🇭🇷Croatia Visa for Filipino Citizens2026 Requirements, Fees & Documents

When applying for a long-term visa, the applicant is obliged to submit: - filled in and personally signed prescribed long-term visa (type D) application form; - valid travel document with at least two empty pages, issued within the past ten years, with validity at least three months longer than the validity of the granted temporary stay or issued stay and work permit; - a photograph of identical characteristics to the one submitted with the application for short-term visas; - proof of granted temporary stay or issued stay and work permit in the Republic of Croatia; - proof of means of transportation; - proof of travel health insurance, if applicable; - proof of payment of the administrative fee (700,00 HRK / 93 EUR / 106 USD). The applicants will fill in the online application form on the link: crovisa.mvep.hr. The corresponding purpose will be added to the application.

Travel insurance is mandatory for all Schengen countries. If you have not purchased, please click here (visa.vfsglobal.com ↗). Please see the checklist for a cultural visa with the complete list of requirements (PDF checklist ↗). Complete the online Schengen visa application form (crovisa.mvep.hr ↗), print it out and take it to your appointment. It is strongly recommended to complete the form using the online portal instead of the paper format. The portal will guide through the application questions and will make sure you do not forget to enter any necessary values. Before you visit the Visa Application Centre, you will need to make an appointment using the online appointment system (visa.vfsglobal.com ↗). Croatian Embassy may require you to submit additional supporting documents and/or certified translation as well as the international certification (apostille) of the documents during the visa application process.

Travel insurance is mandatory for all Schengen countries. If you have not purchased, please click here (visa.vfsglobal.com ↗). Please see the checklist for a tourist visa with the complete list of requirements (PDF checklist ↗). Complete the online Schengen visa application form (crovisa.mvep.hr ↗), print it out and take it to your appointment. It is strongly recommended to complete the form using the online portal instead of the paper format. The portal will guide through the application questions and will make sure you do not forget to enter any necessary values. Before you visit the Visa Application Centre, you will need to make an appointment using the online appointment system (visa.vfsglobal.com ↗). Croatian Embassy may require you to submit additional supporting documents and/or certified translation as well as the international certification (appostille) of the documents during the visa application process.

Travel insurance is mandatory for all Schengen countries. If you have not purchased, please click here (visa.vfsglobal.com ↗). The applicants are requested to read the basic requirements carefully and conform to the same while submitting the application. - Visa application form: filled out and signed by the applicant or both parents or legal guardian on behalf of minors (under the age of 18). For a minor, legal guardian/ both parents shall submit visa application. Online form is available on crovisa.mvep.hr ↗ (crovisa.mvep.hr ↗) - Travel document: issued in the last 10 years, 2 empty pages, expiry date exceeding requested visa by 3 months. - Face photograph: not older than 6 months, in colour, 35x45 mm, plain light colour background ; with neutral facial expression and shown person's cheeks, chin and forehead, if the person is wearing scarf for religious or medical reasons. - Fingerprints – 10 fingers (Persons whose fingerprints have been collected within the previous 59 months should not have the fingerprints collected again. If, during the processing of the visa application, the consulate establishes that the applicant's fingerprints are not stored or are of low quality, the applicant shall be called to have his fingerprints collected). - Visa fee: EUR 80. The visa fee is waived for children under 12 years and for certain categories of applicants, see: mvep.gov.hr ↗ (mvep.gov.hr ↗) - Proof of financial means: - Bank certification, bank books - Personal bank statements, credit card statements or balance covering the last six months - For minors: Proof of economic means of parents or legal guardian (cf. the above) - Pay or pension slips, proof of scholarship, etc. Persons without their own resources: statement on sponsorship with proof of the sponsors’ financial funds. Funds must be equivalent to EUR 70 per day of the visit. If the visitor has submitted a proof of ensured accommodation, he/she must possess amount equivalent of EUR 30 per day of the visit. Exception: if stated in the letter of guarantee, that guarantor is covering all expenses. - Proof of will to return - Copy of employment contract or social security contributions (if relevant) - Copy of real estate property – title-deed (if relevant) - Proof of family ties in the Philippines (e.g. marriage certificate) - Proof of occupation If employed: VISA INFORMATION FOR THE APPLICANTS IN THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES Page 2 of 5 - Certificate of employment - Certificate of leave absence If self-employed: - Department of Trade Industry (DTI)/Securities Exchange Commission SEC registration of business - Income Tax Return - Business Financial Statement If student: - Proof of enrolment - Certificate of leave absence if travelling during school year - If travelling with spouse and/or children - Marriage contract certified by the National Statistics Office (NSO) - Birth certificates of children certified by the National Statistics Office (NSO) - Plane ticket: Copy of the roundtrip airline reservation with Passenger Registration Number (or reservation number) and travel itinerary. - Evidence of travel itineraries if visit in several Member States are planned. Confirmation of the reservation of an organised trip or any other appropriate document indicating the envisaged travel plans. - For minors (person under 18 travelling alone or with only one parent): - An authorisation to travel (alone or with one parent) /affidavit of support and consent of parents (specially of the non-travelling parents) indicating the purpose of the trip, duration of the trip etc. and signed by both parents/legal guardians or from the parent/guardian who does not travel, with copy of their passports or national identification cards. The signature(s) should be legalised by a notary office - Copy of the passport of parents/legal guardians - Birth certificate of the minor certified by the National Statistics Office (NSO) - Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) clearance - Travel health insurance: valid for the Schengen area, covering any expenses which might arise in connection with repatriation for medical reasons, urgency medical attention, emergency hospital treatment or death during the stay. The minimum coverage for medical treatment EUR 30.000 (list of companies is attached) - Foreign nationals in the Philippines: For non-Filipino applicants who have valid residence status in the Philippines - Copy of Alien Certificate Registration (ACR) - Re-entry permit Proof of the other purposes of stay in Croatia: - Members of the immediate family (spouse, children) of a citizen of Croatia/EU/EEA/Switzerland: proof of the family tie (legalized birth or marriage certificate with photocopy of the ID card of the Croatian/EU/EEA/Swiss citizen; exonerated from proof of financial means & social and professional status & travel insurance & accommodation). - Members of official delegations: letter of competent state authority confirming that the applicant is a member of its delegation and a Letter of (official) Invitation. - Other purposes: relevant written proof. The documents attached shall not be older than three months.

