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Croatia: passport 2026 and visa-free countries

Passport: Croatia. 181 countries and territories without a prior visa, rank 10 of 199. Entry terms and length of stay for every destination as of 4 October 2026.

Destinations by entry terms, 226 in total

  • 139Visa-free
  • 16ETA
  • 26On arrival
  • 32eVisa
  • 13Visa required
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Croatia
Rank10
No prior visa181
CodeHRV

Passport strength

One of the strongest passports in the world 10

Rank 10 of 199. 181 of 226 destinations without a prior visa. Key countries this passport opens without a visa: 19.

United KingdomETA180 daysUnited StatesETA90 daysCanadaETA180 daysNew ZealandETA90 daysJapanVisa-free90 daysSouth KoreaETA90 daysChinaVisa-free30 daysSingaporeVisa-free90 daysUnited Arab EmiratesVisa-free90 daysTürkiyeVisa-free90 daysThailandVisa-freeBrazilVisa-free90 daysMexicoVisa-free180 daysIsraelETA90 daysHong KongVisa-free90 daysSouth AfricaVisa-freeIndonesiaOn arrival30 daysArgentinaVisa-free90 daysEgyptOn arrival30 days

Weak spots

Where a visa is needed and what is weaker 45

A prior visa is needed for 45 destinations, electronic or consular. Below are the main ones and the criteria where the passport is weaker. A second passport closes these gaps.

AustraliaeVisaIndiaeVisaCubaeVisaAfghanistaneVisaAlgeriaVisa requiredAzerbaijaneVisaBenineVisaBhutaneVisa
Taxes27/100up to 33%, inheritance tax, worldwide income taxed
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What the passport gives

What a Croatia passport gives

73of 100
rank 39 of 199

Balanced index: all criteria weighted equally. Open sources, licences and method on the index page.

Ranking for your goal →
  • Mobility93181 destinations without a prior visa
  • Stability and rule of law66score 0.50 on a -2.5 to 2.5 scale
  • Quality of life86HDI 0.889
  • Health and longevity7678.6 years life expectancy
  • Education85education index 0.86
  • Taxes27up to 33%, inheritance tax, worldwide income taxed
  • US access100E-2 investor visa available, entry with ESTA
  • Plan B and family50dual citizenship restricted, passes to children

All destinations

Destinations by entry terms 226

The score adds up the first three types: destinations you can travel to without a visa arranged in advance.

