Visa Requirements for Croatian Citizens
Visa Information for Passport Holders of Croatia
Freedom of Travel
Croatian passport holders can travel to 30 destinations without a visa. Identify cards or passports may be required.
- Austria PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementID card valid.
- Belgium PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementID card valid.
- Bulgaria PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementID card valid.
- Cyprus PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementID card valid.
- Czech Republic PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementID card valid.
- Denmark PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementID card valid.
- Estonia PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementID card valid.
- Finland PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementID card valid.
- France PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementID card valid.
- Germany PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementID card valid.
- Greece PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementID card valid.
- Hungary PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementID card valid.
- Iceland PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementID card valid.
- Ireland PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementID card valid.
- Italy PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementID card valid.
- Latvia PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementID card valid.
- Liechtenstein PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementID card valid.
- Lithuania PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementID card valid.
- Luxembourg PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementID card valid.
- Malta PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementID card valid.
- Netherlands PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementID card valid.
- Norway PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementID card valid.
- Poland PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementID card valid.
- Portugal PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementID card valid.
- Romania PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementID card valid.
- Slovakia PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementID card valid.
- Slovenia PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementID card valid.
- Spain PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementID card valid.
- Sweden PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementID card valid.
- Switzerland PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement - transitional restrictions on the free movement of workers may apply.
ID card valid.
Visa Not Required
85 destinations allow visa-free entry to Croatian citizens.
- Albania PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 daysID card valid.
- Andorra PermalinkShow on MapVisa-FreeID card valid.
- Angola PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free30 days30 days per trip, but no more than 90 days within any 1 calendar year for tourism purposes only.
Visitors must have a return/onward ticket and a hotel reservation confirmation.
An International Certificate of Vaccination is required. - Antigua and Barbuda PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free6 months
- Argentina PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Armenia PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free180 days
- Bahamas PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free3 months
- Barbados PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Belarus PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free30 daysVisa-free until 31 December 2024.
- Belize PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free
- Bolivia PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Bosnia and Herzegovina PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days within 6-month period.
ID card valid. - Botswana PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Brazil PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Brunei PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Cape Verde PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free30 daysMust register online at least five days prior to arrival.
- Chile PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- China PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free30 daysVisa-free from 30 November, 2024 to 31 December, 2025.
24-hour visa-free transit through any international airports of China, allows domestic travel through different airports.
72-hour visa-free transit through Changsha, Guilin and Harbin airports, or Beihai port.
144-hour visa-free transit through Beijing, Chengdu, Chongqing, Dalian, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Jieyang, Kunming, Nanjing, Ningbo, Qingdao, Shanghai, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Shijiazhuang, Tianjin, Wuhan, Xiamen and Xi'an airports, or Dalian, Guangzhou, Lianyungang, Qingdao, Qinhuangdao, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Tianjin, Wenzhou, Xiamen and Zhoushan ports.
Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan count as third countries under the 24, 72 and 144-hours transit without visa (TWOV) policies. - Colombia PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days - extendable up to 180-days stay within a one-year period.
- Costa Rica PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Dominica PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any 180 day period.
- Dominican Republic PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free30 days
- Ecuador PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- El Salvador PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free3 months
- Eswatini PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free30 days
- Fiji PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free4 months
- Gambia PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Georgia PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free1 yearID card valid.
- Grenada PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free3 months
- Guatemala PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Haiti PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Honduras PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Iran PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free15 days30 days e-visa also available
- Israel PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Japan PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Kazakhstan PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free30 days
- Kiribati PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any 180 day period.
- Kyrgyzstan PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free60 days
- Macedonia PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 daysID card valid.
- Malaysia PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free3 months
- Marshall Islands PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any 180 day period.
- Mauritius PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free180 days180 days per calendar year for tourism, 120 days per calendar for business
- Mexico PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free180 days
- Micronesia PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any 180 day period.
- Moldova PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any 180 day period.
ID card valid. - Monaco PermalinkShow on MapVisa-FreeID card valid.
- Mongolia PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free30 daysThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia has exempted visas for 34 countries from January 2023 to December 2025.
- Montenegro PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 daysID card valid for 30 days.
- Morocco PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Nicaragua PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Oman PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free14 days / 30 days
- Palau PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any 180 day period.
- Panama PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Paraguay PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Peru PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any 6-month period.
- Philippines PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free30 days
- Qatar PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Saint Kitts and Nevis PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Saint Lucia PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any 180 day period.
- Samoa PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any 180 day period.
- San Marino PermalinkShow on MapVisa-FreeID card valid.