Travel insurance is mandatory for all Schengen countries. If you have not purchased, please click here (visa.vfsglobal.com ↗). Please see the checklist for a visiting family or friend’s visa with the complete list of requirements (PDF checklist ↗). Complete the online Schengen visa application form (crovisa.mvep.hr ↗), print it out and take it to your appointment. It is strongly recommended to complete the form using the online portal instead of the paper format. The portal will guide through the application questions and will make sure you do not forget to enter any necessary values. Before you visit the Visa Application Centre, you will need to make an appointment using the online appointment system (visa.vfsglobal.com ↗). Croatian Embassy may require you to submit additional supporting documents and/or certified translation as well as the international certification (apostille) of the documents during the visa application process. The documents attached shall not be older than three months.

Travel insurance is mandatory for all Schengen countries. If you have not purchased, please click here (visa.vfsglobal.com ↗). The applicants are requested to read the basic requirements carefully and conform to the same while submitting the application. The applicant may, however, be asked to provide additional documents, if required, by the Embassy. - Visa application form: to be filled out and signed by the applicant, or a parent or legal guardian on behalf of minors: crovisa.mvep.hr ↗ (crovisa.mvep.hr ↗) - Passport: issued within the last 10 years, with expiry date exceeding the expiry date of the requested visa by a minimum of three months, and containing at least two empty pages. Please copy all previous (valid and expired) visas and used pages. - One photograph: please see the information on the Photo Specification page. - Travel health insurance to cover the possible expenses related to repatriation, for health reasons, urgent medical assistance and/or urgent hospitalization, with the minimum coverage of EUR 30 000. The insurance must be valid for the territory of the Republic of Croatia during the entire stay in Croatia. The applicant for a multiple-entry visa must have travel health-insurance policy that covers the period of the first visit to Croatia. - Proof of residence for nationals other than Philippines: a photocopy of the stay permit; - Means of transportation: travel ticket for airplane, bus, or boat; registration card and driver's license if travelling by car - Proof of entry into a third county (visa issued for a third country, if required) or proof of itinerary (travel ticket, etc.). - For minors and persons deprived of legal capacity: visa application shall be submitted by a parent/legal representative, including: - birth certificate of the minor (if parents are legal guardians) - decision of the competent body designating the legal guardian If a minor is traveling without a parent/legal guardian, (s)he must carry a notarized consent of a legal guardian that shall contain personal information of the parent/legal guardian and the purpose, the period and length of stay in Croatia, the period for which the consent is issued, and the signature of the parent/legal guardian. The documents attached shall not be older than three months. Croatian Embassy may require you to submit additional supporting documents and/or certified translation as well as the international certification (appostille) of the documents during the visa application process. DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR TRANSIT VISA FOR SEAFARERS Please click here (PDF checklist ↗) for the complete list of requirements