Until further notice, the lodging of a visa application at the Croatian Embassies/Consulates is temporarily suspended.
Suspension of receipt of the visa application does not apply to the following categories of persons:
1. family members of Croatian nationals;
2. family members of citizens of the EEA, the Swiss Confederation and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland*;
NOTE: Family members referred to in points (a) and (b) are considered to be:
- spouse,
- common-law partner if the union lasts for three years or less if the stability and permanence of the union can be determined from other circumstances,
- life or informal life partner,
- the direct descendants who are under the age of 21 or are dependants, and those of the spouse or extramarital partner or life or informal life partner,
- adopted child up to the age of 21 or is dependant, as well as that of a spouse or common-law partner or life or informal life partner,
- dependent direct relatives in the ascending line and those of the spouse or common-law partner or life or informal life partner.
A family member may also be considered another family member who is in the country from which he/she comes the dependent member, a member of the household or is dependent on his/her personal care for serious health reasons.
* British citizens are treated as EEA citizens until 31 December 2020.
3. persons who have been granted temporary residence for the purposes referred to in Article 47 of the Aliens Act, or have been issued a residence and work permit in the Republic Croatia;
4. members of the immediate family of the persons referred to in point (c), if those persons are already in the Republic of Croatia and have been issued a residence card;
NOTE: The following are considered immediate family members of the persons referred to in point (c):
- spouses,
- common-law partner if the union lasts for three years or less if the stability and permanence of the union can be determined from other circumstances,
- minor joint children of spouses and common-law partners, their minor adopted children and minor children of each of them, who have not started their own family,
- parents or adoptive parents of minor children.
5. healthcare workers, health researchers and caregivers for the elderly,
6. workers in the transport sector;
7. diplomats, staff of international organizations and persons invited by international organizations whose physical presence is necessary for the good functioning of those organizations, military personnel and police officers, as well as humanitarian and civil protection personnel in the performance of their duties;
8. passengers in transit, provided that they prove the possibility to enter the country of destination;
9. seafarers;
10. persons traveling for education;
11. persons traveling for urgent personal/family reasons, such as:
- death of a family member - attendance to funeral,
- serious and urgent health reasons provided that medical documentation and a hospital invitation is presented,
- ownership of a real estate,
- ownership of a vessel including lease.
These categories of persons are obligated to comply with the measures of the Civil Protection Headquarters of the Republic of Croatia, in order to strengthen control over the spread of coronavirus COVID-19 for Croatian and foreign citizens entering the Republic of Croatia.