Get a Croatian personal identification number

The landlord of the apartment said, "Get OIB to make a contract for utility bills," and googled OIB.

Well, it's a social security number in Japan

Certainly, I remembered that there was a column to enter the OIB number in the application for the residence permit and searched for the acquisition method

OIB is under the jurisdiction of the Revenue Agency (Tax Office), so check the Revenue Agency.

Then, there are three ways to obtain OIB, and there are application by form, application by e-mail, application at the counter.

It takes up to 8 days to apply by form or email, and I need to go to the Revenue Agency with my receipt number.

If the window is not crowded, it will basically be issued on the same day, so select that

Required documents are application form(CroatianEnglishGerman)And passport only

Download and check online. If you look at the English version, you can see that I should fill in most of the information. Name, address, passport number, address, etc. Search a print shop nearby with a USB to fill in other than the signature on a PC and print it out

Print shop map

The green circle is the Revenue Agency, so I went to the nearby kopiranoa (Print Studio d.o.o. is fine)

kopiranoa

The output is 0.15kn (about 2 cent) per A4 size sheet, so it is cheaper than a copy at a convenience store.

Bring my application and a copy of my passport to the Revenue Agency

Matični ured Medveščak

Matični ured Medveščak

When I asked Mr. Google to translate it, it seems that the entrance has changed due to the influence of the earthquake.

I went around the supermarket Konzum and there was an entrance next to the cafe

Matični ured Medveščak

When I entered and went straight, there was a reception desk, and when I told him that I had come to get OIB, I was told to give out my ID and showed my passport.I was told to go to number 15 on the first floor and climbed the stairs

Matični ured Medveščak

Immediately after I climbed the stairs, there was 15A, so when I knocked it open, I was told to "wait outside" and waited.

After waiting for about 3 minutes, the receptionist came out, so when I told him that I came to get OIB, she said, "Please give me the documents and ID card." Hand over the prepared documents

At this point, I was asked, "Can you explain your address?"

That's true, Japanese addresses are special. When writing an address overseas, there are State (prefecture), City (city or ward), Street (number), but there is no ●● town.

My current address is Chuo-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture, so State is Fukuoka, City is Fukuoka City, I know ● - ● - ●, but what is the ●● town in between? ?? I couldn't explain it well, so I drew a map on paper and explained it. I'm glad that the other party agreed, but I can't explain if I wrote the address of my hometown Kyoto lol

I was told to wait a moment and waited for a while in a corridor like a bank

Matični ured Medveščak

I waited for about 5 minutes and got the documents

OIB Document

This document seems to be very important, so I went to kopiranoa earlier and asked for two copies of the scan and copy.

Send documents to the landlord with WhatsApp

Next, open a bank account (I don't have to) and get an apartment contract, then go to the police station to apply for a residence permit.

10/18/2021

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