Visa requirements for Croatian citizens

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Croatian passport

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Croatian identity card is valid for travel to most European countries.

Visa requirements for Croatian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Croatia.

As of 2025, Croatian citizens have visa-free or visa on arrival access to 183 countries and territories, ranking the Croatian passport 9th in the world according to the Henley Passport Index.

Visa requirements map

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Visa requirements for Croatian citizens holding ordinary passports

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Visa requirements

Country	Visa requirement	Allowed stay	Notes (excluding departure fees)
Afghanistan	Visa required
Albania	Visa not required	90 days	ID card valid.
Algeria	Visa required
Andorra	Visa not required		ID card valid.
Angola	Visa not required	30 days	{{#section-h::Template:Transcluded sections for the visa articles|Angola. VOA}}
Antigua and Barbuda	Visa not required	6 months
Argentina	Visa not required	90 days
Armenia	Visa not required	180 days
Australia	eVisitor	90 days	90 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). Applications for high risk countries, i.e. not ETA, are routinely processed manually rather than via 'autogrant' and they are subject to additional documents prior to arrival, which is typical for a proper visa. Grant rate for eVisitor countries like Croatia is less than 100%, which indicates manual processing. 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.
Austria	Template:Usually	ID card valid.
Azerbaijan	eVisa	30 days
Bahamas	Visa not required	3 months
Bahrain	eVisa / Visa on arrival	14 days
Bangladesh	Template:Yes-no	30 days
Barbados	Visa not required	90 days
Belarus	Visa not required	30 days	Visa-free until 31 December 2025.
Belgium	Template:Usually	ID card valid.
Belize	Visa not required
Benin	eVisa	30 days	Must have an international vaccination certificate.
Bhutan	eVisa
Bolivia	Visa not required	90 days
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within 6-month period. ID card valid.
Botswana	Visa not required	90 days
Brazil	Visa not required	90 days
Brunei	Visa not required	90 days
Bulgaria	Template:Usually	ID card valid.
Burkina Faso	eVisa
Burundi	Template:Yes-no	1 month
Cambodia	eVisa / Visa on arrival	30 days
Cameroon	eVisa
Canada	Electronic Travel Authorization	6 months	eTA required if arriving by air.
Cape Verde	Visa not required	30 days	Must register online at least five days prior to arrival.
Central African Republic	Visa required
Chad	Visa required
Chile	Visa not required	90 days
China	Visa not required	30 days	Visa-free from 30 November, 2024 to 31 December, 2025. {{#section-h::Template:Transcluded sections for the visa articles|China. Transit}}
Colombia	Visa not required	90 days	90 days - extendable up to 180-days stay within a one-year period.
Comoros	Template:Yes-no	45 days
Republic of the Congo	Visa required
Democratic Republic of the Congo	eVisa	7 days
Costa Rica	Visa not required	90 days
Template:Country data Côte d'Ivoire	eVisa	3 months	e-Visa holders must arrive via Port Bouet Airport.
Cuba	Template:Yes-no	90 days	Can be extended up to 90 days with a fee.
Cyprus	Template:Usually	ID card valid.
Czech Republic	Template:Usually	ID card valid.
Denmark	Template:Usually	ID card valid.
Djibouti	eVisa	90 days
Dominica	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period.
Dominican Republic	Visa not required	30 days
Ecuador	Visa not required	90 days
Egypt	eVisa / Visa on arrival	30 days
El Salvador	Visa not required	3 months
Equatorial Guinea	eVisa
Eritrea	Visa required		To travel outside of Asmara, a Travel Permit for Foreigners is required (20 Eritrean nakfa).
Estonia	Template:Usually	ID card valid.
Eswatini	Visa not required	30 days
Ethiopia	eVisa / Visa on arrival	90 days	e-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.
Fiji	Visa not required	4 months
Finland	Template:Usually	ID card valid.
France	Template:Usually	ID card valid.
Gabon	eVisa	90 days	e-Visa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport.
Gambia	Visa not required	90 days
Template:Country data Georgia	Visa not required	1 year	ID card valid.
Germany	Template:Usually	ID card valid.
Ghana	Visa required
Greece	Template:Usually	ID card valid.
Grenada	Visa not required	3 months
Guatemala	Visa not required	90 days
Guinea	eVisa	90 days
Guinea-Bissau	Template:Yes-no	90 days
Guyana	Visa required		Visa can be obtained on arrival provided holding a letter of invitation from a local sponsor.
Haiti	Visa not required	90 days
Honduras	Visa not required	90 days
Hungary	Template:Usually	ID card valid.
Iceland	Template:Usually	ID card valid.
India	eVisa	30 days
Indonesia	e-VOA / Visa on arrival	30 days
Iran	Visa not required	15 days	30 days e-visa also available
Iraq	eVisa / Visa on arrival	60 days
Ireland	Template:Usually	ID card valid.
Israel	Visa not required	90 days
Italy	Template:Usually	ID card valid.
Jamaica	Template:Yes-no	30 days
Japan	Visa not required	90 days
Jordan	eVisa / Visa on arrival	30 days	Visa 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)
Kazakhstan	Visa not required	30 days
Kenya	Electronic Travel Authorisation	3 months	{{#section-h::Template:Transcluded sections for the visa articles|Kenya. eTA}}
Kiribati	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period.
North Korea	Visa required		People are not allowed to leave the capital city, tourists can only leave the capital with a governmental tourist guide (no independent moving)
South Korea	Electronical Travel Authorization	90 days	The validity period of a K-ETA is 3 years from the date of approval.
Kuwait	eVisa / Visa on arrival	3 months	Available at Kuwait International Airport.
