Croatia
Croatia is an EU and Schengen member on the Adriatic Sea, known for stunning Dalmatian Coast islands, medieval walled cities, crystal-clear waters, Game of Thrones filming locations, and rich Roman heritage. Zagreb is the capital. Croatia joined the Schengen Area and Eurozone in 2023. Visitors are drawn to Dubrovnik's Old Town walls (UNESCO site), Plitvice Lakes National Park waterfalls, Split's Diocletian's Palace, island-hopping (Hvar, Korčula, Brač), Istrian hilltop towns and truffles, Zadar's Sea Organ, and vibrant coastal nightlife. Croatia offers Mediterranean beauty with reasonable prices compared to Western Europe.
Visa Requirements for Croatia
As of January 1, 2023, Croatia is a full member of the Schengen Area. EU/EEA/Swiss citizens can enter with just a valid ID card or passport for unlimited stays. Citizens of the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and many other countries can enter visa-free for tourism or business stays of up to 90 days within any 180-day period. The same Schengen rules now apply to Croatia. Those requiring Schengen visas should apply through Croatian embassies or consulates (or any Schengen country's mission), submitting completed application forms, passport photographs, travel itinerary, proof of accommodation, travel insurance meeting the Schengen minimum coverage (check the current threshold), proof of financial means, and purpose-specific documents. Croatia's integration into Schengen has eliminated border controls with neighboring Schengen countries.
Visa types
For tourism, business, conferences, visiting friends/family for US, UK, Australia, Canada, and other eligible nationalities.
Guides
Croatia is the Adriatic's jewel — a country that packs an extraordinary range of experiences into a coastline that runs from Istria's truffle-scented hilltop towns to Dubrovnik's medieval walls at the border with Montenegro. The Dalmatian Coast is genuinely among the most beautiful stretches of coastline in the Mediterranean: crystal-clear water in every shade of turquoise, over a thousand islands, medieval harbour towns built from white stone, and hidden coves reachable only by boat. Dubrovnik — the “Pearl of the Adriatic” and UNESCO World Heritage site — is unmissable: walk the complete 2-km circuit of massive city walls above the sea, explore marble-paved streets and Baroque churches, and recognise King's Landing from Game of Thrones at every turn. Split is built around Diocletian's Palace, a 1,700-year-old Roman emperor's retirement home that is not a ruin but a living neighbourhood — cafés, boutiques and apartments occupy rooms where Roman guards once stood. Plitvice Lakes National Park (UNESCO) is a chain of 16 cascading lakes connected by waterfalls through dense forest — Europe's most photogenic national park. Croatia's islands invite hopping: Hvar with lavender fields and yacht-set nightlife, Korčula claiming Marco Polo as a native son, Brač with the shape-shifting Zlatni Rat beach, and Vis — the former Yugoslav military island, now the most unspoilt of them all (Blue Cave, military tunnels, seafood tavernas). Istria in the north is Croatia's Tuscany: white and black truffles (hunted with dogs in autumn), award-winning olive oils, Malvasia wine, hilltop towns like Motovun and Grožnjan, and a Roman amphitheatre in Pula. The food runs on the sea: grilled fish, black risotto with cuttlefish ink, peka (meat slow-cooked under an iron bell), pršut (Dalmatian prosciutto), Pag cheese, and indigenous wines — Plavac Mali, Dingač, Grk. Sailing the Croatian coast from Split to Dubrovnik via the islands is one of the Mediterranean's great experiences.
Croatia travel guide →
The full guide — the Adriatic counties, the lake country, ferry logic and the spine-and-branches route.
Money in Croatia →
Euros, cards and the seasonal swing — the practical money guide.
Eating in Croatia →
Pag cheese's salted grazing, peka's iron bell and pršut cured by the bura wind.
Getting around Croatia →
The coastal ferry network as the second road system, the one motorway spine and when driving wins.
Cities & planning
Regions
Embassies & missions
Accredited missions for Croatia
Bolivian Embassy in Vienna
Based in Vienna, Austria
Namibian Embassy in Vienna
Based in Vienna, Austria
New Zealand Embassy in Rome
Based in Rome, Italy
Swiss Embassy in Vienna
Based in Vienna, Austria
Uzbek Embassy in Vienna
Based in Vienna, Austria
Frequently asked questions
EU, EEA and Swiss citizens can enter with just a valid ID card or passport for unlimited stays. Citizens of the US, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and many other countries can enter visa-free for tourism or business for up to 90 days within any 180-day period. Everyone else needs a Schengen visa.
It limits visa-free (or Schengen-visa) stays to a maximum of 90 days within any rolling 180-day period, and since Croatia's full Schengen accession in January 2023, it applies across the entire Schengen Area — time spent elsewhere in Schengen counts against the same 90 days.
Croatia adopted the Euro (EUR) on January 1, 2023, replacing the Croatian Kuna. Prices throughout the country are now quoted in Euros.
This overview comes from Visaja's worldwide missions database (visaja.com), checked against official government sources; for binding answers, the mission itself always has the final word.