Recommendations and instructions for crossing the state border for EU and third-country nationals citizens
Effective from April 8th until April
30th 2022 passengers coming directly from the countries and/or regions
of the European Union, i.e. countries and/or regions of the Schengen
area and Schengen associated countries, regardless of their citizenship,
will be allowed entry into the Republic of Croatia without the
need to present an EU Digital COVID Certificate or any other
epidemiological certificate (test result, vaccination certificate, etc.)
and without mandatory self-isolation.
These passengers do not need to fill out a travel announcement via the Enter Croatia online form.
Third-country nationals
Third-country nationals who are not family members of citizens
of Schengen Member States and Schengen Associated States nor are
long-term residents under Council Directive 2003/109/EC of 25 November
2003 concerning the status of third-country nationals who are long-term
residents and persons entitled to reside under other EU directives or
national law or who have national long-term visas, apart from persons
referred to in point 2 of this Decision coming from third countries, upon entering the Republic of Croatia, must present a valid EU Digital COVID Certificate.
Exceptionally, the abovementioned category of passengers who do
not yet possess an EU Digital COVID Certificate will be allowed entry
into the Republic of Croatia if they have the following:
1. A negative PCR test result on COVID-19 not older than 72
hours or rapid antigen test (RAT) result on COVID-19 not older than 24
hours (counting from the time the test was taken until the arrival at the border crossing point);
Important notes regarding rapid antigen tests (RAT):
> rapid antigen test (RAT) on COVID-19 must be listed on the Joint List of Rapid Antigen Tests Mutually Recognized by the Member States of the European Union, published by the European Commission;
> if the RAT test result were made abroad, the manufacturer and/or
the commercial name of the test must be visible and the test must be
issued by a health institution / laboratory and signed / confirmed by a
doctor;
> otherwise, it will not be accepted as credible for entering the Republic of Croatia;
2. Or a certificate that passenger have received two doses of vaccine used in the EU Member States (Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca, Gamaleya, Sinopharm, Novavax) not older than 270 days, or vaccines approved by the World Health Organization for emergency use
(Serum Institute of India - Covishield, Bharat Biotech - Covaxin,
Sinovac - CoronaVac) provided that 14 days have passed since they
received the second dose, or a certificate that the passenger have received single dose of the vaccine if the vaccine is administered in a single dose (Janssen/Johnson&Johnson) not older than 270 days,
provided that 14 days have passed since they received the single dose,
or a certificate that the passenger have received a vaccine booster
dose;
3. Or a certificate showing that passenger have recovered from
COVID-19 and have received single dose of vaccine used in the EU Member
States (Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca, Gamaleya, Sinopharm, Novavax, Janssen/Johnson&Johnson) or vaccines approved by the World Health Organization for emergency use
(Serum Institute of India - Covishield, Bharat Biotech - Covaxin,
Sinovac - CoronaVac), if 14 days have passed since receiving that one
dose and provided that vaccination was carried out less than 270 days
before arrival at the border crossing point;
4. Or a positive PCR or rapid antigen test (RAT) result, confirming that the passenger recovered from the COVID-19 infection,
which was performed in the previous 180 days, and which is older than
11 days from the date of arrival at the border crossing point, or a
certificate of recovery from COVID-19 issued by a physician;
5. Or perform PCR or rapid antigen testing (RAT) on COVID-19
immediately upon arrival in the Republic of Croatia (at their own
expense), with the obligation to stay in self-isolation until
the negative test result is obtained. In case that passenger cannot get
tested, a measure of self-isolation is mandatory for a period of seven
(7) days.
Exceptions to the above-mentioned necessary travel requirements are the following categories:
1. healthcare workers, health researchers and caregivers for the elderly;
2. frontier workers;
3. workers in the transport sector;
4. diplomats, staff of international organizations and persons invited
by international organizations and whose physical presence is necessary
for the functioning of those organizations, military personnel and
police officers, as well as humanitarian and civil protection personnel
in the performance of their duties;
5. passengers in transit, with the obligation to leave the Republic of Croatia within 12 hours from entering;
6. persons travelling for study purposes;
Passengers who represent one of the previously mentioned exceptions are
obliged to present credible documentation upon entering the Republic of
Croatia in order to prove the reasons for the exemption of having one of
the stated test results/having to self-isolate.
