# Visa requirements for Croatian citizens

Visa requirements for Croatian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Croatia.
As of 2025, Croatian citizens have visa-free or visa on arrival access to 183 countries and territories, ranking the Croatian passport 9th in the world according to the Henley Passport Index.

## Visa requirements

| Country | Visa requirement | Allowed stay | Notes (excluding departure fees) |
| Afghanistan | Visa required | | |
| Albania | Visa not required | 90 days | ID card valid. |
| Algeria | Visa required | | |
| Andorra | Visa not required | | ID card valid. |
| Angola | Visa not required | 30 days | 30 days per trip, but no more than 90 days within any 1 calendar year for tourism purposes only. Visitors must have a return/onward ticket and a hotel reservation confirmation. An International Certificate of Vaccination is required. |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Visa not required | 6 months | |
| Argentina | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Armenia | Visa not required | 180 days | |
| Australia | eVisitor | 90 days | 90 days on each visit in 12-month period if granted The European Commission ruled that the eVisitor's 'autogrant' treatment is not an equivalent to the Schengen visa application procedures. However, only countries which are on ETA list are considered low risk and processing time is one working day. For all other countries processing time is 31 days (75% of applications), and 4 months (90% of applications). Applications for high risk countries, i.e. not ETA, are routinely processed manually rather than via 'autogrant' and they are subject to additional documents prior to arrival, which is typical for a proper visa. Grant rate for eVisitor countries like Croatia is less than 100%, which indicates manual processing. Additionally, Australia's SmartGate entry system for automatically processing through passport control can only be used for countries on ETA list, not by countries on eVisitor list - although trials are underway to enable the use for all EU passports. |
| Austria | Freedom of movement | ID card valid. | ID card valid. |
| Azerbaijan | eVisa | 30 days | |
| Bahamas | Visa not required | 3 months | |
| Bahrain | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 14 days | |
| Bangladesh | Visa on arrival | 30 days | |
| Barbados | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Belarus | Visa not required | 30 days | Visa-free until 31 December 2024. |
| Belgium | Freedom of movement | ID card valid. | ID card valid. |
| Belize | Visa not required | | |
| Benin | eVisa | 30 days | Must have an international vaccination certificate. |
| Bhutan | eVisa | | |
| Bolivia | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within 6-month period. ID card valid. |
| Botswana | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Brazil | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Brunei | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Bulgaria | Freedom of movement | ID card valid. | ID card valid. |
| Burkina Faso | eVisa | | |
| Burundi | Visa on arrival | 1 month | |
| Cambodia | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 30 days | |
| Cameroon | eVisa | | |
| Canada | Electronic Travel Authorization | 6 months | eTA required if arriving by air. |
| Cape Verde | Visa not required | 30 days | Must register online at least five days prior to arrival. |
| Central African Republic | Visa required | | |
| Chad | Visa required | | |
| Chile | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| China | Visa not required | 30 days | Visa-free from 30 November, 2024 to 31 December, 2025. 24-hour visa-free transit through any international airports of China, allows domestic travel through different airports. 72-hour visa-free transit through Changsha, Guilin and Harbin airports, or Beihai port. 144-hour visa-free transit through Beijing, Chengdu, Chongqing, Dalian, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Jieyang, Kunming, Nanjing, Ningbo, Qingdao, Shanghai, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Shijiazhuang, Tianjin, Wuhan, Xiamen and Xi'an airports, or Dalian, Guangzhou, Lianyungang, Qingdao, Qinhuangdao, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Tianjin, Wenzhou, Xiamen and Zhoushan ports. Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan count as third countries under the 24, 72 and 144-hours transit without visa (TWOV) policies. |
| Colombia | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days - extendable up to 180-days stay within a one-year period. |
| Comoros | Visa on arrival | 45 days | |
| Republic of the Congo | Visa required | | |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | eVisa | 7 days | |
| Costa Rica | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | eVisa | 3 months | e-Visa holders must arrive via Port Bouet Airport. |
| Cuba | Tourist card required | 90 days | Can be extended up to 90 days with a fee. |
| Cyprus | Freedom of movement | ID card valid. | ID card valid. |
| Czech Republic | Freedom of movement | ID card valid. | ID card valid. |
| Denmark | Freedom of movement | ID card valid. | ID card valid. |
| Djibouti | eVisa | 90 days | |
| Dominica | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period. |
| Dominican Republic | Visa not required | 30 days | |
| Ecuador | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Egypt | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 30 days | |
| El Salvador | Visa not required | 3 months | |
| Equatorial Guinea | eVisa | | |
| Eritrea | Visa required | | To travel outside of Asmara, a Travel Permit for Foreigners is required (20 Eritrean nakfa). |
| Estonia | Freedom of movement | ID card valid. | ID card valid. |
| Eswatini | Visa not required | 30 days | |
| Ethiopia | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 90 days | e-Visa holders must arrive via Addis Ababa Bole International Airport. Nationals of Croatia with a normal passport traveling as tourists can obtain a visa on arrival at Addis Ababa (ADD) for a maximum stay of 3 months. They must have proof of accommodation and a return/onward ticket. |
