Fees
Fees are due at the visa application centers when the application is submitted. Due to volatility of African currencies, fees chargeable and payable in ZAR, KES, NGN, GHS, BWP and NAD change regularly due to exchange rate fluctuations.
| EUR | |
|---|---|
| Airport-transit (visa A) and short-term visa (visa C) fee | 90,00 |
| Long-term visa (visa D) fee | 93,00 |
In South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Tanzania, Kenya and Ghana visa fees are payable directly to VFS Global in local currencies. Applicants submitting their applications through VFS Global in Nigeria (Abuja) will be informed by VFS’ staff how to correctly make a payment of visa fees. Additionally, VFS’ service (processing) fees apply in all locations. Certain payments (e.g. appeal fees) attract additional fees (up to 39,00 USD) for international banking transactions and are payable directly to the Embassy of the Republic of Croatia in South Africa.
Service fees are mandatory at all visa application centers. Visa application centers in Cape Town, Abuja, Dar es Salaam, Nairobi, Gaborone, Windhoek and Accra impose compulsory courier charges as all applications with supporting documents are flown to Pretoria.
Other value-added services (printing, photocopy, photography, courier assurance return, SMS, prime time) are chargeable but not mandatory. Full price lists are available at all visa application centers.
The following are exempt from airport-transit (visa A) and short-term visa (visa C) fees upon application: close family members of a Croatian national (spouse and children up to the age of 21); close family members of citizens of the EEA Member States and Switzerland (spouse and children up to the age of 21) - NB: exceptions apply; all children up to the age of 12; holders of diplomatic and service passports travelling in their official capacity; pupils, students, postgraduate students and teachers accompanying them to attend school; researchers coming to conduct research, as provided for by the Recommendation of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 September 2005; representatives of non-profit organizations up to the age of 25, who are to attend seminars, conferences, sport, cultural or educational events organized by non-profit organizations.
All fee exemptions shall be double verified. In case an exemption was not justified, the applicant will be contacted by the Embassy to pay the applicable fee before the file is assessed.
The following are exempt from long-term visa (visa D) fees upon application: all children up to the age of 12; family reunification - exempted in the case of family members of a Croatian national (spouse, children); third-country nationals who have been granted the temporary stay for the following purposes: research, secondary school education, university studies, humanitarian grounds.
| OTHER FEES | EUR |
|---|---|
| To deposit the original of the Letter of Guarantee at the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, per Letter | 18,58 |
| For an appeal against a decision refusing the application, annulling or revoking an airport-transit (A) or short-term visa (C), or for an appeal against refusing extension and /or duration of the stay of the issued short-term visa (C) | 42,47* |
| For an appeal against a decision refusing the application, annulling or revoking a long-term visa (D) | 42,47* |
*Appeal fees are payable directly to the Embassy of the Republic of Croatia in South Africa and are subject to additional international transaction fees of up to 39,00 USD.