Kyrgyzstan	Visa not required	60 days
Laos	eVisa / Visa on arrival	30 days
Latvia	Template:Usually	ID card valid.
Lebanon	Template:Yes-no	1 month	1 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.
Lesotho	eVisa	44 days
Liberia	Visa required
Libya	eVisa
Liechtenstein	Template:Usually	ID card valid.
Lithuania	Template:Usually	ID card valid.
Luxembourg	Template:Usually	ID card valid.
Madagascar	Template:Yes-no	60 days
Malawi	eVisa / Visa on arrival	90 days	Required covering letter from the host in Malawi.
Malaysia	Visa not required	3 months
Maldives	Template:Yes-no	30 days
Mali	Visa required
Malta	Template:Usually	ID card valid.
Marshall Islands	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period.
Mauritania	Template:Yes-no		Available at Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport.
Mauritius	Visa not required	180 days	180 days per calendar year for tourism, 120 days per calendar for business
Mexico	Visa not required	180 days
Micronesia	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period.
Moldova	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period. ID card valid.
Monaco	Visa not required		ID card valid.
Mongolia	Visa not required	30 days	The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia has exempted visas for 34 countries from January 2023 to December 2025.
Montenegro	Visa not required	90 days	ID card valid for 30 days.
Morocco	Visa not required	90 days
Mozambique	eVisa / Visa on arrival	30 days
Myanmar	eVisa	28 days	e-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.
Namibia	Template:Yes-no	3 months	Available at Hosea Kutako International Airport, Trans Kalahari border post and Walvis Bay Airport.
Nauru	Visa required
Nepal	Online Visa / Visa on arrival	90 days
Netherlands	Template:Usually	ID card valid.
New Zealand	Electronic Travel Authority	90 days	International 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. Such travellers are not required to pay the International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy.
Nicaragua	Visa not required	90 days
Niger	Visa required
Nigeria	eVisa	90 days
Template:Country data North Macedonia	Visa not required	90 days	ID card valid.
Norway	Template:Usually	ID card valid.
Oman	Visa not required / eVisa	14 days / 30 days
Pakistan	eVisa	90 days
Palau	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period.
Panama	Visa not required	90 days
Papua New Guinea	Easy Visitor Permit	60 days	Available at Gurney Airport (Alotau), Mount Hagen Airport, Port Moresby Airport and Tokua Airport (Rabaul).
Paraguay	Visa not required	90 days
Peru	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 6-month period.
Philippines	Visa not required	30 days
Poland	Template:Usually	ID card valid.
Portugal	Template:Usually	ID card valid.
Qatar	Visa not required	90 days
Romania	Template:Usually	ID card valid.
Russia	eVisa	16 days
Rwanda	eVisa / Visa on arrival	30 days
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Visa not required	90 days
Saint Lucia	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period.
Samoa	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period.
San Marino	Visa not required		ID card valid.
São Tomé and Príncipe	Visa not required	15 days
Saudi Arabia	eVisa / Visa on arrival	90 days
Senegal	Visa not required	90 days
Serbia	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 6-month period. ID card valid.
Seychelles	Visa not required	3 months
Sierra Leone	eVisa / Visa on arrival	3 months / 30 days
Singapore	Visa not required	90 days
Slovakia	Template:Usually	ID card valid.
Slovenia	Template:Usually	ID card valid.
Solomon Islands	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period.
Somalia	Template:Yes-no		{{#section-h::Template:Transcluded sections for the visa articles|Somalia. VOA/3}}
South Africa	eVisa
South Sudan	eVisa		Obtainable online. Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel.
Spain	Template:Usually	ID card valid.
Sri Lanka	eVisa / Visa on arrival	60 days / 30 days	{{#section-h::Template:Transcluded sections for the visa articles|Sri Lanka. eVisa}}
Sudan	Visa required
Suriname	Visa not required	90 days	{{#section-h::Template:Transcluded sections for the visa articles|Suriname. Information}}
Sweden	Template:Usually	ID card valid.
Switzerland	Template:Usually	ID card valid.
Syria	eVisa
Tajikistan	Visa not required	30 days	e-Visa also available. e-Visa holders can enter through all border points.
Tanzania	eVisa / Visa on arrival	90 days
Thailand	Visa not required	60 days	30 days extendable.
Timor-Leste	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period.
Togo	eVisa	15 days
Tonga	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period.
Trinidad and Tobago	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period.
Tunisia	Visa not required	3 months	ID card valid on organized tours.
Turkey	Visa not required	90 days
Turkmenistan	Visa required
Tuvalu	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period.
Uganda	eVisa	3 months
Ukraine	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period.
United Arab Emirates	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period.
United Kingdom	Visa not required	6 months
United States		90 days	{{#section-h::Template:Transcluded sections for the visa articles|United States. ESTA}}
Uruguay	Visa not required	90 days
Uzbekistan	Visa not required	30 days
Vanuatu	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period.
Vatican City	Visa not required		ID card valid.
Venezuela	Visa not required	90 days
Vietnam	eVisa	90 days	Phú Quốc without a visa for up to 30 days
Yemen	Visa required
Zambia	Visa not required	90 days	Also eligible for a universal visa allowing access to Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe	Template:Yes-no	30 days	Also eligible for a universal visa allowing access to Zambia.