| Fiji | Visa not required | 4 months | |
| Finland | Freedom of movement | ID card valid. | ID card valid. |
| France | Freedom of movement | ID card valid. | ID card valid. |
| Gabon | eVisa | 90 days | e-Visa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport. |
| Gambia | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Georgia | Visa not required | 1 year | ID card valid. |
| Germany | Freedom of movement | ID card valid. | ID card valid. |
| Ghana | Visa required | | |
| Greece | Freedom of movement | ID card valid. | ID card valid. |
| Grenada | Visa not required | 3 months | |
| Guatemala | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Guinea | eVisa | 90 days | |
| Guinea-Bissau | Visa on arrival | 90 days | |
| Guyana | Visa required | | Visa can be obtained on arrival provided holding a letter of invitation from a local sponsor. |
| Haiti | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Honduras | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Hungary | Freedom of movement | ID card valid. | ID card valid. |
| Iceland | Freedom of movement | ID card valid. | ID card valid. |
| India | eVisa | 30 days | |
| Indonesia | e-VOA / Visa on arrival | 30 days | |
| Iran | Visa not required | 15 days | 30 days e-visa also available |
| Iraq | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 60 days | |
| Ireland | Freedom of movement | ID card valid. | ID card valid. |
| Israel | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Italy | Freedom of movement | ID card valid. | ID card valid. |
| Jamaica | Visa on arrival | 30 days | |
| Japan | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Jordan | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 30 days | Visa can be obtained upon arrival, it will cost a total of 40 JOD, obtainable at most international ports of entry and land border crossings. (except King Hussein/Allenby Bridge) |
| Kazakhstan | Visa not required | 30 days | |
| Kenya | Electronic Travel Authorisation | 3 months | Applications can be submitted up to 90 days prior to travel and must be submitted at least 3 days in advance. eTA fee is USD 32.50. Proof of reservation at the hotel where visitors plan to stay is required (if staying with friends, an invitation letter is also acceptable). Yellow fever vaccination certificate is required if coming from endemic countries. |
| Kiribati | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period. |
| North Korea | Visa required | | People are not allowed to leave the capital city, tourists can only leave the capital with a governmental tourist guide (no independent moving) |
| South Korea | Electronical Travel Authorization | 90 days | The validity period of a K-ETA is 3 years from the date of approval. |
| Kuwait | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 3 months | Available at Kuwait International Airport. |
| Kyrgyzstan | Visa not required | 60 days | |
| Laos | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 30 days | |
| Latvia | Freedom of movement | ID card valid. | ID card valid. |
| Lebanon | Free visa on arrival | 1 month | 1 month extendable for 2 additional months. Granted free of charge at Beirut International Airport or any other port of entry if there is no Israeli visa or seal, holding a telephone number, an address in Lebanon, and a non refundable return or circle trip ticket. |
| Lesotho | eVisa | 44 days | |
| Liberia | Visa required | | |
| Libya | eVisa | | |
| Liechtenstein | Freedom of movement | ID card valid. | ID card valid. |
| Lithuania | Freedom of movement | ID card valid. | ID card valid. |
| Luxembourg | Freedom of movement | ID card valid. | ID card valid. |
| Madagascar | Visa on arrival | 60 days | |
| Malawi | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 90 days | Required covering letter from the host in Malawi. |
| Malaysia | Visa not required | 3 months | |
| Maldives | Visa on arrival | 30 days | |
| Mali | Visa required | | |
| Malta | Freedom of movement | ID card valid. | ID card valid. |
| Marshall Islands | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period. |
| Mauritania | Visa on arrival | | Available at Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport. |
| Mauritius | Visa not required | 180 days | 180 days per calendar year for tourism, 120 days per calendar for business |
| Mexico | Visa not required | 180 days | |
| Micronesia | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period. |
| Moldova | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period. ID card valid. |
| Monaco | Visa not required | | ID card valid. |
| Mongolia | Visa not required | 30 days | The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia has exempted visas for 34 countries from January 2023 to December 2025. |
| Montenegro | Visa not required | 90 days | ID card valid for 30 days. |
| Morocco | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Mozambique | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 30 days | |
| Myanmar | eVisa | 28 days | e-Visa holders must arrive via Yangon, Nay Pyi Taw or Mandalay airports or via land border crossings with Thailand — Tachileik, Myawaddy and Kawthaung or India — Rih Khaw Dar and Tamu. e-Visa available for both tourism (allowed stay is 28 days) or business (allowed stay is 70 days) purposes. |
| Namibia | Visa on arrival | 3 months | Available at Hosea Kutako International Airport, Trans Kalahari border post and Walvis Bay Airport. |
| Nauru | Visa required | | |
| Nepal | Online Visa / Visa on arrival | 90 days | |
| Netherlands | Freedom of movement (European Netherlands) | ID card valid. | ID card valid. |
