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NATIONALITIES REQUIRING VISA TO ENTER CROATIA

A I Q SCHENGEN COUNTRIES
AFGHANISTAN INDIA QATAR
ALGERIA INDONESIA R AUSTRIA
ANGOLA IRAN RUSSIA  BELGIUM
ARMENIA IRAQ RWANDA CZECH REPUBLIC
AZERBAIJAN  J S DENMARK
B JAMAICA SAMOA ESTONIA
BAHRAIN JORDAN SAUDI ARABIA FINLAND
BANGLADESH K SENEGAL FRANCE
BELARUS KAZAKHSTAN  SIERRA LEONE GERMANY
BELIZE KENYA SOLOMON ISLANDS GREECE
BENIN KIRIBATI SOMALIA HUNGARY
BHUTAN KOSOVO SOUTH AFRICA ICELAND
BOLIVIA KUWAIT SRI LANKA ITALY
BOTSWANA KYRGYZSTAN ST. LUCIA LATVIA
BURKINA FASO L ST. TOME AND PRINCIPE LEICHTENSTEIN
BURUNDI LAOS ST. VINCENT
 AND GRENADINE
LITHUANIA
C LEBANON SUDAN LUXEMBOURG
CAMBODIA LESOTHO SURINAME MALTA
CAMEROON LIBERIA SWAZILAND NETHERLANDS
CAPE VERDE LIBYA SYRIA NORWAY
CENTRAL
AFRICAN REPUBLIC
M T POLAND
CHAD MADAGASCAR TAIWAN (1) PORTUGAL
CHINA (2) MALAWI TAJIKISTAN SLOVAKIA
COLOMBIA MALDIVES TANZANIA SLOVENIA
COMOROS MALI THAILAND SPAIN
CONGO M TIMOR (EAST) SWEDEN
COTE D'IVOR MARSHALL ISLANDS TOGO SWITZERLAND
CUBA MAURITANIA TONGA  
D MICRONESIA TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO  
DJIBOUTI MOLDOVA TUNIS  
DOMINICA MONGOLIA TURKEY  
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC MOROCCO TURKMENISTAN  
E MOZAMBIQUE TUVALU  
ECUADOR MYANMAR/ BURMA U  
EGYPT N UGANDA  
EQUATORIAL GUINEA NAMIBIA UKRAINE  
ERITREA NAURU UNITED ARAB EMIRATES  
ETHIOPIA NEPAL UZBEKISTAN  
F NIGER V  
FIJI NIGERIA VANUATU  
G NORTH KOREA VIETNAM  
GABON O Y  
GAMBIA OMAN YEMEN  
GEORGIA P Z  
GHANA PAKISTAN ZAMBIA  
GRENADA PALAU ZIMBABWE  
GUINEA PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY    
GUINEA BISSAU PAPUA NEW GUINEA    
GUYANA PERU    
H PHILIPPINES    
HAITI      



VISA FOR CROATIA:
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT THE VISA IS MULTIPLE OR DOUBLE ENTRY. IF IT IS A SINGLE ENTRY A PASSENGER CANNOT TRAVEL TO VENICE ON A DAY TRIP, BECAUSE HE WILL NOT HAVE A PERMISSION TO ENTER CROATIA IN THE EVENING.

VERY IMPORTANT:

PASSENGERS WHO REQUIRE A VISA FOR CROATIA CAN USE EITHER OF THE FOLLOWING INSTEAD OF A CROATIAN VISA:
- A PERMANENT RESIDENCE FOR A SCHENGEN COUNTRY
- A VALID SCHENGEN VISA TYPE C (WITH TWO OR MULTIPLE ENTRY)
- LONG STAY SCHENGEN VISA TYPE D
THIS IS A TEMPORARY REQUIREMENT FOR ENTERING AND STAYING OR TRANSITING THROUGH CROATIA FOR THE PERIOD BETWEEN 01.01.2013 UNTIL ACCESSION OF CROATIA TO THE EUROPEAN UNION. ABOVE MENTIONED SCHENGEN DOCUMENTS MUST BE VALID AT THE MOMENT OF EXITING FROM CROATIA AS WELL AS TO ENTER IN SCHENGEN AREA.
PLEASE NOTE: THIS DOES NOT APPLY TO HOLDERS OF LIMITED TERRITORIAL VALIDITY VISAS.

(1) PASSENGERS WITH PASSPORT ISSUED IN TAIWAN WHICH INCLUDE THE IDENTITY CARD NUMBER, DO NOT REQUIRE A VISA TO ENTER CROATIA.

(2) PASSENGERS FROM CHINA DO NOT REQUIRE A VISA IF THEY HAVE A PASSPORT ISSUED IN THE SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGIONS OF THE PEOPLE'S REPPUBLIC OF CHINA-HONG KONG AND MACAO.