Croatia Tour Packages

Croatia is in the Schengen area and issues Schengen visas under the EU Visa Code, so an Indian passport holder travels on a Schengen visa rather than a Croatian national one. The details below come from Croatia's Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs and differ from other Schengen countries in a few places worth knowing.

Fee and processing, as Croatia publishes them Croatia publishes the short-stay visa C fee as €90, with children up to the age of 12 exempt outright, alongside exemptions for family members of Croatian and EEA or Swiss citizens, pupils and students with accompanying teachers, researchers, and non-profit representatives up to 25. Where the application is lodged at a VFS centre, a service fee is payable in addition. A decision is as a general rule taken within 15 calendar days of lodging, extendable to up to 45 days in individual cases, and prior consultation between Schengen states can add up to seven calendar days. Fees and timeframes are set by the authorities and change — confirm both when you apply. Final visa decisions remain with the relevant authorities. On timing, be careful how the fifteen-day figure is read: it is the standard decision period, generally fifteen calendar days after an admissible application has been received, and it is not a guaranteed end-to-end visa timeline. Further scrutiny or consultation between Schengen states can extend it, and appointment availability, biometrics and passport return all add time on top. Apply well in advance rather than to the minimum — applications can generally be lodged up to six months before travel, and that is the end of the window to plan to.