- Senegal PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Serbia PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any 6-month period.
ID card valid. - Seychelles PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free3 months
- Singapore PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Solomon Islands PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any 180 day period.
- Suriname PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 daysAn entrance fee of USD 25 or EUR 25 must be paid online prior to arrival.
Multiple entry e-Visa is also available. - São Tome and Príncipe PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free15 days
- Tajikistan PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free30 dayse-Visa also available.
e-Visa holders can enter through all border points. - Thailand PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free60 days30 days extendable.
- Timor-Leste PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any 180 day period.
- Tonga PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any 180 day period.
- Trinidad and Tobago PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any 180 day period.
- Tunisia PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free3 monthsID card valid on organized tours.
- Türkiye PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Tuvalu PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any 180 day period.
- Ukraine PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any 180 day period.
- United Arab Emirates PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any 180 day period.
- United Kingdom PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free6 months
- Uruguay PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Uzbekistan PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free30 days
- Vanuatu PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any 180 day period.
- Vatican PermalinkShow on MapVisa-FreeID card valid.
- Venezuela PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Zambia PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 daysAlso eligible for a universal visa allowing access to Zimbabwe.
Visa On Arrival
A visa can be obtained upon arrival at 12 destinations for passport holders of Croatia.
- Bangladesh PermalinkShow on MapVisa On Arrival30 days
- Burundi PermalinkShow on MapVisa On Arrival1 month
- Comoros PermalinkShow on MapVisa On Arrival45 days
- Guinea-Bissau PermalinkShow on MapVisa On Arrival90 days
- Jamaica PermalinkShow on MapVisa On Arrival30 days
- Lebanon PermalinkShow on MapVisa On Arrival1 month1 month extendable for 2 additional months.
Granted free of charge at Beirut International Airport or any other port of entry if there is no Israeli visa or seal, holding a telephone number, an address in Lebanon, and a non refundable return or circle trip ticket. - Madagascar PermalinkShow on MapVisa On Arrival60 days
- Maldives PermalinkShow on MapVisa On Arrival30 days
- Mauritania PermalinkShow on MapVisa On ArrivalAvailable at Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport.
- Namibia PermalinkShow on MapVisa On Arrival3 monthsAvailable at Hosea Kutako International Airport, Trans Kalahari border post and Walvis Bay Airport.
- Somalia PermalinkShow on MapVisa On ArrivalAvailable at Berbera, Borama, Burao, Erigavo and Hargeisa airports.
30 days, available at Bosaso Airport, Galcaio Airport and Mogadishu Airport. - Zimbabwe PermalinkShow on MapVisa On Arrival30 daysAlso eligible for a universal visa allowing access to Zambia.
eVisa
Croatian passport allows entry to 30 destinations with an eVisa obtained prior to arrival.
- Australia PermalinkShow on MapeVisa90 days90 days on each visit in 12-month period if granted
The European Commission ruled that the eVisitor's 'autogrant' treatment is not an equivalent to the Schengen visa application procedures. However, only countries which are on ETA list are considered low risk and processing time is one working day. For all other countries processing time is 31 days (75% of applications), and 4 months (90% of applications).
Additionally, Australia's SmartGate entry system for automatically processing through passport control can only be used for countries on ETA list, not by countries on eVisitor list - although trials are underway to enable the use for all EU passports. - Azerbaijan PermalinkShow on MapeVisa30 days
- Benin PermalinkShow on MapeVisa30 daysMust have an international vaccination certificate.
- Bhutan PermalinkShow on MapeVisa
- Burkina Faso PermalinkShow on MapeVisa
- Cameroon PermalinkShow on MapeVisa
- Canada PermalinkShow on MapeVisa6 monthseTA required if arriving by air.
- Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) PermalinkShow on MapeVisa3 monthse-Visa holders must arrive via Port Bouet Airport.
- Democratic Republic of the Congo PermalinkShow on MapeVisa7 days
- Djibouti PermalinkShow on MapeVisa90 days
- Equatorial Guinea PermalinkShow on MapeVisa
- Gabon PermalinkShow on MapeVisa90 dayse-Visa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport.
- Guinea PermalinkShow on MapeVisa90 days
- India PermalinkShow on MapeVisa30 days
- Kenya PermalinkShow on MapeVisa3 monthsApplications can be submitted up to 90 days prior to travel and must be submitted at least 3 days in advance.
eTA fee is USD 32.50.
Proof of reservation at the hotel where visitors plan to stay is required (if staying with friends, an invitation letter is also acceptable).
