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

The following information is intended to help you prepare the necessary documents for your visa application. Please note that the Croatian Embassy may also request additional documents or information if necessary to process your application. ATTENTION! A complete set of documents should be provided for each applicant. Collection of fingerprints is from the age of 12. If biometric data were collected within the last 59 months for a Schengen visa, they should be re-collected. Before submitting documents, please arrange the documents according to the documents order provided by the Croatian Embassy in Moscow in order to speed up the process of submitting documents and reduce waiting time (click to view (PDF checklist ↗)). - One Visa Application Form An application form can be filled out online following the link: crovisa.mvep.hr ↗ (crovisa.mvep.hr ↗). After the application form is filled out, print and sign it on the last page. For minors: signatures of both parents are required, if only one parent signs - from the second one it is necessary to present a notarized power of attorney to submit documents of the child. A filled-out and signed visa application should be submitted along with a set of documents for each applicant. On demand of specialists of Visa Application Centre be ready to provide the PIN-code to your online-application. Attention: when filling out an application form, NO need to attach any documents, despite the availability of such an option. Otherwise, it will not be possible to process your application, and a new application form should be filled out. - 2 photographs complying with ICAO (PDF checklist ↗) requirements. If you have no opportunity to make photos in advance, you can make photos in our Visa Application Centre. - Foreign Passport/Travel Document: valid for at least three months after the last intended date of departure from Croatia, containing at least two blank pages and not older than ten years. - Copy of the page with personal data - Copies of visas from previous/cancelled/valid foreign passports/travel documents + page with personal data from such passports. If you have no opportunity to make copies in advance, you can use photocopy and printout service (visa.vfsglobal.com ↗) at our Visa Application Centres. - Medical health insurance valid on the territory of Croatia and the Schengen countries, covering any costs that may arise in connection with repatriation for medical reasons, medical urgency, urgent hospital treatment or death during the trip, as well as: - valid on the territory of the Schengen countries or the Whole World; - insurance amount not less than 30.000€/50.000$; - names and surnames of all insured persons in Latin letters - according to the foreign passport/travel document; - covering the entire period and number of days of stay in Croatia and, if applicable, in other Schengen countries; - non-deductible. Please note that the insurance service (visa.vfsglobal.com ↗) is provided at Visa Application Centres. Also note that the Consulate of Croatia accepts for consideration the insurance policies of those Russian insurance companies that cooperate with European insurance companies. Please clarify this fact at the insurance company before obtaining insurance policy. - Financial/economic guarantees It is necessary to submit 2 documents: 1) confirmation of social and economic status + 2) confirmation of financial funds availability (for details, refer the table below) [hrv > rus > en > Table:Transit > Documents Required 1] In addition to the above listed financial/economic guarantees all* adult applicants (from the age of 18) should provide the following: Extract from the Russian Pension and Social Insurance Fund for the last 10 years. The document should be digitally signed. *Spouses/children under 21 of EU/Croatian citizens are exempt from providing this document. - Transport documents - If you are traveling by air, land or sea: confirmation of booked both ways tickets for plane/train/bus/boat; - If you are traveling by car: itinerary/route plan + driver's license + car registration certificate; If you are traveling to a third country, you should submit, in addition to the mentioned transport documents, an itinerary/route plan and a visa to the country of destination. - Copy of internal national passport for citizens of Russian Federation (not for children under 14 years): copy of the page with personal data and copies of all pages with any notes/marks/stamps. If you have no opportunity to make copies in advance, you can use photocopy and printout service (visa.vfsglobal.com ↗) at our Visa Application Centres. - For minors (under 18 years) All minors need a separate visa application even if they are enclosed into the parents’ passports. Both parents should be present when applying. If only one parent submits documents, then from the second one it is necessary to present a notarized power of attorney for submission of documents for a visa to Croatia for his/her child. A visa application form should be signed by both parents or by the person exercising temporary or permanent parental authority or legal guardianship. For minors traveling unaccompanied by parents or guardians, it is necessary to submit: - a copy of the child's birth certificate; - a copy of a notarized consent for travelling abroad from both parents/guardians; - copy of the page with personal data out of the internal national passports of both parents/guardians For minors accompanied by one of the parents: - a copy of the child's birth certificate; - a copy of a notarized consent for travelling abroad from the second parent/guardians who do not accompany a minor in travel; - copy of the page with personal data out of the internal national passports of the second parent/guardians who do not accompany a minor in travel; - copy of the page with personal data out of the foreign passport/travel document and copy of a valid visa (if applicable) of the accompanying parent/guardians; - copy of documents confirming the joint trip (accommodation confirmation, tickets, etc.) For minors accompanied by a third party: - a copy of the child's birth certificate; - a copy of a notarized consent for travelling abroad from both parents/guardians in favor of an accompanying person; - copy of the page with personal data out of the internal national passports of both parents/guardians; - copy of the page with personal data out of the foreign passport/travel document and copy of a valid visa (if applicable) of an accompanying person; - copy of documents confirming the joint trip (accommodation confirmation, tickets, etc.) The notarized consent for travelling abroad should be submitted in the following cases: - Parents/one of parents temporarily or permanently reside in Croatia; - Child or parents/one of parents/accompanying person return from the trip on different dates; - Child or parents /one of parents/accompanying person travel and return together, but parents/one of parents/accompanying person plan leaving Croatia for some period of time during the trip; - Child or parents /one of parents/accompanying person travel with different flights. - For citizens of third countries (not for citizens of Russian Federation/Republic of Belarus) Confirmation of legal stay on the territory of the Russian Federation (permanent or temporary residence permit, long-term visa of the Russian Federation, temporary registration over 90 days, etc.), which should be valid for at least 3 months after returning from Croatia. - Consent to personal data processing (PDF checklist ↗) - Documents for TRANSIT purposes: Documents confirming the ability to enter the country of final destination (such as: visa, tickets) should be submitted. If you plan to stay on the territory of Croatia for some time, you should submit documents confirming accommodation in Croatia (refer to ‘TOURISM’).