| New Zealand | Electronic Travel Authority | 90 days | International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy must be paid upon requesting an Electronic Travel Authority. Holders of an Australian Permanent Resident Visa or Resident Return Visa may be granted a New Zealand Resident Visa on arrival permitting indefinite stay (pursuant to the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement), subject to meeting character requirements and obtaining an Electronic Travel Authority prior to departure. Such travellers are not required to pay the International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy. |
| Nicaragua | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Niger | Visa required | | |
| Nigeria | eVisa | 90 days | |
| North Macedonia | Visa not required | 90 days | ID card valid. |
| Norway | Freedom of movement | ID card valid. | ID card valid. |
| Oman | Visa not required / eVisa | 14 days / 30 days | |
| Pakistan | eVisa | 90 days | |
| Palau | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period. |
| Panama | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Papua New Guinea | Easy Visitor Permit | 60 days | Available at Gurney Airport (Alotau), Mount Hagen Airport, Port Moresby Airport and Tokua Airport (Rabaul). |
| Paraguay | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Peru | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 6-month period. |
| Philippines | Visa not required | 30 days | |
| Poland | Freedom of movement | ID card valid. | ID card valid. |
| Portugal | Freedom of movement | ID card valid. | ID card valid. |
| Qatar | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Romania | Freedom of movement | ID card valid. | ID card valid. |
| Russia | eVisa | 16 days | |
| Rwanda | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 30 days | |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Saint Lucia | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period. |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period. |
| Samoa | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period. |
| San Marino | Visa not required | | ID card valid. |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | Visa not required | 15 days | |
| Saudi Arabia | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 90 days | |
| Senegal | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Serbia | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 6-month period. ID card valid. |
| Seychelles | Visa not required | 3 months | |
| Sierra Leone | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 3 months / 30 days | |
| Singapore | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Slovakia | Freedom of movement | ID card valid. | ID card valid. |
| Slovenia | Freedom of movement | ID card valid. | ID card valid. |
| Solomon Islands | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period. |
| Somalia | Visa on arrival | | Available at Berbera, Borama, Burao, Erigavo and Hargeisa airports. 30 days, available at Bosaso Airport, Galcaio Airport and Mogadishu Airport. |
| South Africa | eVisa | | |
| South Sudan | eVisa | | Obtainable online. Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel. |
| Spain | Freedom of movement | ID card valid. | ID card valid. |
| Sri Lanka | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 60 days / 30 days | The standard visitor visa allows a stay of 60 days within any 6-month period. Visa fees (for Standard visitor visa): SAARC - USD 35 Non SAARC - USD 75 e-Visa categories will be charged an additional USD 18.50 service fee. If transiting from any of the Sri Lankan airports, An e-Visa is exempted (2 day transit period). |
| Sudan | Visa required | | |
| Suriname | Visa not required | 90 days | An entrance fee of USD 25 or EUR 25 must be paid online prior to arrival. Multiple entry e-Visa is also available. |
| Sweden | Freedom of movement | ID card valid. | ID card valid. |
| Switzerland | Freedom of movement | ID card valid. | ID card valid. |
| Syria | eVisa | | |
| Tajikistan | Visa not required | 30 days | e-Visa also available. e-Visa holders can enter through all border points. |
| Tanzania | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 90 days | |
| Thailand | Visa not required | 60 days | 30 days extendable. |
| Timor-Leste | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period. |
| Togo | eVisa | 15 days | |
| Tonga | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period. |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period. |
| Tunisia | Visa not required | 3 months | ID card valid on organized tours. |
| Turkey | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Turkmenistan | Visa required | | |
| Tuvalu | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period. |
| Uganda | eVisa | 3 months | |
| Ukraine | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period. |
| United Arab Emirates | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period. |
| United Kingdom | Visa not required | 6 months | |
| United States | Visa Waiver Program | 90 days | ESTA is valid for 2 years from the date of issuance. ESTA is also required when entering the country by cruise ship or land. Visa required for nationals of VWP countries who have travelled or been present in Iraq, North Korea, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia, or Yemen at any time on or after 1 March 2011 (with limited exceptions), or those who have travelled or being present in Cuba at any time on or after 12 January 2021, or nationals of VWP countries who are also nationals of Iraq, Syria, Iran, North Korea or Sudan. |
| Uruguay | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Uzbekistan | Visa not required | 30 days | |
| Vanuatu | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period. |
| Vatican City | Visa not required | | ID card valid. |
| Venezuela | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Vietnam | eVisa | 90 days | Phú Quốc without a visa for up to 30 days |
| Yemen | Visa required | | |
| Zambia | Visa not required | 90 days | Also eligible for a universal visa allowing access to Zimbabwe. |
| Zimbabwe | Visa on arrival | 30 days | Also eligible for a universal visa allowing access to Zambia. |

