Knowledge of the Croatian language and Latin script, as well as Croatian culture and social system, is one of the general conditions for acquiring Croatian citizenship by naturalization. This condition is laid down in the Croatian Citizenship Act (Official Gazette Nos. 53/91, 70/91, 28/92, 113/93, 4/94, 130/11, 110/15, 102/19, 138/21; hereinafter: the Act). The method of proving the Ordinance governs the Method of Testing Knowledge of the Croatian Language and Latin Script, Croatian Culture and Social System in Croatian Citizenship Proceedings (Official Gazette No. 6/2021; hereinafter: the Ordinance). The Minister of the Interior adopted the Ordinance on 18 January 2021, with the consent of the heads of the state administration bodies responsible for science, education, culture and sport. It entered into force on the eighth day after its publication, having been published on 22 January 2021.

Croatia has no citizenship-by-investment program. No sum of money, property purchase, or company formation entitles a foreign investor to a Croatian passport. Online articles, often produced to attract clients, nevertheless claim otherwise. They describe a "program launched in 2019" or a minimum investment of EUR 200,000 in a company with at least ten employees, or they speak of a "golden passport" and list all sorts of conditions for obtaining one. Unfortunately, many of our clients come to us wishing to apply for Croatian citizenship based on such an investment, relying on this incorrect information. This is precisely why we have prepared this expert legal article: to dispel the myth and provide accurate information on the subject.