The following information is intended to help you prepare the necessary documents for your visa application. Please note that the Croatian Embassy may also request additional documents or information if necessary to process your application. ATTENTION! A complete set of documents should be provided for each applicant. Collection of fingerprints is from the age of 12. If biometric data were collected within the last 59 months for a Schengen visa, they should be re-collected. Before submitting documents, please arrange the documents according to the documents order provided by the Croatian Embassy in Moscow in order to speed up the process of submitting documents and reduce waiting time (click to view (PDF checklist ↗)). - One Visa Application Form An application form can be filled out online following the link: crovisa.mvep.hr ↗ (crovisa.mvep.hr ↗). After the application form is filled out, print and sign it on the last page. For minors: signatures of both parents are required, if only one parent signs - from the second one it is necessary to present a notarized power of attorney to submit documents of the child. A filled-out and signed visa application should be submitted along with a set of documents for each applicant. On demand of specialists of Visa Application Centre be ready to provide the PIN-code to your online-application. Attention: When filling out an application form, NO need to attach any documents, despite the availability of such an option. Otherwise, it will not be possible to process your application, and a new application form should be filled out. - 2 photographs complying with ICAO (PDF checklist ↗) requirements. If you have no opportunity to make photos in advance, you can make photos in our Visa Application Centre. - Foreign Passport/Travel Document: valid for at least three months after the last intended date of departure from Croatia, containing at least two blank pages and not older than ten years. - Copy of the page with personal data - Copies of visas from previous/cancelled/valid foreign passports/travel documents + page with personal data from such passports. If you have no opportunity to make copies in advance, you can use photocopy and printout service (visa.vfsglobal.com ↗) at our Visa Application Centres. - Medical health insurance valid on the territory of Croatia and the Schengen countries, covering any costs that may arise in connection with repatriation for medical reasons, medical urgency, urgent hospital treatment or death during the trip, as well as: - valid on the territory of the Schengen countries or the Whole World; - insurance amount not less than 30.000€/50.000$; - names and surnames of all insured persons in Latin letters - according to the foreign passport/travel document; - covering the entire period and number of days of stay in Croatia and, if applicable, in other Schengen countries; - non-deductible. Please note that the insurance service (visa.vfsglobal.com ↗) is provided at Visa Application Centres. Also note that the Consulate of Croatia accepts for consideration the insurance policies of those Russian insurance companies that cooperate with European insurance companies. Please clarify this fact at the insurance company before obtaining insurance policy. - Financial/economic guarantees It is necessary to submit 2 documents: 1) confirmation of social and economic status + 2) confirmation of financial funds availability (for details, refer the table below) [hrv > rus > en > Table:Culture/Science/Sport/Study > Documents Required 1] In addition to the above listed financial/economic guarantees all* adult applicants (from the age of 18) should provide the following: Extract from the Russian Pension and Social Insurance Fund for the last 10 years. The document should be digitally signed. *Spouses/children under 21 of EU/Croatian citizens are exempt from providing this document. - Proof of stay in Croatia in case the inviting party does not provide accommodation during the stay in Croatia. For more information, please refer to the purpose ‘Tourism’ article I (-Proof of stay) - Transport documents - If you are traveling by air, land or sea: confirmation of booked both ways tickets for plane/train/bus/boat; - If you are traveling by car: itinerary/route plan + driver's license + car registration certificate; If you are traveling to a third country, you should submit, in addition to the mentioned transport documents, an itinerary/route plan and a visa to the country of destination. - Copy of internal national passport for citizens of Russian Federation (not for children under 14 years): copy of the page with personal data and copies of all pages with any notes/marks/stamps. If you have no opportunity to make copies in advance, you can use photocopy and printout service (visa.vfsglobal.com ↗) at our Visa Application Centres. - For minors (under 18 years) All minors need a separate visa application even if they are enclosed into the parents’ passports. Both parents should be present when applying. If only one parent submits documents, then from the second one it is necessary to present a notarized power of attorney for submission of documents for a visa to Croatia for his/her child. A visa application form should be signed by both parents or by the person exercising temporary or permanent parental authority or legal guardianship. For minors traveling unaccompanied by parents or guardians, it is necessary to submit: - a copy of the child's birth certificate; - a copy of a notarized consent for travelling abroad from both parents/guardians; - copy of the page with personal data out of the internal national passports of both parents/guardians For minors accompanied by one of the parents: - a copy of the child's birth certificate; - a copy of a notarized consent for travelling abroad from the second parent/guardians who do not accompany a minor in travel; - copy of the page with personal data out of the internal national passports of the second parent/guardians who do not accompany a minor in travel; - copy of the page with personal data out of the foreign passport/travel document and copy of a valid visa (if