Every connection to Croatia starts with a story.
Salona Consulting was born from a personal journey of rediscovery – and a belief that Croatian heritage should never feel out of reach. Today, we help members of the Croatian diaspora around the world explore what that heritage means for them and their families.
Introducing Salona Consulting
Salona Consulting is a company specializing in Croatian ancestry research, citizenship applications and post-citizenship services for individuals and families worldwide. Founded in 2016 and incorporated as a limited-liability company in 2022, the company is based in Switzerland, where its team members work together from dedicated offices in Lucerne.
An estimated four million people of Croatian ancestry live beyond Croatia’s borders. For some, their heritage remains part of everyday life through language, traditions and family ties. For others, it survives in a last name, a few treasured documents or stories passed down through generations.
Wherever that journey begins, we provide clear guidance and structured support—from researching family history and preparing citizenship applications to navigating the steps after citizenship is granted. Our approach combines personal understanding of the journey with professional expertise and careful attention to each client’s documents and circumstances.
Our Founder’s Story
A personal journey. A shared purpose.
Born in São Paulo, Brazil, Nathalia Močivuna grew up in a family with diverse cultural roots, including Croatian ancestry on her mother’s side. As a child, she took part in activities at her local Croatian club. But after her grandfather Cosmo, the son of Croatian immigrants, passed away in 2005, that connection became less present in her everyday life.
Years later, the desire to reconnect with her heritage took her to Croatia. In 2014, Nathalia moved to Zagreb to learn Croatian and pursue a bachelor’s degree in engineering at the University of Zagreb. Living there gave her the opportunity to discover the language, culture, and homeland of her Dalmatian great-grandparents, Kuzma and Ivka. She found a sense of belonging in the warm welcome she received from the Croatian people, and in 2015, she obtained Croatian citizenship by descent.
While living in Zagreb, Nathalia began helping other members of the Croatian diaspora navigate their own citizenship applications. Her own experience gave her an understanding of both the practical challenges and the personal significance of the process. As more people sought her help, this work developed into a business, and in 2016, she formally began offering her services.
In 2018, Nathalia moved to Switzerland with her Croatian husband, carrying with her the sense of belonging she had found in Croatia. As she continued to build Salona Consulting, she wanted others to have the opportunity to experience what reconnecting had meant to her: discovering the places behind family stories and feeling at home in their ancestral homeland.
Today, Nathalia leads Salona Consulting from Lucerne, Switzerland. Fluent in Croatian, English, Portuguese, and Spanish, she brings her own experience of reconnecting with Croatia to her work. Her mission is to help other families make Croatia part of their own story – and keep that connection alive for generations to come.
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Making Croatian heritage easier to rediscover
Millions of people around the world have Croatian roots, yet many don’t know the stories behind them – or that they may have a path to Croatian citizenship by descent.
Our mission is to make that connection easier to rediscover. We bring together genealogy, specialist knowledge and practical support to help Croatian descendants understand where their families comes from, navigate the path to citizenship and preserve that connection for future generations.
Because becoming a Croatian citizen can mean much more than obtaining a document. It can be a way of bringing family history back to life, reconnecting with a cultural identity and creating a connection to Croatia that future generations can carry forward.
The values that guide us
Heritage
Our work begins with understanding where you come from. We help uncover the people, places and stories behind your Croatian roots – and turn that history into a connection that can live on today.
Trust
Your story is personal, and we treat it that way. From family histories to important documents and personal information, we approach everything entrusted to us with care, discretion and respect.
Transparency
You should always understand where you are and what comes next. We communicate openly, explain requirements clearly and give you an honest view of your journey from the beginning.
Family
For many of our clients, this journey is bigger than one person. We help families reconnect with their Croatian heritage and create something meaningful that can be passed on to future generations.
From Korčula to Brazil – and back to Croatia
Salona’s story spans generations and continents. What began with one family’s departure from Croatia eventually became a journey back to its roots – and the foundation of a company helping others make that connection today.
1924–1925
A family leaves Korčula for Brazil
Following a crisis affecting the local vineyards, Nathalia’s great-grandparents Kuzma Nadilo Močivuna and Ivka Stipković Halić leave Blato, on the island of Korčula, to begin a new life in Brazil.
2013
The journey back begins
Nathalia begins her own journey towards Croatian citizenship and applies for a scholarship to study the Croatian language in Croatia.
2014
Six months becomes something more
Nathalia moves to Zagreb for what was intended to be a six-month language scholarship. Her connection with Croatia deepens, and she decides to stay and continue her studies in the University of Zagreb.
2015
Becoming a Croatian citizen
Nathalia receives Croatian citizenship, formally reconnecting with the country her great-grandparents had left generations earlier.
2016
Helping others make the same journey
Having experienced the citizenship process herself, Nathalia begins helping others with Croatian citizenship-related requests – laying the foundations for what would become Salona Consulting.