Yellow fever vaccination certificate is required if coming from endemic countries. - Lesotho PermalinkShow on MapeVisa44 days
- Libya PermalinkShow on MapeVisa
- Myanmar PermalinkShow on MapeVisa28 dayse-Visa holders must arrive via Yangon, Nay Pyi Taw or Mandalay airports or via land border crossings with Thailand — Tachileik, Myawaddy and Kawthaung or India — Rih Khaw Dar and Tamu.
e-Visa available for both tourism (allowed stay is 28 days) or business (allowed stay is 70 days) purposes. - New Zealand PermalinkShow on MapeVisa90 daysInternational Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy must be paid upon requesting an Electronic Travel Authority.
Holders of an Australian Permanent Resident Visa or Resident Return Visa may be granted a New Zealand Resident Visa on arrival permitting indefinite stay (pursuant to the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement), subject to meeting character requirements and obtaining an Electronic Travel Authority prior to departure. - Nigeria PermalinkShow on MapeVisa90 days
- Pakistan PermalinkShow on MapeVisa90 days
- Papua New Guinea PermalinkShow on MapeVisa60 daysAvailable at Gurney Airport (Alotau), Mount Hagen Airport, Port Moresby Airport and Tokua Airport (Rabaul).
- Russia PermalinkShow on MapeVisa16 days
- South Africa PermalinkShow on MapeVisa
- South Korea PermalinkShow on MapeVisa90 daysThe validity period of a K-ETA is 3 years from the date of approval.
- South Sudan PermalinkShow on MapeVisaObtainable online.
Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel. - Syria PermalinkShow on MapeVisa
- Togo PermalinkShow on MapeVisa15 days
- Uganda PermalinkShow on MapeVisa3 months
- Vietnam PermalinkShow on MapeVisa90 daysPhú Quốc without a visa for up to 30 days
eVisa / On Arrival
For 18 destinations, On-Arrival visa or an electronic visa / auhtorization is available to passport holders of Croatia.
- Bahrain PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrival14 days
- Cambodia PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Egypt PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Ethiopia PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrival90 dayse-Visa holders must arrive via Addis Ababa Bole International Airport.
Nationals of Croatia with a normal passport traveling as tourists can obtain a visa on arrival at Addis Ababa (ADD) for a maximum stay of 3 months. They must have proof of accommodation and a return/onward ticket. - Indonesia PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Iraq PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrival60 days
- Jordan PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 daysVisa can be obtained upon arrival, it will cost a total of 40 JOD, obtainable at most international ports of entry and land border crossings. (except King Hussein/Allenby Bridge)
- Kuwait PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrival3 monthsAvailable at Kuwait International Airport.
- Laos PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Malawi PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrival90 daysRequired covering letter from the host in Malawi.
- Mozambique PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Nepal PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrival90 days
- Rwanda PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Saudi Arabia PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrival90 days
- Sierra Leone PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrival3 months / 30 days
- Sri Lanka PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrival60 days / 30 daysThe standard visitor visa allows a stay of 60 days within any 6-month period.
Visa fees (for Standard visitor visa):
SAARC - USD 35
Non SAARC - USD 75
e-Visa categories will be charged an additional USD 18.50 service fee.
If transiting from any of the Sri Lankan airports, An e-Visa is exempted (2 day transit period). - Tanzania PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrival90 days
- United States of America PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrival90 daysESTA is valid for 2 years from the date of issuance.
ESTA is also required when entering the country by cruise ship or land.
Visa required for nationals of VWP countries who have travelled or been present in Iraq, North Korea, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia, or Yemen at any time on or after 1 March 2011 (with limited exceptions), or those who have travelled or being present in Cuba at any time on or after 12 January 2021, or nationals of VWP countries who are also nationals of Iraq, Syria, Iran, North Korea or Sudan.
Pre-arranged Visa Required
17 destinations require a visa obtained at an embassy or consulate prior to arrival from passport holders of Croatia. This requirement may be waived off if Croatian citizens meet certain alternate requirements such as holding other visas or resident permits.
- Afghanistan PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Algeria PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Central African Republic PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Chad PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Congo PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Cuba PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required90 daysCan be extended up to 90 days with a fee.
- Eritrea PermalinkShow on MapVisa RequiredTo travel outside of Asmara, a Travel Permit for Foreigners is required (20 Eritrean nakfa).
- Ghana PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Guyana PermalinkShow on MapVisa RequiredVisa can be obtained on arrival provided holding a letter of invitation from a local sponsor.
- Liberia PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Mali PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Nauru PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Niger PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- North Korea PermalinkShow on MapVisa RequiredPeople are not allowed to leave the capital city, tourists can only leave the capital with a governmental tourist guide (no independent moving)
- Sudan PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Turkmenistan PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Yemen PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
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