applicable) of the accompanying parent/guardians; - copy of documents confirming the joint trip (accommodation confirmation, tickets, etc.) For minors accompanied by a third party: - a copy of the child's birth certificate; - a copy of a notarized consent for travelling abroad from both parents/guardians in favor of an accompanying person; - copy of the page with personal data out of the internal national passports of both parents/guardians; - copy of the page with personal data out of the foreign passport/travel document and copy of a valid visa (if applicable) of an accompanying person; - copy of documents confirming the joint trip (accommodation confirmation, tickets, etc.) The notarized consent for travelling abroad should be submitted in the following cases: - Parents/one of parents temporarily or permanently reside in Croatia; - Child or parents/one of parents/accompanying person return from the trip on different dates; - Child or parents /one of parents/accompanying person travel and return together, but parents/one of parents/accompanying person plan leaving Croatia for some period of time during the trip; - Child or parents /one of parents/accompanying person travel with different flights. - For citizens of third countries (not for citizens of Russian Federation/Republic of Belarus) Confirmation of legal stay on the territory of the Russian Federation (permanent or temporary residence permit, long-term visa of the Russian Federation, temporary registration over 90 days, etc.), which should be valid for at least 3 months after returning from Croatia. - Consent to personal data processing (PDF checklist ↗) - Documents for CULTURE/SCIENCE/SPORT/STUDY purposes of travel: 1. PARTICIPATION IN SCIENTIFIC, CULTURAL AND ARTISTIC EVENTS, IN UNIVERSITY AND OTHER EXCHANGE PROGRAMS. A written request from the host organization to participate in such events. The written request should contain information: - about the invited person – name and surname, date of birth, gender, nationality, identity document number, duration and purpose of travel, and number of entries, and the name and surname of a minor child who accompanies the invited person (if applicable); - about the inviting person – name, surname and address; - about the inviting party (legal entity, trading company or organization sending the invitation) - full name and address, as well as the name, surname and position of the person who signed the letter of guarantee (invitation); - OIB (personal identification number) – if it is a legal entity, trading company, institution or their branch established in Croatia; - TIN (taxpayer identification number - INN) – if it is a legal entity, trading company, institution or their branch based in the Russian Federation. In the case of international conferences, a written request as above will suffice. For individual visits: an original form JAMSTVENO PISMO PRAVNE OSOBE (PDF checklist ↗) from the inviting party along with proof of financial solvency of the inviting party (BON 1 or BON 2) should be submitted or a copy is acceptable if the original has been deposited at the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Republic of Croatia. The JAMSTVENO PISMO PRAVNE OSOBE should be correctly filled-out, signed by an authorized person and stamped by the inviting party. In such cases, only a Croatian legal entity can be the inviting party. 2. INTERNATIONAL SPORTS EVENTS A written request from the host organization of the sports event, the relevant authorities, national sports unions, the national Olympic Committee should be submitted. Along with the information about the invited person/s, the purpose and duration of the stay, the request should contain either the OIB (personal identification number) of the inviting legal entity or the name, surname and position of the person who signed the request. If the information in the invitation is insufficient, an additional sponsorship statement from the sending or receiving party (or other document confirming financial means) should be submitted. Participants of the international sport events should submit an invitation from the host organization in Croatia; in other cases, a form JAMSTVENO PISMO PRAVNE OSOBE (PDF checklist ↗) from a sports club or sports union in Croatia should be submitted. Currently, when applying for a visa for participation in sporting events, Russian citizens must provide a letter of guarantee – JAMSTVENO PISMO PRAVNE OSOBE – from the inviting party in Croatia. Please note that all fields in the letter of guarantee must be filled in and legible. When applying for a visa for participation in sports events, the original JAMSTVENO PISMO PRAVNE OSOBE must be submitted together with the visa application OR must be sent for safekeeping to the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Republic of Croatia*. If the original JAMSTVENO PISMO PRAVNE OSOBE is deposited with the Ministry, a copy can be submitted – please inform the visa application centre staff accordingly. * Letter of guarantee – JAMSTVENO PISMO PRAVNE OSOBE – should be sent by mail to the address: Ministarstvo vanjskih i europepskih poslova Služba za vize 10000 Zagreb Petretićev trg 2. 3. PUPILS, STUDENTS, GRADUATE STUDENTS AND ACCOMPANYING TEACHERS. Pupils, students, graduate students and teachers accompanying them during trips related to study or professional education as part of exchange programs or other types of training should submit a written request or admission certificate from the school / university, or student cards, or certificates about the courses which they will study. If the information in the written request is insufficient, an additional sponsorship statement from the sending or receiving party (or other proof of financial means (refer to ‘Financial/Economic Guarantees’) should be submitted). Applicants applying for a visa to Croatia for studying purposes with a planned stay over 90 days are required to apply for a TYPE C VISA. They will regulate their residence permit status with the authorities, while already in Croatia. Such students/applicants are required to provide a minimum 60-day insurance policy.

