A long-stay visa (D) is an authorization for entry if the third-country national has been granted a temporary stay, or a stay and work permit, and if he/she requires a short-stay visa to enter Croatia.
It is issued for one or multiple entries, with a validity period of up to six months and with an approved duration of stay of up to 30 days.
The application for a D visa is submitted before entering Croatia, at the
competent embassy/consulate or at the
VFS Global Visa Application Center .
If there is no Croatian embassy/consulate in a country, nor a visa center, the visa application may be submitted at the nearest Croatian embassy/consulate in another country.
Visa application shall be submitted in person.
Visa applications for minors or persons deprived of their business capacity shall be submitted by their legal representative.
The application for a D visa shall be submitted no earlier than two months before, and no later than two months after the beginning of validity of the temporary stay or the stay and work permit in Croatia.
A third-country national who has been issued a D visa must, within 30 days from the beginning of validity of the visa, contact the competent police department or police station in order to register their place of residence and create a biometric residence permit.
When submitting a visa application, it is necessary to submit a completed and signed visa application form, prescribed documentation and provide fingerprints.
Visa application form (D)
Enclosed documents for a D visa application:
- Visa application form, completed and signed by the applicant.
- A passport that meets the following conditions:
- it must contain at least two empty pages for the visa
- it must be issued in the previous 10 years
- the validity period of the travel document must be at least three months longer than the period of validity of the temporary stay or stay and work permit
List of travel documents recognized by Croatia as valid for crossing the state border and affixing a visa
- A recent identity photograph in accordance with ICAO standards
- Your fingerprints are taken when submitting the application. Certain categories of persons are exempt from providing fingerprints.
- Travel medical insurance for a period of stay of 30 days in Croatia, covering emergency medical assistance, hospitalisation and repatriation (including in case of death). The insurance must be valid for the entire Schengen area. The minimum amount is 30,000 euros.
- Evidence of granted temporary stay or stay and work permit in Croatia.
- Evidence of means of travel.
- Evidence of paid visa fee.
- If the application is submitted at the VFS Global Visa Application Center, the so-called service fee is also paid.
