Letters of guarantee
Visa applicants on private visits, invited by a natural person, must enclose along with the visa application a letter of guarantee by natural person as proof of the purpose of their visit, filled out by the guarantor – a natural person from Croatia. The guarantor can be a Croatian national, a citizen of the EEA/Switzerland or third-country national, who resides in Croatia and receives income or has financial means in Croatia. Along with the letter of guarantee, the guarantor must enclose proof of a permanent source of income in Croatia (certificate of salary, certificate of pension) for the preceding three months or the relevant proof of possession of funds in a bank. The guarantor's signature on the letter of guarantee must be certified by a notary public.
PLEASE NOTE: only forms downloadable on the official website of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs are accepted.
Visa applicants on business visits, invited by a legal person, must enclose along with the visa application a letter of guarantee by legal person as proof of the purpose of their visit, filled out by the guarantor – a legal person from Croatia. The guarantor shall enclose with the letter of guarantee a document proving its liquidity ("Bon 1" or "Bon 2"; a certificate of the Commercial Court that no liquidation proceedings have been initiated etc.). The letter of guarantee shall be signed by the person authorized to represent the guarantor. If the person authorized to represent the legal person is a citizen the EEA or Switzerland or a third-country national, he or she must have approved temporary or permanent stay in Croatia. The validity period of temporary stay of the citizen of the EEA or Switzerland or the third-country national must cover the period to which the applicant is invited.
PLEASE NOTE: only forms downloadable on the official website of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs are accepted.
Depositing of the Letter of Guarantee at the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs
Legal and natural persons must deposit the original of the Letter of Guarantee at the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs. An administrative fee of 18,58 EUR according to Tariff No. 29 of the Regulation on Tariff of Administrative Fees (Official Gazette, No. 156/22) is payable to the State Budget of the Republic of Croatia:
| Primatelj (Recipient): |
DRŽAVNI PRORAČUN REPUBLIKE HRVATSKE (STATE BUDGET OF THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA) |
| Broj računa (Account number): |
IBAN HR1210010051863000160 |
| Model (Model): |
HR64 |
| Poziv na broj (Reference number): |
5002-721-OIB of the guarantor |
| Opis plaćanja (Description of payment): |
POHRANA JAMSTVENOG PISMA (Tar.br. 29.) STORAGE OF GUARANTEE LETTER (Tariff No. 29) |
With the original of the signed and certified letter of guarantee the following must be attached: 1. proof of the guarantor's liquidity; 2. proof of paid administrative fee; 3. indication in which Croatian embassy/consulate the invited person will submit the visa application. Letters of guarantee can be deposited in person Monday to Thursday from 09:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.; Fridays from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., or mailed by post to the following address:
Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs
VI. Directorate-General for Consular Affairs
Department for Visas
Petretićev trg 2, 10000 ZAGREB
PLEASE NOTE: All fields in the Letter of Guarantee must be filled legibly; fields in the section "costs arising from the visitor's stay are borne by..." should clearly indicate which costs are borne by the guarantor and which by the invited person.
Family members of citizens of the EEA or Switzerland