On 1 January 2023 Croatia became a Schengen area Member State (Schengen acquis is fully applicable in Croatia).
A visa allows foreigners to stay in Croatia or other Schengen countries for up to 90 days within any period of 180 days. Time spent in Croatia is added to the time spent in other Schengen countries. Short-stay Visa Calculator of permitted stay can be used as a helping tool to calculate travel days remaining under a Schengen short-stay visa.
If one plans to visit more than one Schengen country in the course of one trip, such Schengen visa application must be submitted to the representative of the country that is applicant’s main destination based on the length of the stay or the purpose of his/her stay. If several Schengen area countries are visited but the main destination cannot be determined, such applications must be submitted to the representative of the Schengen country that is applicant’s first point of entry into the Schengen area.
When entering and leaving the Schengen area, a valid passport must be shown. There is generally no passport control at the borders between Schengen area member states. Holders of valid visas or residence permits in one of the Schengen area countries, may also visit the other Schengen countries. All visas state how many times one can enter Schengen area (one, two or multiple entries). NB: if visa is only valid for one entry, and if holder of such a visa leaves Schengen, for example to go to the UK, Ireland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Türkiye, etc. re-entry to Schengen is not possible without a new visa. It is therefore important that applicants state in their visa application how many times they will be travelling in and out of Schengen during their visit and that the correct supporting documents are attached.
Foreign nationals who have been registered in the Schengen Information System (SIS) shall not be allowed to enter Schengen (e.g. if one has been expelled from Croatia or another Schengen country).