The following information is intended to help you prepare the necessary documents for your visa application. Please note that the Croatian Embassy may also request additional documents or information if necessary to process your application. ATTENTION! A complete set of documents should be provided for each applicant. Collection of fingerprints is from the age of 12. If biometric data were collected within the last 59 months for a Schengen visa, they should be re-collected. Before submitting documents, please arrange the documents according to the documents order provided by the Croatian Embassy in Moscow in order to speed up the process of submitting documents and reduce waiting time (click to view (PDF checklist ↗)). - One Visa Application Form An application form can be filled out online following the link: crovisa.mvep.hr ↗ (crovisa.mvep.hr ↗). After the application form is filled out, print and sign it on the last page. For minors: signatures of both parents are required, if only one parent signs - from the second one it is necessary to present a notarized power of attorney to submit documents of the child. A filled-out and signed visa application should be submitted along with a set of documents for each applicant. On demand of specialists of Visa Application Centre be ready to provide the PIN-code to your online-application. Attention: when filling out an application form, NO need to attach any documents, despite the availability of such an option. Otherwise, it will not be possible to process your application, and a new application form should be filled out. - 2 photographs complying with ICAO (PDF checklist ↗) requirements. If you have no opportunity to make photos in advance, you can make photos in our Visa Application Centre. - Foreign Passport/Travel Document: valid for at least three months after the last intended date of departure from Croatia, containing at least two blank pages and not older than ten years. - Copy of the page with personal data - Copies of visas from previous/cancelled/valid foreign passports/travel documents + page with personal data from such passports. If you have no opportunity to make copies in advance, you can use photocopy and printout service (visa.vfsglobal.com ↗) at our Visa Application Centres. - Medical health insurance valid on the territory of Croatia and the Schengen countries, covering any costs that may arise in connection with repatriation for medical reasons, medical urgency, urgent hospital treatment or death during the trip, as well as: - valid on the territory of the Schengen countries or the Whole World; - insurance amount not less than 30.000€/50.000$; - names and surnames of all insured persons in Latin letters - according to the foreign passport/travel document; - covering the entire period and number of days of stay in Croatia and, if applicable, in other Schengen countries; - non-deductible. Please note that the insurance service (visa.vfsglobal.com ↗) is provided at Visa Application Centres. Also note that the Consulate of Croatia accepts for consideration the insurance policies of those Russian insurance companies that cooperate with European insurance companies. Please clarify this fact at the insurance company before obtaining insurance policy. - Financial/economic guarantees It is necessary to submit 2 documents: 1) confirmation of social and economic status + 2) confirmation of financial funds availability (for details, refer the table below) [hrv > rus > en > Table:Tourism/Other Private Visits > Documents Required 1] In addition to the above listed financial/economic guarantees all* adult applicants (from the age of 18) should provide the following: Extract from the Russian Pension and Social Insurance Fund for the last 10 years. The document should be digitally signed. *Spouses/children under 21 of EU/Croatian citizens are exempt from providing this document. - Transport documents - If you are traveling by air, land or sea: confirmation of booked both ways tickets for plane/train/bus/boat; - If you are traveling by car: itinerary/route plan + driver's license + car registration certificate; If you are traveling to a third country, you should submit, in addition to the mentioned transport documents, an itinerary/route plan and a visa to the country of destination. - Copy of internal national passport for citizens of Russian Federation (not for children under 14 years): copy of the page with personal data and copies of all pages with any notes/marks/stamps. If you have no opportunity to make copies in advance, you can use photocopy and printout service (visa.vfsglobal.com ↗) at our Visa Application Centres. - For minors (under 18 years) All minors need a separate visa application even if they are enclosed into the parents’ passports. Both parents should be present when applying. If only one parent submits documents, then from the second one it is necessary to present a notarized power of attorney for submission of documents for a visa to Croatia for his/her child. A visa application form should be signed by both parents or by the person exercising temporary or permanent parental authority or legal guardianship. For minors traveling unaccompanied by parents or guardians, it is necessary to submit: - a copy of the child's birth certificate; - a copy of a notarized consent for travelling abroad from both parents/guardians; - copy of the page with personal data out of the internal national passports of both parents/guardians For minors accompanied by one of the parents: - a copy of the child's birth certificate; - a copy of a notarized consent for travelling abroad from the second parent/guardians who do not accompany a minor in travel; - copy of the page with personal data out of the internal national passports of the second parent/guardians who do not accompany a minor in travel; - copy of the page with personal data out of the foreign passport/travel document and copy of a valid visa (if applicable) of the accompanying parent/guardians; - copy of documents confirming the joint trip (accommodation confirmation, tickets, etc.) For minors accompanied by a third party: - a copy of the child's birth certificate; - a copy of a notarized consent for travelling abroad from both parents/guardians in favor of an accompanying person; - copy of the page with personal data out of the internal national passports of both parents/guardians; - copy of the page with personal data out of the foreign passport/travel document and copy of a valid visa (if applicable) of an accompanying person; - copy of documents confirming the joint trip (accommodation confirmation, tickets, etc.) The notarized consent for travelling abroad should be submitted in the following cases: - Parents/one of parents temporarily or permanently reside in Croatia; - Child or parents/one of parents/accompanying person return from the trip on different dates; - Child or parents /one of parents/accompanying person travel and return together, but parents/one of parents/accompanying person plan leaving Croatia for some period of time during the trip; - Child or parents /one of parents/accompanying person travel with different flights. - For citizens of third countries (not for citizens of Russian Federation/Republic of Belarus) Confirmation of legal stay on the territory of the Russian Federation (permanent or temporary residence permit, long-term visa of the Russian Federation, temporary registration over 90 days, etc.), which should be valid for at least 