For the Croatian community in Los Angeles, this is the practical link to the administration back home — documents, identity, civil status, and help when something goes badly wrong far from home.
The contact details, the services usually available and the appointment process are set out below, along with the things worth knowing before you make the trip into Los Angeles.
📞 Quick Contact
- Address: 11766 Wilshire BLVD 1250, Los Angeles
- Phone: (310) 477-1009
- Official website: https://mvep.gov.hr/embassies-and-consulates/embassies-of-the-republic-of-croatia-in-the-world/244601?country=118
- Type of office: Consulate General
🛂 Services normally available
In broad terms, expect the following. Anything unusual is worth confirming by telephone first:
- Passports: applications and renewals for Croatian nationals, with personal attendance required because of the biometric data.
- Powers of attorney: property sales, inheritance and banking are the usual reasons. Registries are strict about wording, so vague drafting gets rejected.
- Documents: certification of papers so they have legal effect abroad — either an apostille or the older legalisation chain, depending on the country.
- Civil status: a marriage celebrated in the United States does not exist back home until it is registered. The same goes for a birth and a death.
📅 Getting an appointment
Assume you need one. The exceptions are rare and tend to exist for emergencies rather than for convenience.
Check the official site for how this post takes bookings — online system, email or telephone all exist across the network. Whatever the method, it is free.
If you are travelling a long way, telephone first to confirm the appointment still stands. Closures are announced at short notice.
🤝 Practical points
Check the consular district before anything else. The map that matters is the one the country drew, not the one on your phone.
Check that names and dates match across every document you bring. Mismatches stop files more often than missing papers do.
Public holidays close the office twice over: the American ones and those of Croatia. Check both calendars before travelling.
Common questions before you go
Which source wins if there is a contradiction?
The office’s own, at mvep.gov.hr/embassies-and-consulates/embassies-of-the-republic-of-croatia-in-the-world/244601?country=118. No directory, this one included, replaces the official source.
Where exactly is this consulate general?
At 11766 Wilshire BLVD 1250, in Los Angeles. Check the floor or suite number before travelling — it is the detail that ruins more visits than anything else.
Can I go there if I live in another state?
Usually not: applications from outside the district are refused. Ask which states the Los Angeles office covers before you travel.
What if I lose my passport days before a flight?
That does not go through the ordinary appointment queue. Call and say it is an emergency: for imminent travel most networks issue a travel document valid for a single journey.
Is it worth calling ahead?
Yes, and it saves wasted journeys. Call (310) 477-1009 and ask what they need and how they take payment — cards are the exception rather than the rule.