Travel documents

If you are staying in Croatia no longer than 90 days, all you need is a valid passport and if you are from most European or American countries or Japan, you don't need a visa. Please check the list of countries whose citizens don't need a visa for Croatia. We also provide you with a list of countries whose citizens can enter Croatia by means of ID card of their domicile country. For the latest information on the visa system, visit the web pages of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Croatia http://www.mvp.hr/.

Visa system

Issuing a visa

Entering visas for Croatia are issued by embassies and consulates of the Republic of Croatia. By exceptions only, a visa can be issues at international border crossings of the Republic of Croatia. Children must be entered in passport of one of the parents or have his/her own passport. Loss of a passport or other personal document must be reporter to the nearest police station. Police will issue you with an official document registering the loss of document which will serve you while submitting an application for issuing a new passport. Pets are not obliged to a quarantine while crossing the border, but must have a valid document on received vaccines.

Countries whose citizens are not required to have a visa to enter Croatia and are allowed to stay for 90 days:

Andorra	Ireland	Norway
Argentina	Iceland	New Zealand
Austria	Italy	Panama
Australia	Israel	Paraguay
Belgium	Jamaica	Poland
Bolivia	Japan	Portugal
Bosnia i Herzegovina	Canada	Romania
Brazil	Republic of Korea	San Marino
Brunei	Costa Rica	Singapore
Bulgaria	Latvia	Slovakia
Cyprus	Liechtenstein	Slovenia
Czech Republic	Lithuania	Spain
Chile	Luxembourg	Sweden
Denmark	Hungary	Switzerland
Ecuador	Macedonia	Turkey
Estonia	Malaysia	USA
El Salvador	Malta	United Kingdom
Finland	Mexico	Uruguay
France	Monaco	Vatican
Greece	Nicaragua	Venezuela
Guatemala	Netherlands
Honduras	Germany

Countries whose citizens may enter Croatia with an ID card:

Austria	Ireland	Portugal
Belgium	Italy	Slovenia
Denmark	Luxembourg	Spain
Finland	Hungary	Sweden
France	Netherlands	Unted Kingdom
Greece	Germany

Customs regulations

• Foreign citizens may enter the Republic of Croatia with personal luggage without limitations. All technical equipment, cameras, camping equipment, vessels and vessel equipment, a well as radio equipment have to be declared upon entry to Croatia.
• Pets may enter the country by submitting the vaccination certificate and the veterinarian chart.
• You need a licence for your motor vehicle, green insurance card and owner's authorization if the vehicle is not operated by the owner.
• Personal boats and yachts need not be specially declared at the border upon entry to Croatia, but proof of ownership has to be submitted.