3 months after returning from Croatia. - Consent to personal data processing (PDF checklist ↗) - Documents for TOURISM and OTHER PRIVATE purposes of travel: 1. TOURISM. Proof of stay in Croatia: - confirmation of hotel/hostel/camping/apartment booking with name, address, phone number, length of stay, full names of all applicants, - or - confirmation of the paid tour (voucher), - or - Proof of accommodation in the private sector: from a private owner of housing: a signed by both parties apartment rental agreement indicating the apartments’ name (if any), address, phone number, full names of all applicants / residents + a copy of "RESENJE O DELATNOSTI" (- a document from the local authority confirming the right to rent apartments), or confirmation from the AIRBNB website + a copy of "RESENJE O DELATNOSTI" (- a document from the local authority confirming the right to rent apartments); from a company: a signed by both parties apartment rental agreement indicating the apartments’ name (if any), address, phone number, full name of all applicants / residents + “OBRTNICA” - a trade license for the company (instead of “RJESENJE O DELATNOST”); Nautical tourism/Yachting - proof of ownership or hiring a yacht/boat – proof of paid marina in Croatia or proof of paid/booked charter with contacts in Croatia + extract from the ship's register - "UPISNI LIST JAHTE", + crew-list, + skipper's certificate. 2. PROPERTY OWNERS Proof of property ownership in Croatia: - Register of properties extract - izvadak iz zemljišne knjige – not older than 6 months, an online-extract can be requested via the link: oss.uredjenazemlja.hr ↗ (oss.uredjenazemlja.hr ↗), printed and submitted with your application OR - Court register extract – izvadak iz sudskog registra – not older than 6 months, an online-extract can be requested via the link: sudreg.pravosudje.hr ↗ (sudreg.pravosudje.hr ↗), printed and submitted with your application + Sales agreement (if the property is registered to a private person recently) Invitation from a property owner – a citizen of the Russian Federation - ONLY for relatives (categories listed below) In addition to the above documents of the property owner the following should be provided: - For spouses/minor children: INVITATION IN FREE FORM* (acceptable in Croatian or English) + copy of documents confirming the relationship - For adult children and their spouses/parents/grandchildren/grandparents: Filled-out original form JAMSTVENO PISMO FIZICKE OSOBE (PDF checklist ↗) notarized by a notary in Croatia (a copy is acceptable if the original is deposited at the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Republic of Croatia) or INVITATION IN FREE FORM* (acceptable in Russian) notarized by a notary in Russia + copy of documents confirming the relationship *Invitation in free form should contain information: - about the invited person – name and surname, date of birth, gender, nationality, identification document number, duration and purpose of travel, and number of entries into the country, and the name and surname of a minor child who accompanies the invited person (if applicable); - about the inviting person – name, surname and address; - the invitation from property owners should also state that the invited person will not pay for accommodation and stay in the property of the inviting person. And also that the property is provided exclusively free of charge. If the property owner has a temporary residence permit OR a residence and work permit OR a long-term residence permit in the Republic of Croatia, family members should apply for a visa for a private visit (the list of documents is available in ‘VISIT OF CLOSE RELATIVES/FRIENDS’). 3. TRAVEL FOR HEALTH RELATED REASONS The following documents should be provided to the set of documents: - an official letter from a medical institution* confirming readiness to admit for and provide medical treatment in this medical institution, - confirmation of payment for the treatment or confirmation of the availability of sufficient funds to pay for it, - medical tests (if applicable). * An official letter can be submitted in copy and should contain the following information: - about the patient: name and surname, date of birth, gender, nationality, identification document number, duration and purpose of travel, number of entries; - about a medical institution: full name and address, name and position of the person signing the letter, OIB tax number (- if the letter is from a legal entity, company, institution, or branch in Croatia). If the accommodation is NOT provided at a medical institution, then it is necessary to submit documents confirming accommodation during the stay in Croatia (refer to ‘TOURISM’) 4. VISITS OF MILITARY AND CIVIL CEMETERIES (FOR CITIZENS OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION ONLY) It is necessary to submit an official document confirming the existence and functioning of the cemetery, as well as family or other relationship between the applicant and the buried person. In addition, it is recommended to submit documents confirming accommodation in Croatia (refer to ‘TOURISM’).

The following information is intended to help you prepare the necessary documents for your visa application. Please note that the Croatian Embassy may also request additional documents or information if necessary to process your application. ATTENTION! A complete set of documents should be provided for each applicant. Collection of fingerprints is from the age of 12. If biometric data were collected within the last 59 months for a Schengen visa, they should be re-collected. Before submitting documents, please arrange the documents according to the documents order provided by the Croatian Embassy in Moscow in order to speed up the process of submitting documents and reduce waiting time (click to view (PDF checklist ↗)). - One Visa Application Form An application form can be filled out online following the link: crovisa.mvep.hr ↗ (crovisa.mvep.hr ↗). After the application form is filled out, print and sign it on the last page. For minors: signatures of both parents are required, if only one parent signs - from the second one it is necessary to present a notarized power of attorney to submit documents of the child. A filled-out and signed visa application should be submitted along with a set of documents for each applicant. On demand of specialists of Visa Application Centre be ready to provide the PIN-code to your online-application. Attention: when filling out an application form, NO need to attach any documents, despite the availability of such an option. Otherwise, it will not be possible to process your application, and a new application form should be filled out. - 2 photographs complying with ICAO (PDF checklist ↗) requirements. If you have no opportunity to make photos in advance, you can make photos in our Visa Application Centre. - Foreign Passport/Travel Document: valid for at least three months after the last intended date of departure from Croatia, containing at least two blank pages and not older than ten years. - Copy of the page with personal data - Copies of visas from previous/cancelled/valid foreign passports/travel documents + page with personal data from such passports. If you have no opportunity to make copies in advance, you can use photocopy and printout service (visa.vfsglobal.com ↗) at our Visa Application Centres. - Medical health insurance valid on the territory of Croatia and the Schengen