## Dependent, disputed or unrecognized territories
### Disputed or unrecognized territories

| Territory | Visa requirement | Notes |
| Europe |||
| Abkhazia | Visa required | |
| Crimea | Visa required | Visa issued by Russia is required. |
| Northern Cyprus | Visa not required | 3 months ID card valid. |
| UN Buffer Zone in Cyprus | Access Permit required | Access Permit is required for travelling inside the zone, except Civil Use Areas. |
| Kosovo | Visa not required | 90 days ID card valid. |
| South Ossetia | Visa not required | 3-day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia. Valid multiple visa of Russia is required. |
| Transnistria | Visa not required | Visa not required. Registration required after 24h ID card valid. |
| Africa |||
| Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic | | Undefined visa regime in the Western Sahara controlled territory. |
| Somaliland | Visa on arrival | Visa required (30 days for 30 US dollars, payable on arrival). |
| Asia |||
| Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province | OIVR permit required | OIVR permit required (15+5 Tajikistani Somoni) and another special permit (free of charge) is required for Lake Sarez. |
| Korean Demilitarized Zone | | Restricted zone. |
| Palestinian Territory | Visa not required | Visa free for 3 months. |
| Taiwan | Visa not required | Visa not required for 90 days. |
| UNDOF Zone and Ghajar | | Restricted zone. |

