Visiting Croatia
Croatia is part of the Schengen area and uses the euro. Days you spend there, islands included, count towards your Schengen total.
What you need, by passport
- US passportNo visa needed for up to 90 days in 180Cleared
- UK passportNo visa needed for up to 90 days in 180Cleared
- Irish passportNo visa or time limit as an EU citizenCleared
- Canadian passportNo visa needed for up to 90 days in 180Cleared
- Australian passportNo visa needed for up to 90 days in 180Cleared
- New Zealand passportNo visa needed for up to 90 days in 180Cleared
Quick answers
Do I need a visa to visit Croatia?
Not for a short visit on a US, UK, Canadian, Australian and New Zealand passport. You can stay up to 90 days in any 180 across the whole Schengen area. Irish citizens can live and work there with no time limit.
Is Croatia in the Schengen area?
Yes, since 1 January 2023. Time you spend in Croatia counts towards your 90 days in any 180, together with every other Schengen country.
Do I need ETIAS for Croatia?
Not yet. When it starts, you'll need to apply online for ETIAS before you travel. It will cost €20 (free if you're under 18 or over 70) and last 3 years or until your passport expires. There's no start date yet: the EU says it will announce it several months ahead. Until then, don't pay any website for it.
How long does my passport need to be valid for Croatia?
Your passport must have been issued less than 10 years before you arrive, and be valid for at least 3 months after the day you leave the Schengen area.
Good to know in Croatia
Your stay must be registered. Whoever gives you a place to stay, a hotel or a friend, must register you within a day of arrival, through the eVisitor system or at a police station. If they don't, you must do it yourself within 2 days of entering Croatia or changing address.
Tourist tax. Hotels, apartments, campsites and boats charge a tourist tax on your stay. Children under 12 don't pay, and 12 to 18-year-olds pay half.
Checked 26 October 2026 against European Union, European Commission, Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Republic of Croatia and gov.hr.
See the 18 official sources
- What is ETIAS (European Union (Travel to Europe))
- What you need to apply (ETIAS) (European Union (Travel to Europe))
- ETIAS frequently asked questions (European Union (Travel to Europe))
- ETIAS timeline explained (European Union (Travel to Europe))
- Who should apply (ETIAS) (European Union (Travel to Europe))
- How does the EES work? (European Union (Travel to Europe))
- What is the EES? (European Union (Travel to Europe))
- FAQs about EES (European Union (Travel to Europe))
- Smart Borders (European Commission (Migration and Home Affairs))
- Short-stay calculator (European Commission (Migration and Home Affairs))
- User manual for the short-stay Schengen calculator (European Commission)
- Travel documents for non-EU nationals (European Union (Your Europe))
- Travel documents for EU nationals (European Union (Your Europe))
- Residence rights when living abroad in the EU (European Union (Your Europe))
- Documents for minors travelling in the EU (European Union (Your Europe))
- Stay of aliens (Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Republic of Croatia)
- Tourist registration and deregistration (gov.hr (Government of the Republic of Croatia))
- Tourist tax (gov.hr (Government of the Republic of Croatia))