countries, covering any costs that may arise in connection with repatriation for medical reasons, medical urgency, urgent hospital treatment or death during the trip, as well as: - valid on the territory of the Schengen countries or the Whole World; - insurance amount not less than 30.000€/50.000$; - names and surnames of all insured persons in Latin letters - according to the foreign passport/travel document; - covering the entire period and number of days of stay in Croatia and, if applicable, in other Schengen countries; - non-deductible. Please note that the insurance service (visa.vfsglobal.com ↗) is provided at Visa Application Centres. Also note that the Consulate of Croatia accepts for consideration the insurance policies of those Russian insurance companies that cooperate with European insurance companies. Please clarify this fact at the insurance company before obtaining insurance policy. - Financial/economic guarantees It is necessary to submit 2 documents: 1) confirmation of social and economic status + 2) confirmation of financial funds availability (for details, refer the table below) [hrv > rus > en > Table:Visits of Close Relatives/Friends > Documents Required 1] In addition to the above listed financial/economic guarantees all* adult applicants (from the age of 18) should provide the following: Extract from the Russian Pension and Social Insurance Fund for the last 10 years. The document should be digitally signed. *Spouses/children under 21 of EU/Croatian citizens are exempt from providing this document. - Transport documents - If you are traveling by air, land or sea: confirmation of booked both ways tickets for plane/train/bus/boat; - If you are traveling by car: itinerary/route plan + driver's license + car registration certificate; If you are traveling to a third country, you should submit, in addition to the mentioned transport documents, an itinerary/route plan and a visa to the country of destination. - Copy of internal national passport for citizens of Russian Federation (not for children under 14 years): copy of the page with personal data and copies of all pages with any notes/marks/stamps. If you have no opportunity to make copies in advance, you can use photocopy and printout service (visa.vfsglobal.com ↗) at our Visa Application Centres. - For minors (under 18 years) All minors need a separate visa application even if they are enclosed into the parents’ passports. Both parents should be present when applying. If only one parent submits documents, then from the second one it is necessary to present a notarized power of attorney for submission of documents for a visa to Croatia for his/her child. A visa application form should be signed by both parents or by the person exercising temporary or permanent parental authority or legal guardianship. For minors traveling unaccompanied by parents or guardians, it is necessary to submit: - a copy of the child's birth certificate; - a copy of a notarized consent for travelling abroad from both parents/guardians; - copy of the page with personal data out of the internal national passports of both parents/guardians For minors accompanied by one of the parents: - a copy of the child's birth certificate; - a copy of a notarized consent for travelling abroad from the second parent/guardians who do not accompany a minor in travel; - copy of the page with personal data out of the internal national passports of the second parent/guardians who do not accompany a minor in travel; - copy of the page with personal data out of the foreign passport/travel document and copy of a valid visa (if applicable) of the accompanying parent/guardians; - copy of documents confirming the joint trip (accommodation confirmation, tickets, etc.) For minors accompanied by a third party: - a copy of the child's birth certificate; - a copy of a notarized consent for travelling abroad from both parents/guardians in favor of an accompanying person; - copy of the page with personal data out of the internal national passports of both parents/guardians; - copy of the page with personal data out of the foreign passport/travel document and copy of a valid visa (if applicable) of an accompanying person; - copy of documents confirming the joint trip (accommodation confirmation, tickets, etc.) The notarized consent for travelling abroad should be submitted in the following cases: - Parents/one of parents temporarily or permanently reside in Croatia; - Child or parents/one of parents/accompanying person return from the trip on different dates; - Child or parents /one of parents/accompanying person travel and return together, but parents/one of parents/accompanying person plan leaving Croatia for some period of time during the trip; - Child or parents /one of parents/accompanying person travel with different flights. - For citizens of third countries (not for citizens of Russian Federation/Republic of Belarus) Confirmation of legal stay on the territory of the Russian Federation (permanent or temporary residence permit, long-term visa of the Russian Federation, temporary registration over 90 days, etc.), which should be valid for at least 3 months after returning from Croatia. - Consent to personal data processing (PDF checklist ↗) - Documents for VISITS purposes of travel: 1. For spouses/children (under 21 years) of Croatian citizens, a reduced set of documents should be provided. The list of required documents you can find here (PDF checklist ↗). 2. For spouses/minor children of citizens of EU/EEA and Switzerland: Filled-out form ‘JAMSTVENO PISMO FIZICKE OSOBE (PDF checklist ↗)’ non-notarized, or INVITATION IN FREE FORM* 3. For spouses/minor children of citizens of the Russian Federation with a residence permit in Croatia, as well as for all other categories of citizens, regardless of the degree of relationship (such as: adult children/spouses of adult children/parents/grandchildren/grandparents/other relatives/friends) traveling to visit citizens of Croatia/EU/EEA and Switzerland/citizens of the Russian Federation with a residence permit in Croatia: Filled-out original form ‘JAMSTVENO PISMO FIZICKE OSOBE (PDF checklist ↗)’, notarized by a notary in Croatia** + a copy of documents confirming the residence in Croatia of the inviting person: an identity document, residence permit in the Republic of Croatia (if applicable), + copy of documents confirming relationship (if applicable); *Invitation in free form should contain information: - about the invited person – name and surname, date of birth, gender, nationality, identification document number, duration and purpose of travel, and number of entries into the country, and the name and surname of a minor child who accompanies the invited person (if applicable); - about the inviting person – name, surname and address. ** Please note that all fields in the letter of guarantee must be filled in and legible. When applying for a visa for a private visit, the original JAMSTVENO PISMO FIZICKE OSOBE must be submitted together with the visa application OR sent for safekeeping to the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Republic of Croatia***. If the original JAMSTVENO PISMO FIZICKE OSOBE has been deposited with the Ministry, a copy can be submitted – please inform the visa application centre staff accordingly. *** The letter of guarantee – JAMSTVENO PISMO FIZICKE OSOBE – is sent by post to the address: Ministarstvo vanjskih i europskih poslova Služba za vize 10000 Zagreb Petretićev trg 2.

