Applying for a Schengen visa for Croatia

Croatian embassies/consulates issue Schengen visas (A and C).

Type A visa
An airport-transit visa (A) is an authorisation for transit through the international transit areas of airports of the Member States.
Visa A is required for nationals of third countries listed in Annex IV. of the Visa Code 

Type C visa
A short-stay visa (C) is an authorisation for an intended stay on the territory of the Member States not exceeding 90 days in any 180-day period.
It is issued for one, two or more entries for transit, tourist, business, private or other purposes.
The allowed number of days of stay in the Schegen area can be calculated by means of an online calculator .
 
WHERE TO APPLY?
Visa application is submitted at the embassy/consulate of the Schengen area Member State that is the main destination of the travel.
If the main destination of the travel is Croatia, the visa application is submitted at the competent Croatian embassy/consulate or at 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.

LODGING AN APPLICATION AT THE VFS VISA APPLICATION CENTRE
Visa applications can also be submitted at VFS Visa Application Centres in:
Algeria - http://www.vfsglobal.com/croatia/algeria/
Armenia - https://visa.vfsglobal.com/arm/en/hrv/
Azerbaijan - http://www.vfsglobal.com/croatia/azerbaijan/English/
Bahrein - https://www.vfsglobal.com/Croatia/Bahrain/index.html
Bangladesh - https://visa.vfsglobal.com/bgd/en/hrv
Belarus - http://www.vfsglobal.com/croatia/belarus/
Bolivia - https://visa.vfsglobal.com/bol/en/hrv
Botswana - https://visa.vfsglobal.com/bwa/en/hrv
Canada - https://visa.vfsglobal.com/can/en/hrv/
China - https://visa.vfsglobal.com/chn/en/hrv
China, Hong Kong SAR - https://visa.vfsglobal.com/hkg/en/hrv/
Cyprus - https://visa.vfsglobal.com/cyp/en/hrv/
Ecuador - https://visa.vfsglobal.com/ecu/en/hrv/
Egypt - http://www.vfsglobal.com/croatia/Egypt/
Fiji - https://visa.vfsglobal.com/fji/en/hrv/
Ghana - https://visa.vfsglobal.com/gha/en/hrv
India - http://www.vfsglobal.com/Croatia/India/
Indonesia - http://www.vfsglobal.com/croatia/indonesia/
Iran -  https://visa.vfsglobal.com/irn/en/hrv/
Ireland - https://visa.vfsglobal.com/irl/en/hrv/
Israel - https://visa.vfsglobal.com/isr/en/hrv/​
Jordan - http://www.vfsglobal.com/croatia/jordan/index.html
Kazakhstan - http://www.vfsglobal.com/croatia/kazakhstan/
Kenya - https://visa.vfsglobal.com/ken/en/hrv 
Kosovo - http://www.vfsglobal.com/Croatia/Kosovo/
Kuwait - http://www.vfsglobal.com/croatia/kuwait/index.html
Kyrgyzstan - https://visa.vfsglobal.com/kgz/en/hrv/
Lebanon - http://www.vfsglobal.com/croatia/Lebanon/index.html
Mongolia - http://www.vfsglobal.com/croatia/mongolia/
Morocco - http://www.vfsglobal.com/croatia/morocco/
Nepal - https://visa.vfsglobal.com/npl/en/hrv
New Zealand - https://visa.vfsglobal.com/nzl/en/hrv/    
Nigeria - http://www.vfsglobal.com/Croatia/Nigeria/
Oman - http://www.vfsglobal.com/croatia/oman/
Palestine -https://visa.vfsglobal.com/pse/en/hrv/​
Papua New Guinea - https://visa.vfsglobal.com/png/en/hrv/
Philippines -  http://www.vfsglobal.com/croatia/philippines/
Qatar - http://www.vfsglobal.com/croatia/qatar/
Russia - http://www.vfsglobal.com/Croatia/russia/English/index.html
Saudi Arabia -  http://www.vfsglobal.com/croatia/SaudiArabia/index.html
Serbia - https://visa.vfsglobal.com/srb/en/hrv/​
Singapore - https://visa.vfsglobal.com/sgp/en/hrv/
South Africa - http://www.vfsglobal.com/croatia/southAfrica/
Sri Lanka - https://visa.vfsglobal.com/lka/en/hrv/
Tajikistan - https://visa.vfsglobal.com/tjk/en/hrv/
Tanzania - https://visa.vfsglobal.com/tza/en/hrv 
Thailand - http://www.vfsglobal.com/croatia/thailand/
Türkiye - https://visa.vfsglobal.com/tur/en/hrv/
Ukraine - http://www.vfsglobal.com/Croatia/Ukraine/english/index.html
United Arab Emirates - http://www.vfsglobal.com/croatia/uae/
United Kingdom: https://visa.vfsglobal.com/gbr/en/hrv/
United States of America - https://visa.vfsglobal.com/usa/en/hrv/
Uzbekistan - https://visa.vfsglobal.com/uzb/en/hrv/
Vietnam -  http://www.vfsglobal.com/croatia/vietnam/.

HOW TO APPLY?
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.
Visa application shall be submitted no more than six months before the start of the intended trip, and, as a rule, no later than 15 calendar days before the start of the intended trip.
Seafarers performing their duties may apply for a visa no earlier than nine months before the start of the intended trip.
When submitting a visa application, it is necessary to submit a completed and signed visa application form, prescribed documentation with photograph and provide fingerprints to be identified in the Visa information system (VIS). The data shall be retained for 5 years from the end of the procedure. The Visa information system (VIS) is in place to facilitate the identification and exchange of data between Member States of the Schengen area.

ONLINE VISA APPLICATION FORM
Third-country nationals who require a visa for Croatia can fill out the visa application form on-line at crovisa.mvep.hr (available in English, Russian, Ukrainian, Albanian, and Turkish language).
Printed and filled out application form, along with other required documents, should be submitted to the competent Croatian Embassy/Consulate or visa centre.