Embassy of the Republic of Croatia in the Republic of India:
Countries Covered:
•The People's Republic of Bangladesh.
•The Kingdom of Bhutan.
•The Republic of Maldives.
•The Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal.
•The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.

Additional Information: The expats living in UAE and Gulf Regions can also submit their respective applications at our visa centres located in UAE and Gulf Regions after which their applications will be sent to the Embassy of the Republic of Croatia in New Delhi, India.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

Please pay attention that pursuant to the Government Decision, the Republic of Croatia applies the Decision No 565/2014/EU according to which all visitors holders of valid Schengen documents, as well as national visas and residence permits of Bulgaria, Cyprus, and Romania do not require an additional (Croatian) visa for Croatia.

Therefore, visitors who are holders of:

do not require a visa for transit or intended stays in the territory of Croatia not exceeding 90 days in any 180-day period.

The Decision No 565/2014/EU is available at: Click here

The period of validity of the above-mentioned Schengen, Bulgarian, Cypriot, and Romanian documents must cover the duration of the transit or stay.

Information for the holders of the Residence card of a family member of a Union citizen.

A family member of a citizen of an EU Member State or the European Economic Area may travel to Croatia without a visa, if (s) he has a valid passport and a valid Residence card of a family member of a Union citizen, and is travelling in the company of or is joining the family member who is a citizen of an EU Member State or the EEA. If the family member of a citizen of an EU Member State or the EEA does not have such a card, (s) he needs a Croatian visa that will be issued on the basis of an accelerated procedure, free of charge.

A short-stay visa (C-visa) allows the visitor to transit through, or stay in the territory of the Republic of Croatia for a maximum of 90 days in any period 180 day-period. It is issued for one, two, or multiple entries for the purpose of transit, tourism, business, private or other purposes. Its validity period depends on the circumstances of the visitor’s travel to Croatia and may not exceed five years.

The visa shall not entitle a visitor to enter the Republic of Croatia.

A foreigner cannot work in Croatia on the basis of a short-term visa.

IMPORTANT NOTE - Cancellation of accommodation after issuance of visa for the Republic of Croatia may lead to revocation of visa.
Uniform Visa (C) for two or multiple entries, valid for all Schengen Area Member States:
Visa with limited territorial validity (LTV visa), for two or multiple entries, issued to the holder of a travel document that is not recognised by one or more, but not all of the Schengen Area Member States, and which is valid for the territory of the Member States recognising the travel document.
Long-stay visa (D) for stays exceeding three months, issued by one of the Schengen Area Member State.
Residence permit issued by one of the Schengen Area Member State.
National visas for two or multiple entries and residence permits of Bulgaria, listed in Annex I of the Decision No 565/2014/EU.
National visas for two or multiple entries and residence permits of Cyprus, listed in Annex III of the Decision No 565/2014/EU.
National visas for two or multiple entries and residence permits of Romania, listed in Annex IV of the Decision No 565/2014/EU.

General Information