If you have this passport, you might be called on for compulsory military service

Croatia will re-introduce compulsory subject work for its antheral nationals from early adjacent year.

Male Australian-Croatian nationals will request to study to nan defence authorities of Croatia nether nan alteration which will travel into effect connected January 1 successful 2026.

Failure to study to defence authorities is an offence.

The Australian government's SmartTraveller website has advised dual nationals to cheque their obligations regarding compulsory subject work pinch nan Ministry of Defence successful Croatia aliases nan nearest Croatian negotiated aliases consular ngo successful Australia.

Croatia's lawmakers voted to reintroduce mandatory subject work this period successful consequence to rising world tensions, including Russia's warfare successful Ukraine.

The state antecedently abolished conscription successful 2008.

Croatian officials person based on nan existent world business required nan federation to boost its defence forces.

"In nan look of immoderate threat, defending nan state is crucial," defence curate Ivan Anusic said earlier this month.

In summation to nan norm change, Australians should besides beryllium alert of nan caller European entry/exist strategy has started for each non-EU nationals, including Australians, travelling successful aliases retired of nan Europe's Schengen Area. 

Travellers will request to registry astatine borders and person their fingerprints and photos taken.

This whitethorn consequence successful longer separator queues.

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