizens?

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Clarification of Question by freckles1-ga on 06 Jan 2005 07:02 PST

No. My fiance and I are both Irish.

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Clarification of Question by freckles1-ga on 06 Jan 2005 07:04 PST

If it is of any significance, my father owns 2 properties in Trogir in
Croatia and as a result has a croatian bank account. Would something
like this help in getting us a marriage licence?

The United States embassy in Zagreb has a fact sheet detailing the
requirements for U.S. citizens who wish to marry in Croatia - it is
available at http://www.usembassy.hr/consular/acs/marriage.htm.  I
have also talked with a representative of the Croatrian embassy in
Norway - the answers she gave me did not differ from the requrements
listed for U.S. citizens.  I suggest you contact the Croatia embassy
in Dublin to get the information you need, ad there is a slight
possibility that the requirements vary a bit.

Embassy of the Republic of Croatia
Adelaide Chambers
Peter Street
Dublin 8
Tel:01 4767181
Fax: 01 476 7183
E.Mail: croatianembassy@eircom.net

According to the U.S. embassy fact sheet, "Marriages in Croatia are
performed before an appropriate local official (Maticar) associated
with each municipality.  That is the only ceremony recognized as valid
by Croatian authorities and, in turn, by U.S. authorities.  A church
ceremony can be performed later, if desired.".