Dependent, disputed or unrecognized territories

Disputed or unrecognized territories

Territory	Visa requirement	Notes
Europe
Abkhazia	Visa required
Template:Flagicon Crimea	Visa required	Visa issued by Russia is required.
Northern Cyprus	Visa not required	3 months ID card valid.
Template:Flagicon UN Buffer Zone in Cyprus	Template:Yes-no	Access Permit is required for travelling inside the zone, except Civil Use Areas.
Kosovo	Visa not required	90 days ID card valid.
South Ossetia	Visa not required	3-day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia. Valid multiple visa of Russia is required.
Transnistria	Visa not required	Visa not required. Registration required after 24h ID card valid.
Africa
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic		Undefined visa regime in the Western Sahara controlled territory.
Somaliland	Template:Yes-no	Visa required (30 days for 30 US dollars, payable on arrival).
Asia
Template:Flagicon Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province	Template:Yes-no	OIVR permit required (15+5 Tajikistani Somoni) and another special permit (free of charge) is required for Lake Sarez.
Template:Flagicon Korean Demilitarized Zone		Restricted zone.
Palestinian Territory	Visa not required	Visa free for 3 months.
Taiwan	Visa not required	Visa not required for 90 days.
Template:Flagicon UNDOF Zone and Ghajar		Restricted zone.