### Dependent and autonomous territories

| Territory | Territory | Conditions of access | Notes |
| Australia ||||
| Ashmore and Cartier Islands | Ashmore and Cartier Islands | Special authorisation required | Special authorisation required. |
| China ||||
| Hong Kong | Hong Kong | Visa not required | Visa free for 90 days. |
| Macau | Macau | Visa not required | Visa free for 90 days. |
| Tibet Autonomous Region | Tibet Autonomous Region | TTP required | Tibet Travel Permit required (10 US Dollars). |
| Denmark ||||
| Faroe Islands | Faroe Islands | Visa not required | ID card valid |
| Greenland | Greenland | Visa not required | Visa not required for 3 months. ID card valid |
| Ecuador ||||
| Galápagos | Galápagos | Pre-registration required | Online pre-registration is required. Transit Control Card must also be obtained at the airport prior to departure. |
| France ||||
| Clipperton Island | Clipperton Island | Special permit required | |
| French Guiana | French Guiana | Freedom of movement | ID card valid |
| French Polynesia | French Polynesia | Visa not required | ID card valid |
| Guadeloupe | Guadeloupe | Freedom of movement | ID card valid |
| Martinique | Martinique | Freedom of movement | ID card valid |
| Saint Barthélemy | Saint Barthélemy | Visa not required | ID card valid |
| Saint Martin | Saint Martin | Freedom of movement | ID card valid |
| Mayotte | Mayotte | Freedom of movement | ID card valid |
| New Caledonia | New Caledonia | Visa not required | ID card valid |
| Réunion | Réunion | Freedom of movement | ID card valid |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Visa not required | ID card valid |
| Wallis and Futuna | Wallis and Futuna | Visa not required | ID card valid |
| Greece ||||
| Mount Athos | Mount Athos | Special permit required | Special permit required (4 days: 25 euro for Orthodox visitors, 35 euro for non-Orthodox visitors, 18 euro for students). There is a visitors' quota: maximum 100 Orthodox and 10 non-Orthodox per day and women are not allowed. |
| India ||||
| India PAP/RAP | India PAP/RAP | PAP/RAP required | Protected Area Permit (PAP) required for all of Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram and parts of Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Uttarakhand. Restricted Area Permit (RAP) required for all of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep and parts of Sikkim. Some of these requirements are occasionally lifted for a year. |
| Netherlands ||||
| Aruba | Aruba | Visa not required | Visa not required for maximum of 90 days in a 180-day period. |
| Bonaire | Bonaire | Visa not required | Visa not required for maximum of 90 days in a 180-day period. |
| Sint Eustatius | Sint Eustatius | Visa not required | Visa not required for maximum of 90 days in a 180-day period. |
| Saba | Saba | Visa not required | Visa not required for maximum of 90 days in a 180-day period. |
| Curaçao | Curaçao | Visa not required | Visa not required for maximum of 90 days in a 180-day period. |
| Sint Maarten | Sint Maarten | Visa not required | Visa not required for maximum of 90 days in a 180-day period. |
| New Zealand ||||
| Cook Islands | Cook Islands | Visa not required | Visa free for 31 days. Extensions may be granted on a monthly basis – for up to 6 months. |
| Niue | Niue | Visa not required | Visa free for 30 days. |
| Tokelau | Tokelau | Permit required | Visitors permits for a period not exceeding 10 days. |
| Norway ||||
| Jan Mayen | Jan Mayen | Permit required | Permit issued by the local police required for staying for less than 24 hours and permit issued by the Norwegian police for staying for more than 24 hours. |
| Svalbard | Svalbard | Freedom of movement | Unlimited period under Svalbard Treaty. ID card valid |
| United Kingdom ||||
| Akrotiri and Dhekelia | Akrotiri and Dhekelia | Visa not required | ID card valid |
| Anguilla | Anguilla | Visa not required | 3 months |
| Bermuda | Bermuda | Visa not required | Visa not required. |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | British Indian Ocean Territory | Special permit required | |
| British Virgin Islands | British Virgin Islands | Visa not required | Visa free for 6 months. |
| Cayman Islands | Cayman Islands | Visa not required | Visa free for maximum of 6 months. |
| Falkland Islands | Falkland Islands | Visa not required | A visitor permit is normally issued as a stamp in the passport on arrival, The maximum validity period is 1 month. |
| Gibraltar | Gibraltar | Visa not required | ID card valid |
| Guernsey | Guernsey | Visa not required | |
| Isle of Man | Isle of Man | Visa not required | |
| Jersey | Jersey | Visa not required | Visa not required up to 6 months. |
| Montserrat | Montserrat | eVisa | Visa required. However the Immigration Act of Montserrat dated 1.01.2013 says that all EU citizens exempt from the visa requirement. |
| Pitcairn Islands | Pitcairn Islands | Visa not required | 14 days visa free and landing fee US$35 or tax of US$5 if not going ashore. |
| Saint Helena | Saint Helena | Visitor's Pass required | Visitor's Pass granted on arrival. Landing permission (for stays on-Island of up to 24 hours). Short-term Entry Permit (for stays on-Island for a period not exceeding 183 days). Long-Term Entry Permit (for stays on-Island in excess of 183 days). |
| Ascension Island | Ascension Island | eVisa | eVisa for 3 months within any year period. |
| Tristan da Cunha | Tristan da Cunha | Permission required | Permission to land required for 15/30 pounds sterling (yacht/ship passenger) for Tristan da Cunha Island or 20 pounds sterling for Gough Island, Inaccessible Island or Nightingale Islands. |
| South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | Permit required | Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling). |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | Turks and Caicos Islands | Visa not required | Visitors are granted entry for 90 days. |
| United States ||||
| American Samoa | American Samoa | Electronic authorization | Entry Permit Waiver Program for 30 days |
| Guam | Guam | Visa Waiver Program | 90 days on arrival from overseas for 2 years, ESTA required |
| Northern Mariana Islands | Northern Mariana Islands | Visa Waiver Program | 90 days on arrival from overseas for 2 years, ESTA required |
| Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico | Visa Waiver Program | 90 days on arrival from overseas for 2 years, ESTA required |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | U.S. Virgin Islands | Visa Waiver Program | 90 days on arrival from overseas for 2 years, ESTA required |
| United States Minor Outlying Islands | United States Minor Outlying Islands | Special permits required | Special permits required for Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Atoll, Palmyra Atoll and Wake Island. |
| Antarctica and adjacent islands ||||
| Special permits required for Bouvet Island, British Antarctic Territory, French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Argentine Antarctica, Australian Antarctic Territory, Chilean Antarctic Territory, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Peter I Island, Queen Maud Land, Ross Dependency. ||||

