General visa information on Croatian visa system are available at:
https://mvep.gov.hr/services-for-citizens/consular-information-22802/visas-22807/22807
Visa Requirements
Information on the visa requirement, including application forms for visas, is available at
https://mvep.gov.hr/services-for-citizens/consular-information-22802/visas-22807/visa-requirements-overview-22879/22879
Foreigners who are required to have a visa:
In order to obtain a visa, the applicant must apply in person at the nearest Croatian Embassy in their area of residence a maximum of three months prior to the beginning of their trip (a list of Croatian diplomatic missions and consular posts, as well as all additional information is available at www.mvep.hr/en/ (
https://mvep.gov.hr/embassies-and-consulates/embassies-of-the-republic-of-croatia-in-the-world/244601).
If you are a foreigner living in the Ireland who is required to have a visa when entering the Republic of Croatia, in order to obtain one,
you have to apply in person at the Croatian Embassy in Dublin.
Address in Ireland:
Embassy of the Republic of Croatia Adelaide Chambers Peter Street Dublin 8 IRELAND
Fees: 80,00 EUR
Email:
crocons.dublin@mvep.hr
Tel: 00 353 1 4767 181 (phone calls Monday – Friday 9:00-17:00)
Office hours for visa applications:
Monday to Friday 10:00-13:00 appointment needed.
Application form:
- you may fill in the online visa application form at: https://crovisa.mvep.hr/ (please note you need to print out the form you have filled in online and bring it to the Embassy alongside all supporting documents when applying for the Croatian visa.)
Foreign nationals applying for a visa must enclose the following documents (including their copies) alongside the application form:
1. a valid travel document (the period of validity of the travel document should exceed that of the visa by at least three months, must include at least two empty pages, and must have been issued in the preceding 10 years);
2. Irish residence permit card valid for at least 3 months beyond the intended departure from the Schengen area
3. A recent identity photograph in accordance with ICAO standards
Supporting documents that prove:
4. the purpose of the visit to Croatia
5. ensured accommodation (made in the applicant’s name which has to be clearly stated on the booking or reservation confirmation),
6. means of subsistence to cover your stay in Croatia (a bank statement for the last three months including the day of the application) and
7. the proof of intention to return to your country of origin or to a third country (student letter or letter of employment),
8. means of transport (return air travel ticket) and
9. Travel Health Insurance policy (with full name, policy No., coverage area - Worldwide or Europe or Croatia, minimum coverage of 30.000 Euros, for the time of stay in Croatia),
10. travel itinerary
(*If the visit is tourism, the applicant must submit an accommodation reservation or a tourist voucher (only a reservation/voucher in the applicant’s name is acceptable - therefore if somebody else booked accommodation in your name you should contact provider of accommodation to provide you with appropriate confirmation of accommodation with your name clearly stated)!!!
How to prove the purpose of stay:
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If the visit is tourism, the applicant must submit an accommodation reservation or a tourist voucher (
only a reservation/voucher in the applicant’s name is acceptable - therefore
if somebody else booked accommodation in your name you should contact provider of accommodation to provide you with appropriate confirmation of accommodation with your name clearly stated)!!!
*If the visit is private (visiting friends and family), the applicant must submit an original letter of guarantee of a private person (Please advise your host/guarantee to find forms and more information at
https://mvep.gov.hr/UserDocsImages/dokumenti/obrasci/211104-Jamstveno-pismo-fiz.pdf?vel=316471(English)
https://mvep.gov.hr/UserDocsImages/dokumenti/obrasci/211104-Jamstveno-pismo-fiz.pdf?vel=316471 (Croatian).
- from the person he/she is visiting in Croatia (notarized by a public notary in Croatia). Please find more information at https://mvep.gov.hr/en/consular-information/visas/
*If the visit is business related, the applicant must submit an original letter of guarantee of a legal person - from the company he/she is visiting in Croatia (notarized with a signature of the legal person) - Please advise your host/guarantee to find forms and more information at
https://mvep.gov.hr/UserDocsImages/dokumenti/obrasci/211104-Jamstveno-pismo-pra.pdf?vel=314551 (English)
https://mvep.gov.hr/UserDocsImages/dokumenti/obrasci/JamstvenoPismoPravnaOsoba.pdf (Croatian).
If one is just TRANSITING through Croatia, the applicant must submit along with the application form, photo, valid travel document/passport (the period of validity of the travel document should exceed that of the visa by at least three months, must include at least two empty pages, and must have been issued in the preceding 10 years), IE residency permit, travel ticket and a visa or another proof that one is not required for entering the third country.
PLEASE NOTE:
Applicants must provide copies of all submitted documents.
The Embassy reserves the right to request additional documents while deciding on a visa application related to each request submitted by an applicant.
The submission of all required documents does not automatically grant the visa.
The issuance of a visa does not necessarily guarantee the entry into the Croatian territory;
PROCESSING TIME AND COLLECTION
Regular processing time: up to 15 days (exceptionally 30 to 60 days or more);
Collection of passports with visas is possible on the date specified by the instructions of the official who received the application. If there is a problem with the application, you will receive phone call or an e-mail by the official with detailed instructions on how to proceed.
APPEAL
If the visa has been refused or already issued visa has been annulled or revoked, applicants receive a notification on refusal, annulment or revocation of a visa. Applicants may appeal against the Decision on refusal, annulment or revocation of visa through the responsible Embassy/Consulate of the Republic of Croatia, within the period of 15 days from the date of receipt of the decision. Appeal shall be submitted in written, in Croatian language. If the applicant lodges the appeal in another language, he/she must submit an official translation thereof. Division for Visas of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs decides on the appeals within 60 days from the date of receipt. The fee charged for the appeal: 24 EUR.