Dependent and autonomous territories

Territory		Conditions of access	Notes
Australia
Template:Flagicon Ashmore and Cartier Islands		Template:Yes-no	Special authorisation required.
China
Hong Kong		Visa not required	Visa free for 90 days.
Macau		Visa not required	Visa free for 90 days.
Template:Flagicon Tibet Autonomous Region		Template:Yes-no	Tibet Travel Permit required (10 US Dollars).
Denmark
Faroe Islands		Visa not required	ID card valid
Greenland		Visa not required	Visa not required for 3 months. ID card valid
Ecuador
File:Bandera Provincia Galápagos.svg Galápagos		Template:Yes-no	Online pre-registration is required. Transit Control Card must also be obtained at the airport prior to departure.
France
Clipperton Island		Template:Yes-no
French Guiana		Template:Usually	ID card valid
French Polynesia		Visa not required	ID card valid
Guadeloupe		Template:Usually	ID card valid
Martinique		Template:Usually	ID card valid
Saint Barthélemy		Visa not required	ID card valid
Saint Martin		Template:Usually	ID card valid
Mayotte		Template:Usually	ID card valid
New Caledonia		Visa not required	ID card valid
Réunion		Template:Usually	ID card valid
Saint Pierre and Miquelon		Visa not required	ID card valid
Wallis and Futuna		Visa not required	ID card valid
Greece
File:Flag of the Greek Orthodox Church.svg Mount Athos		Template:Yes-no	Special permit required (4 days: 25 euro for Orthodox visitors, 35 euro for non-Orthodox visitors, 18 euro for students). There is a visitors' quota: maximum 100 Orthodox and 10 non-Orthodox per day and women are not allowed.
India
India PAP/RAP		Template:Yes-no	Protected Area Permit (PAP) required for all of Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram and parts of Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Uttarakhand. Restricted Area Permit (RAP) required for all of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep and parts of Sikkim. Some of these requirements are occasionally lifted for a year.
Netherlands
Aruba		Visa not required	Visa not required for maximum of 90 days in a 180-day period.
Bonaire		Visa not required	Visa not required for maximum of 90 days in a 180-day period.
Sint Eustatius		Visa not required	Visa not required for maximum of 90 days in a 180-day period.
Saba		Visa not required	Visa not required for maximum of 90 days in a 180-day period.
Curaçao		Visa not required	Visa not required for maximum of 90 days in a 180-day period.
Sint Maarten		Visa not required	Visa not required for maximum of 90 days in a 180-day period.
New Zealand
Cook Islands		Visa not required	Visa free for 31 days. Extensions may be granted on a monthly basis – for up to 6 months.
Niue		Visa not required	Visa free for 30 days.
Tokelau		Permit required	Visitors permits for a period not exceeding 10 days.
Norway
Template:Flagicon Jan Mayen		Template:Yes-no	Permit issued by the local police required for staying for less than 24 hours and permit issued by the Norwegian police for staying for more than 24 hours.
Template:Flagicon Svalbard		Template:Usually	Unlimited period under Svalbard Treaty. ID card valid
United Kingdom
Template:Country data Akrotiri and Dhekelia		Visa not required	ID card valid
Anguilla		Visa not required	3 months
Bermuda		Visa not required	Visa not required.
British Indian Ocean Territory		Template:Yes-no
British Virgin Islands		Visa not required	Visa free for 6 months.
Cayman Islands		Visa not required	Visa free for maximum of 6 months.
Falkland Islands		Visa not required	A visitor permit is normally issued as a stamp in the passport on arrival, The maximum validity period is 1 month.
Gibraltar		Visa not required	ID card valid
Guernsey		Visa not required
Isle of Man		Visa not required
Jersey		Visa not required	Visa not required up to 6 months.
Montserrat		eVisa	Visa required. However the Immigration Act of Montserrat dated 1.01.2013 says that all EU citizens exempt from the visa requirement.
Pitcairn Islands		Visa not required	14 days visa free and landing fee US$35 or tax of US$5 if not going ashore.
Saint Helena		Template:Yes-no	Visitor's Pass granted on arrival. Landing permission (for stays on-Island of up to 24 hours). Short-term Entry Permit (for stays on-Island for a period not exceeding 183 days). Long-Term Entry Permit (for stays on-Island in excess of 183 days).
Ascension Island		eVisa	eVisa for 3 months within any year period.
Tristan da Cunha		Template:Yes-no	Permission to land required for 15/30 pounds sterling (yacht/ship passenger) for Tristan da Cunha Island or 20 pounds sterling for Gough Island, Inaccessible Island or Nightingale Islands.
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands		Template:Yes-no	Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling).
Turks and Caicos Islands		Visa not required	Visitors are granted entry for 90 days.
United States
American Samoa		Electronic authorization	Entry Permit Waiver Program for 30 days
Guam			90 days on arrival from overseas for 2 years, ESTA required
Northern Mariana Islands			90 days on arrival from overseas for 2 years, ESTA required
Puerto Rico			90 days on arrival from overseas for 2 years, ESTA required
U.S. Virgin Islands			90 days on arrival from overseas for 2 years, ESTA required
Template:Flagicon United States Minor Outlying Islands		Special permits required	Special permits required for Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Atoll, Palmyra Atoll and Wake Island.
Antarctica and adjacent islands
Special permits required for Bouvet Island, British Antarctic Territory, French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Argentine Antarctica, Template:Flagicon Australian Antarctic Territory, Template:Flagicon Chilean Antarctic Territory, Template:Flagicon Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Template:Flagicon Peter I Island, Template:Flagicon Queen Maud Land, Template:Flagicon Ross Dependency.

Non-ordinary passports

Holders of various categories of official Croatian passports have additional visa-free access to the following countries:

• Algeria: diplomatic
• Azerbaijan: diplomatic or service passports
• People's Republic of China: diplomatic or service passports
• Cuba: diplomatic, official or service passports
• Egypt: diplomatic, official or service passports
• India: diplomatic or official passports
• Indonesia: diplomatic or service passports
• Iran: diplomatic or service passports
• Kazakhstan: diplomatic or service passports
• Russia: diplomatic and service passports
• South Africa: diplomatic, official or service passports
• Vietnam: (diplomatic or service passports)

Holders of diplomatic or service passports of any country have visa-free access to Cape Verde, Ethiopia, Mali and Zimbabwe.

Right to consular protection in non-EU countries

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Diplomatic missions of Croatia

When in a non-EU country where there is no Croatian embassy, Croatian citizens as EU citizens have the right to get consular protection from the embassy of any other EU country present in that country.

See also List of diplomatic missions of Croatia.

Non-visa restrictions

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See also

• Visa requirements for European Union citizens
• Croatian passport
• List of passports
• Foreign relations of Croatia
• Croatian identity card
• Visa policy of the Schengen Area

References and notes

References

Notes

External links

• Template:Sister-inline
• Visa requirements overview