2018
A new chapter begins in Switzerland
After marrying her Croatian husband, Nathalia moves with him to Switzerland, continuing to support people pursuing Croatian citizenship.
2019
Salona Consulting is born
Nathalia establishes Salona Consulting as a sole proprietorship in Switzerland and dedicates herself to the business full-time.
2022
Salona becomes a Swiss GmbH
Salona Consulting is formally established as a limited-liability company in Switzerland. In the same month, Nathalia begins her Master’s degree in Lucerne.
2023
From founder to team
As more people around the world turn to Salona for support, the company expands its team and moves into dedicated office space.
2025–today
A new chapter for Salona
Salona evolves its brand, expands its international team and grows its presence in Lucerne – while remaining focused on the same purpose that started it all.
Nathalia with her grandfather Cosmo. 1994.
Nathalia in Zagreb, 2014.
Nathalia with members of the Salona team in Lucerne, 2026.
The family story behind Salona
These photographs tell a story that began generations before Salona – with a Croatian family from Korčula whose journey eventually took them across the Atlantic to Brazil. Passed down through Nathalia’s family, these faces and memories became part of the connection that would one day bring her back to Croatia and inspire her to help others rediscover their own.
Nathalia’s grandfather Cosmo in the Croatian club with friends
Nathalia with her mother Adriana, grandfather Cosmo and great-aunt Lucia, 1996
Nathalia as a child, 2002
Nathalia with her brother Pedro, 2007
Nathalia in Kostrena, 2014
Nathalia with her brother Pedro in Zagreb, 2014
Nathalia in Rastoke, 2015
Questions about Salona Consulting
Who founded Salona Consulting, and what inspired its creation?
Salona Consulting was founded by Nathalia Močivuna, a Brazilian-born descendant of Croatian emigrants whose own journey to reconnect with her family roots inspired her to help others do the same.
In 2014, Nathalia moved to Croatia to study the language and explore her family’s heritage. After obtaining Croatian citizenship by descent in 2015, she began helping other members of the Croatian diaspora navigate their own citizenship applications. What started as personal assistance gradually developed into a professional service, with Salona Consulting beginning its activities in 2016.
Today, Nathalia leads Salona Consulting from Lucerne, Switzerland, combining her personal experience with a commitment to helping individuals and families around the world reconnect with Croatia.
Where is Salona Consulting based, and when was the company established?
Salona Consulting is based in Lucerne, Switzerland, where its team works from dedicated offices to support clients around the world.
The company’s origins date back to 2016, when founder Nathalia Močivuna began providing professional assistance with Croatian citizenship applications. After moving to Switzerland, she established Salona Consulting as a sole proprietorship in 2019. In 2022, the business was formally incorporated as Salona Consulting GmbH, a Swiss limited-liability company.
Since then, Salona has continued to expand its team and services while maintaining its focus on helping people reconnect with their Croatian heritage.
What makes Salona Consulting different from other Croatian citizenship services?
Salona Consulting was one of the first professional services dedicated to helping descendants of Croatian emigrants obtain citizenship through their ancestry. We combine firsthand experience of the Croatian citizenship journey with years of professional expertise in genealogy, documentation, and Croatian administrative procedures.
Our founder, Nathalia Močivuna, obtained Croatian citizenship through her own family ancestry before establishing the company in 2016. Since then, Salona has grown into a dedicated team of 15 employees, bringing together the knowledge, experience, and resources needed to support clients throughout their journey.
We take the time to understand each client’s family history and individual circumstances, providing personalized guidance, careful document preparation, and support throughout the relevant stages of the process. Our goal is to make each step easier to understand and navigate, while treating every family’s story with the care and attention it deserves.
What is Salona Consulting’s mission?
Salona Consulting’s mission is to help people of Croatian descent around the world rediscover their heritage, explore their family history, and strengthen their connection to Croatia.
For many descendants of Croatian emigrants, that connection has been preserved through family stories, traditions, photographs, or documents passed down across generations. We help bring those pieces together through genealogical research, citizenship application support, and assistance with Croatian administrative procedures.
We believe that reconnecting with Croatian heritage can mean much more than obtaining citizenship. It can help individuals and families better understand where they come from, rediscover a sense of belonging, and preserve their connection to Croatia for future generations.
What values guide Salona Consulting’s approach to working with clients?
Salona Consulting is guided by four core values: heritage, trust, transparency, and family. These principles shape how we work with clients and approach each stage of their journey.
We recognize the personal significance of family history and treat the information and documents entrusted to us with care, discretion, and respect. We also believe in communicating openly, explaining requirements clearly, and helping clients understand what to expect throughout the process.
Above all, we understand that reconnecting with Croatia is often about more than one individual. It can be an opportunity to bring families closer to their roots and preserve a meaningful connection for future generations.
Our story brought us here. Where will yours lead?
Whether you’re beginning with a name in an old family record, preparing your citizenship application or already navigating life as a Croatian citizen, Salona is here to help you take the next step in your connection to Croatia.