Border crossing information during a pandemic

Passengers coming to Croatia from EU member states, members of the Schengen area and associated to the Schengen area, regardless of citizenship, these passengers will be allowed to enter the Republic of Croatia upon presentation of a valid EU digital COVID certificate. Exceptionally, if they do not yet have an EU digital COVID certificate, they will be allowed to enter with:

• negative PCR test or rapid antigen test - BAT * on SARS-CoV-2, where the BAT test must be from the Common list of rapid antigen tests mutually recognized by the Member States of the European Union, published by the European Commission. When finding a BAT test made abroad, the test manufacturer and / or the commercial name of the test must be visible. Otherwise, the test will not be accepted as credible for entry into the Republic of Croatia. The result of the PCR test must not be older than 72 hours, and the BAT test of 48 hours from the moment of testing until the arrival at the border crossing.
• confirmation not older than 365 days of receipt of two doses of vaccines used in the EU (Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca, Gamaleya, Sinopharm), or vaccines for which the World Health Organization has approved emergency use (Serum institute of India - Covishield, Bharat Biotech - Covaxin, Sinovac - CoronaVac) or presentation of a certificate not older than 365 days of receipt of one dose of vaccine received in one dose (Janssen / Johnson & Johnson) if 14 days have passed since receiving that one dose.
• confirmation of recovery from COVID-19 and receipt of a single dose of vaccine used in EU Member States (Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca, Gamaleya, Sinopharm) within eight months of the onset of the disease, and vaccination was carried out less than 365 days ago;
• confirmation of receipt of the first dose of Pfizer, Moderna or Gamaleya, with which it is possible to enter the Republic of Croatia in the period from the 22nd to the 42nd day of receipt of the vaccine, or from the 22nd to the 84th day of receipt of the first dose of AstraZeneca;
• presentation of a positive PCR or rapid antigen test, which confirms that the owner has recovered from SARS-CoV-2 virus infection, with this test performed 365 days ago, and older than 11 days from the date of arrival at the border crossing or presentation of a medical certificate about the patient;
• or have the possibility to perform PCR testing or rapid antigen testing - BAT on SARS-CoV-2 immediately upon arrival in the Republic of Croatia (at their own expense), with the obligation of self-isolation until the arrival of a negative finding. In case of impossibility of testing, a measure of self-isolation is determined for a period of ten (10) days.

However, there are exceptions that are available on the official website koronavirus.hr.

The same decision shall apply to nationals of the Member States of the European Union, ie Schengen Member States and Schengen Associated States, as well as members of their families and third-country nationals who are long-term residents and persons entitled to reside under other EU directives or national law. who have national long-term visas, which come from the so-called. third countries,

Exceptions to which this does not apply are, among others, persons traveling for schooling.

Third-country nationals who are not family members of nationals of Schengen Member States and Schengen States, nor are they long-term residents and persons entitled to reside under other EU directives or national law or who have national long-term visas will be granted entry into the Republic of Croatia. only in case of necessary travel.

Exceptions related to these necessary trips are, among others, people who travel for school, and all exceptions can be found on the official website koronavirus.hr.

Travelers from countries subject to special epidemiological measures

Special measures are applied to travelers from countries included in the list of countries of the Croatian Institute of Public Health (South Africa, Zanzibar and Brazil).

The same applies to the countries and / or regions of the Schengen area and the countries associated with the Schengen area, which are on the red or dark red list of the European Center for Disease Control and Prevention, if the Croatian Institute of Public Health has included them in the list of countries. special epidemiological measures are applied.

Persons traveling to the Republic of Croatia to assist areas affected by the earthquake

Persons coming for humanitarian reasons to help areas affected by the earthquake (Sisak-Moslavina County, Karlovac County and Zagreb County), regardless of citizenship and area