## Non-ordinary passports

Holders of various categories of official Croatian passports have additional visa-free access to the following countries:
* Algeria: diplomatic
* Azerbaijan: diplomatic or service passports
* People's Republic of China: diplomatic or service passports
* Cuba: diplomatic, official or service passports
* Egypt: diplomatic, official or service passports
* India: diplomatic or official passports
* Indonesia: diplomatic or service passports
* Iran: diplomatic or service passports
* Kazakhstan: diplomatic or service passports
* Russia: diplomatic and service passports
* South Africa: diplomatic, official or service passports
* Vietnam: (diplomatic or service passports)
Holders of diplomatic or service passports of any country have visa-free access to Cape Verde, Ethiopia, Mali and Zimbabwe.

## Right to consular protection in non-EU countries

When in a non-EU country where there is no Croatian embassy, Croatian citizens as EU citizens have the right to get consular protection from the embassy of any other EU country present in that country.
See also List of diplomatic missions of Croatia.

## Non-visa restrictions

Many countries have entry restrictions on foreigners that go beyond the common requirement of having either a valid visa or a visa exemption. Such restrictions may be health related or impose additional documentation requirements on certain classes of people for diplomatic or political purposes.

### Blank passport pages

Many countries require a minimum number of blank pages to be available in the passport being presented, typically one or two pages. Endorsement pages, which often appear after the visa pages, are not counted as being valid or available.