The following information is intended to help you prepare the necessary documents for your visa application. Please note that the Croatian Embassy may also request additional documents or information if necessary to process your application. ATTENTION! A complete set of documents should be provided for each applicant. Collection of fingerprints is from the age of 12. If biometric data were collected within the last 59 months for a Schengen visa, they should be re-collected. Before submitting documents, please arrange the documents according to the documents order provided by the Croatian Embassy in Moscow in order to speed up the process of submitting documents and reduce waiting time (click to view (PDF checklist ↗)). 1. One Visa Application Form An application form can be filled out online following the link: crovisa.mvep.hr ↗ (crovisa.mvep.hr ↗). After the application form is filled out, print and sign it on the last page. For minors: signatures of both parents are required, if only one parent signs - from the second one it is necessary to present a notarized power of attorney to submit documents of the child. A filled-out and signed visa application should be submitted along with a set of documents for each applicant. On demand of specialists of Visa Application Centre be ready to provide the PIN-code to your online-application. Attention: when filling out an application form, NO need to attach any documents, despite the availability of such an option. Otherwise, it will not be possible to process your application, and a new application form should be filled out. 2. 2 photographs complying with ICAO (PDF checklist ↗) requirements. If you have no opportunity to make photos in advance, you can make photos in our Visa Application Centre. 3. Foreign Passport/Travel Document: valid for at least three months after the last intended date of departure from Croatia, containing at least two blank pages and not older than ten years. - Copy of the page with personal data - Copies of visas from previous/cancelled/valid foreign passports/travel documents + page with personal data from such passports. If you have no opportunity to make copies in advance, you can use photocopy and printout service (visa.vfsglobal.com ↗) at our Visa Application Centres. 4. Medical health insurance valid on the territory of Croatia and the Schengen countries, covering any costs that may arise in connection with repatriation for medical reasons, medical urgency, urgent hospital treatment or death during the trip, as well as: - valid on the territory of the Schengen countries or the Whole World; - insurance amount not less than 30.000€/50.000$; - names and surnames of all insured persons in Latin letters - according to the foreign passport/travel document; - covering the entire period and number of days of stay in Croatia and, if applicable, in other Schengen countries; - non-deductible. Please note that the insurance service (visa.vfsglobal.com ↗) is provided at Visa Application Centres. Also note that the Consulate of Croatia accepts for consideration the insurance policies of those Russian insurance companies that cooperate with European insurance companies. Please clarify this fact at the insurance company before obtaining insurance policy. 5. Financial/economic guarantees It is necessary to submit 2 documents: 1) confirmation of social and economic status + 2) confirmation of financial funds availability (for details, refer the table below) [hrv > rus > en > Table:Business > Documents Required 1] In addition to the above listed financial/economic guarantees all* adult applicants (from the age of 18) should provide the following: Extract from the Russian Pension and Social Insurance Fund for the last 10 years. The document should be digitally signed. *Spouses/children under 21 of EU/Croatian citizens are exempt from providing this document. 6. Proof of stay in Croatia in case the inviting party does not provide accommodation during the stay in Croatia. For more information, please refer to the purpose ‘Tourism’ article 1 (-Proof of stay) 7. Transport documents - If you are traveling by air, land or sea: confirmation of booked both ways tickets for plane/train/bus/boat ; - If you are traveling by car: itinerary/route plan + driver's license + car registration certificate; If you are traveling to a third country, you should submit, in addition to the mentioned transport documents, an itinerary/route plan and a visa to the country of destination. 8. Copy of internal national passport for citizens of Russian Federation (not for children under 14 years): copy of the page with personal data and copies of all pages with any notes/marks/stamps. If you have no opportunity to make copies in advance, you can use photocopy and printout service (visa.vfsglobal.com ↗) at our Visa Application Centres. 9. For minors (under 18 years) All minors need a separate visa application even if they are enclosed into the parents’ passports. Both parents should be present when applying. If only one parent submits documents, then from the second one it is necessary to present a notarized power of attorney for submission of documents for a visa to Croatia for his/her child. A visa application form should be signed by both parents or by the person exercising temporary or permanent parental authority or legal guardianship. For minors traveling unaccompanied by parents or guardians, it is necessary to submit: - a copy of the child's birth certificate; - a copy of a notarized consent for travelling abroad from both parents/guardians; - copy of the page with personal data out of the internal national passports of both parents/guardians For minors accompanied by one of the parents: - a copy of the child's birth certificate; - a copy of a notarized consent for travelling abroad from the second parent/guardians who do not accompany a minor in travel; - copy of the page with personal data out of the internal national passports of the second parent/guardians who do not accompany a minor in travel; - copy of the page with personal data out of the foreign passport/travel document and copy of a valid visa (if applicable) of the accompanying parent/guardians; - copy of documents confirming the joint trip (accommodation confirmation, tickets, etc.) For minors accompanied by a third party: - a copy of the child's birth certificate; - a copy of a notarized consent for travelling abroad from both parents/guardians in favor of an accompanying person; - copy of the page with personal data out of the internal national passports of both parents/guardians; - copy of the page with personal data out of the foreign passport/travel document and copy of a valid visa (if applicable) of an accompanying person; - copy of documents confirming the joint trip (accommodation confirmation, tickets, etc.) The notarized consent for travelling abroad should be submitted in the following cases: - Parents/one of parents temporarily or permanently reside in Croatia; - Child or parents/one of parents/accompanying person return from the trip on different dates; - Child or parents /one of parents/accompanying person travel and return together, but parents/one of parents/accompanying person plan leaving Croatia for some period of time during the trip; - Child or parents /one of parents/accompanying person travel with different flights. 10. For citizens of third countries (not for citizens of Russian Federation/Republic of Belarus) Confirmation of legal stay on the territory of the Russian Federation (permanent or temporary residence permit, long-term visa of the Russian Federation, temporary registration over 90 days, etc.), which should be valid for at least 3 months after returning from Croatia. 