Croatia: Information on the Personal Identification Number; meaning of numbers; whether a person born in Yugoslavia (now known as Serbia and Montenegro) would have his/her Personal Identification Number changed upon receiving citizenship in Croatia
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 12 May 2004 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | HRV42443.E |
| Reference | 2 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Croatia: Information on the Personal Identification Number; meaning of numbers; whether a person born in Yugoslavia (now known as Serbia and Montenegro) would have his/her Personal Identification Number changed upon receiving citizenship in Croatia, 12 May 2004, HRV42443.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/41501c167.html [accessed 2 June 2023] |
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A decree to proclaim the Personal Identification Number Act, issued on 19 February 1992 by the President of the Republic of Croatia, Dr. Franjo Tudman, lists the meaning of the elements of the 13-digit Personal Identification Number as follows:
1) The first two digits refer to the day of birth.
2) The next two digits refer to the month of birth.
3) The next three digits refer to the year of birth.
4) The next two digits refer to the Registration Number. This number is between 30 and 39 and represents the "register area where the personal identification number was issued." The register area according to Subsection 3 of Article 2 of the Act is a "local self-governing unit or a group of self-governing units which were formed to issue Personal Identification Numbers to the nationals."
5) The next three digits refer to "a combination of a gender and a sequential number for individuals born on the same date ... ; for male individuals numbers 000 - 499; and for female individuals numbers 500 - 999."
6) The last digit refers to a "control number."
Information indicating whether a person born in Yugoslavia (now known as Serbia and Montenegro) would have his Personal Registration Number changed upon receiving citizenship in Croatia could not be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim for refugee protection. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Reference
Republic of Croatia. 19 February 1992. Sabor (Lower House of Government). Decree Proclaiming the Personal Identification Number Act. Translated by Multilingual Translation Directorate of the Public Works and Government Services Canada.
Additional Sources Consulted
Several unsuccessful attempts to obtain information from the Embassy of Croatia.
Internet Sites, including: Government of Slovenia, Java Center Croatia, Ministry of the Interior of Croatia (Ministarstvo unutarnjih poslova)
Publications: Passport Handbook to Check the Authenticity of Passports