### Vaccination

Many African countries, including Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo, South Sudan, Uganda, and Zambia, require all incoming passengers older than nine months to one year to have a current International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis, as does the South American territory of French Guiana.
Some other countries require vaccination only if the passenger is coming from an infected area or has visited one recently or has transited for 12 hours in those countries: Algeria, Botswana, Cabo Verde, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Lesotho, Libya, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tunisia, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

### Passport validity length

Very few countries, such as Paraguay, just require a valid passport on arrival.
However many countries and groupings now require only an identity card – especially from their neighbours. Other countries may have special bilateral arrangements that depart from the generality of their passport validity length policies to shorten the period of passport validity required for each other's citizens or even accept passports that have already expired (but not been cancelled).
Some countries, such as Japan, Ireland and the United Kingdom, require a passport valid throughout the period of the intended stay.
In the absence of specific bilateral agreements, countries requiring passports to be valid for at least 6 more months on arrival include Afghanistan, Algeria, Anguilla, Bahrain, Bhutan, Botswana, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Curaçao, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Gabon, Guinea Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Laos, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Mongolia, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Rwanda, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tokelau, Tonga, Turkey, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Vanuatu, Venezuela, and Vietnam.
Countries requiring passports valid for at least 4 months on arrival include Micronesia and Zambia.
Countries requiring passports with a validity of at least 3 months beyond the date of intended departure include Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Honduras, Montenegro, Nauru, Moldova and New Zealand. Similarly, the EEA countries of Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, all European Union countries (except Ireland) together with Switzerland also require 3 months validity beyond the date of the bearer's intended departure unless the bearer is an EEA or Swiss national.
Countries requiring passports valid for at least 3 months on arrival include Albania, North Macedonia, Panama, and Senegal.
Bermuda requires passports to be valid for at least 45 days upon entry.
Countries that require a passport validity of at least one month beyond the date of intended departure include Eritrea, Hong Kong, Lebanon, Macau, the Maldives and South Africa.

#### Maximum passport age

Countries of the Schengen area require non-EU passports to be less than 10 years old upon entry. A number of holders of British passports, which until September 2018 could be issued with a validity period of up to 10 years and nine months if the previous passport was not expired, were unable to travel to the EU subsequent to Brexit due to this restriction.

### Criminal record

Some countries, including Australia, Canada, Fiji, New Zealand and the United States, routinely deny entry to non-citizens who have a criminal record, while others impose restrictions depending on the type of conviction and the length of the sentence.

### Persona non grata

The government of a country can declare a diplomat persona non grata, banning them from entering the country or expelling them if they have already entered. In non-diplomatic use, the authorities of a country may also declare a foreigner persona non grata permanently or temporarily, usually because of unlawful activity.

### Israeli stamps

Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, and Yemen do not allow entry to people with passport stamps from Israel or whose passports have either a used or an unused Israeli visa, or where there is evidence of previous travel to Israel such as entry or exit stamps from neighbouring border posts in transit countries such as Jordan and Egypt.
To circumvent this Arab League boycott of Israel, the Israeli immigration services have now mostly ceased to stamp foreign nationals' passports on either entry to or exit from Israel (unless the entry is for some work-related purposes). Since 15 January 2013, Israel no longer stamps foreign passports at Ben Gurion Airport. Passports are still (as of 22 June 2017) stamped at Erez when passing into and out of Gaza.
Iran refuses admission to holders of passports containing an Israeli visa or stamp that is less than 12 months old.

### Biometrics

Several countries mandate that all travellers, or all foreign travellers, be fingerprinted on arrival and will refuse admission to or even arrest travellers who refuse to comply. In some countries, such as the United States, this may apply even to transit passengers who merely wish to change planes rather than go landside.
Fingerprinting countries/regions include Afghanistan, Argentina, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, India, Japan, Kenya (both fingerprints and a photo are taken), Malaysia upon entry and departure, Mongolia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Uganda, the United Arab Emirates and the United States.
Many countries also require a photo be taken of people entering the country. The United States, which does not fully implement exit control formalities at its land frontiers (although long mandated by its own legislation), intends to implement facial recognition for passengers departing from international airports to identify people who overstay their visa.
Together with fingerprint and face recognition, iris scanning is one of three biometric identification technologies internationally standardised since 2006 by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) for use in e-passports and the United Arab Emirates conducts iris scanning on visitors who need to apply for a visa.