11. Consent to personal data processing (PDF checklist ↗) 12. Documents for BUSINESS purposes of travel: - EMPLOYEES TRAVELING ON BUSINESS / INDIVIDUAL ENTREPRENEURS TRAVELING FOR THEIR BUSINESS Please note that for citizens of the Russian Federation traveling on business, a letter of guarantee (invitation) from a legal entity in Croatia should be submitted in original in form of JAMSTVENO PISMO PRAVNE OSOBE (PDF checklist ↗). A letter of guarantee (invitation) from the inviting party (from a legal entity or trade company, organization, institution or their branches, state and local authorities or organizing committees of trade or industrial exhibitions, conferences and symposiums) should be signed by the person authorised to represent the guarantor and certified by an official stamp, as well as contain the following information: - about the invited person – name and surname, date of birth, gender, nationality, identity document number, duration and purpose of travel, and number of entries; - about the inviting party (legal entity, trading company or organization sending the invitation) - full name and address, as well as the name, surname and position of the person who signed the letter of guarantee (invitation); - OIB (personal identification number) – if it is a legal entity, trading company, institution or their branch established in Croatia; - TIN (taxpayer identification number - INN) – if it is a legal entity, trading company, institution or their branch based in the Russian Federation. Please note that all fields in the letter of guarantee must be filled in and legible. When applying for a business visa, the original JAMSTVENO PISMO PRAVNE OSOBE must be submitted together with the visa application OR must be sent for safekeeping to the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Republic of Croatia*. If the original JAMSTVENO PISMO PRAVNE OSOBE has been deposited with the Ministry, a copy can be submitted – please inform the visa application centre staff accordingly. * The letter of guarantee – JAMSTVENO PISMO PRAVNE OSOBE – should be sent by mail to the address: Ministarstvo vanjskih i europskih poslova Služba za vize 10000 Zagreb Petretićev trg 2. For Individual Entrepreneurs: in addition to the above documents it is necessary to provide proof of the activity of the applicant, such as: an extract from the USRPE (Unified State Register of Private Entrepreneurs) or a certificate for individual entrepreneurial activity, AND 2NDFL or 3NDFL forms, AND bank account(-s) statement(-s) with funds movement for the last 3 months. - MEMBERS OF OFFICIAL DELEGATIONS For members of official delegations, who on the basis of an official invitation, participate in meetings, counsels, negotiations or exchange programs, as well as in events held by intergovernmental organizations, the following should be attached: an official letter from the Croatian or Russian competent authority, confirming that the applicant is a member of the delegation of the authority or institution, who is sent to Croatia to participate in these events attaching an official invitation. The official invitation should contain the following information: - about the invited person – name and surname, date of birth, gender, nationality, identity document number, duration and purpose of travel, and number of entries; - about the inviting party - the full name and address, as well as the name, surname and position of the person who signed the official invitation; - OIB (personal identification number) – if it is a legal entity, trading company, institution or their branch established in Croatia; - TIN (taxpayer identification number - INN) – if it is a legal entity, trading company, institution or their branch based in the Russian Federation. - DRIVERS (INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT AND PASSENGER TRANSPORT) Drivers of transport providing international transport of goods and passengers services between the Russian Federation and Member States using transport registered in the Member States or in the Russian Federation (ASMAP or RAS), should submit a written request from the national association / trade union. The written request should contain information: - about the invited person – name and surname, date of birth, gender, nationality, identity document number, duration and purpose of travel, and number of entries; - about the inviting party - the full name and address, as well as the name, surname and position of the person who signed the official invitation; - OIB (personal identification number) – if it is a legal entity, trading company, institution or their branch established in Croatia; - TIN (taxpayer identification number - INN) – if it is a legal entity, trading company, institution or their branch based in the Russian Federation. - CREWS OF RAILWAY TRAINS, REFRIGERATORS AND LOCOMOTIVES Crews of railway trains, refrigerators and locomotives should submit a written request from the relevant railway trading company from the Russian Federation or Member States, indicating the purpose, duration and frequency of travel. The written request should contain information: - about the invited person – name and surname, date of birth, gender, nationality, identity document number, duration and purpose of travel, and number of entries; - about the inviting party - the full name and address, as well as the name, surname and position of the person who signed the official invitation; - OIB (personal identification number) – if it is a legal entity, trading company, institution or their branch established in Croatia; - TIN (taxpayer identification number - INN) – if it is a legal entity, trading company, institution or their branch based in the Russian Federation. - JOURNALISTS/INDEPENDENT JOURNALISTS (up to three months) Journalists should submit: - a certificate from the Union of Journalists confirming that the applicant is a qualified journalist, AND - employer's certificate confirming that the purpose of travel is journalistic activity. Independent/Freelance journalists should submit: - confirmation of performing journalistic activities (for example: a correspondent certificate or contract of employment, etc.) AND - confirmation of economic activity/availability of financial funds: - an extract from the USRPE or a certificate for individual entrepreneurial activity, AND - 2NDFL or 3NDFL forms, AND - bank account(-s) statement(-s) with funds movement for the last 3 months. - SCIENTISTS RECEIVING GRANTS FROM PUBLIC FOUNDATIONS OR INVITED BY UNIVERSITIES OR OTHER PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL AND RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS (up to three months) - HOLIDAYS JOB AND EXCHANGE PROGRAMS (up to three months) - SEAFARERS IN TRANSIT A maritime agency notified of the arrival of a crew member for embarkation or disembarkation in Croatia, should provide the seafarer with an invitation letter (may be provided in a copy). In accordance with article 18, paragraph 2 of the Visa Code (HH 7/2013 , NN 109/2021) the invitation letter should contain: - information about the seafarer – name and surname, date of birth, nationality, travel document number, place of issue and validity of the travel document; - purpose of arrival; - the period during which the foreign citizen (seafarer) will stay in Croatia; - information about accommodation of a foreign citizen (if necessary); - information about who bears the expenses for the stay of a foreign citizen in Croatia; - name and surname, position and place of work, address and telephone number of a contact person from a maritime agency who can provide relevant information about a foreign citizen; - confirmation of the seafarer's professional status (sailor's passport, employment contract, etc.). Seafarers are exempted from the requirement to provide evidence of valid medical insurance.