Visa-free 139

Entry on your passport

Popular:FranceItalySpainGermanyGreecePortugal
AlbaniaEurope · 90 daysAndorraEuropeAngolaAfrica · 30 daysAnguillaCaribbean · 90 daysAntigua and BarbudaCaribbean · 180 daysArgentinaAmericas · 90 daysArmeniaMiddle East · 180 daysArubaCaribbean · 90 daysAustriaEuropeBahamasCaribbeanBarbadosCaribbean · 90 daysBelarusEurope · 30 daysBelgiumEuropeBelizeAmericasBermudaAmericasBoliviaAmericas · 90 daysBonaire, St. Eustatius and SabaCaribbean · 90 daysBosnia and HerzegovinaEurope · 90 daysBotswanaAfrica · 90 daysBrazilAmericas · 90 daysBritish Virgin IslandsCaribbean · 180 daysBruneiAsia · 90 daysBulgariaEuropeCape VerdeAfrica · 30 daysCayman IslandsCaribbean · 180 daysChileAmericas · 90 daysChinaAsia · 30 daysColombiaAmericas · 90 daysCook IslandsOceania · 31 daysCosta RicaAmericas · 90 daysCuraçaoCaribbean · 90 daysCyprusEuropeCzechiaEuropeDenmarkEuropeDominicaCaribbean · 90 daysDominican RepublicCaribbean · 30 daysEcuadorAmericas · 90 daysEl SalvadorAmericas · 90 daysEstoniaEuropeEswatiniAfrica · 30 daysFalkland IslandsAmericas · 30 daysFaroe IslandsEuropeFijiOceania · 120 daysFinlandEuropeFranceEuropeFrench GuianaAmericasFrench PolynesiaOceaniaFrench West IndiesCaribbeanGambiaAfrica · 90 daysGeorgiaEurope · 365 daysGermanyEuropeGibraltarEuropeGreeceEuropeGreenlandEurope · 90 daysGrenadaCaribbean · 90 daysGuatemalaAmericas · 90 daysHaitiCaribbean · 90 daysHondurasAmericas · 90 daysHong KongAsia · 90 daysHungaryEuropeIcelandEuropeIranMiddle East · 15 daysIrelandEuropeItalyEuropeJapanAsia · 90 daysKazakhstanAsia · 30 daysKiribatiOceania · 90 daysKosovoEurope · 90 daysKyrgyzstanAsia · 60 daysLatviaEuropeLesothoAfrica · 14 daysLiechtensteinEuropeLithuaniaEuropeLuxembourgEuropeMacaoAsia · 90 daysMalaysiaAsia · 90 daysMaltaEuropeMarshall IslandsOceania · 90 daysMauritiusAfrica · 180 daysMayotteAfricaMexicoAmericas · 180 daysMicronesiaOceania · 90 daysMoldovaEurope · 90 daysMonacoEuropeMongoliaAsia · 30 daysMontenegroEurope · 90 daysMoroccoAfrica · 90 daysNetherlandsEuropeNew CaledoniaOceaniaNiueOceania · 30 daysNorth MacedoniaEurope · 90 daysNorwayEuropeOmanMiddle East · 14 daysPalauOceania · 90 daysPanamaAmericas · 90 daysParaguayAmericas · 90 daysPeruAmericas · 90 daysPhilippinesAsia · 30 daysPolandEuropePortugalEuropeQatarMiddle East · 90 daysRéunionAfricaRomaniaEuropeSamoaOceania · 90 daysSan MarinoEuropeSão Tomé and PríncipeAfrica · 15 daysSenegalAfrica · 90 daysSerbiaEurope · 90 daysSingaporeAsia · 90 daysSint MaartenCaribbean · 90 daysSlovakiaEuropeSloveniaEuropeSolomon IslandsOceania · 90 daysSouth AfricaAfricaSpainEuropeSt. LuciaCaribbean · 90 daysSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesCaribbean · 90 daysSurinameAmericas · 90 daysSwedenEuropeSwitzerlandEuropeTaiwanAsia · 90 daysTajikistanAsia · 30 daysThailandAsiaTimor-LesteAsia · 90 daysTongaOceania · 90 daysTrinidad and TobagoCaribbean · 90 daysTunisiaAfrica · 90 daysTürkiyeEurope · 90 daysTurks and Caicos IslandsCaribbean · 90 daysTuvaluOceania · 90 daysUkraineEurope · 90 daysUnited Arab EmiratesMiddle East · 90 daysUruguayAmericas · 90 daysUzbekistanAsia · 30 daysVanuatuOceania · 90 daysVatican CityEuropeVenezuelaAmericas · 90 daysVietnamAsia · 45 daysZambiaAfrica · 90 days

ETA 16

Authorisation online before travel

Popular:United KingdomUnited StatesSouth KoreaIsraelSri LankaCanada
American SamoaOceaniaCanadaAmericas · 180 daysGuamOceania · 90 daysIsraelMiddle East · 90 daysKenyaAfrica · 90 daysNew ZealandOceania · 90 daysNorthern Mariana IslandsOceania · 90 daysPalestineMiddle East · 90 daysPuerto RicoCaribbean · 90 daysSeychellesAfrica · 90 daysSouth KoreaAsia · 90 daysSri LankaAsia · 30 daysSt. Kitts and NevisCaribbean · 90 daysUnited KingdomEurope · 180 daysUnited StatesAmericas · 90 daysUS Virgin IslandsCaribbean · 90 days

On arrival 26

Visa issued at the border

Popular:EgyptIndonesiaMaldivesSaudi ArabiaTanzania
BahrainMiddle EastBangladeshAsia · 30 daysBurundiAfrica · 30 daysCambodiaAsia · 30 daysComorosAfrica · 45 daysDjiboutiAfrica · 30 daysEgyptAfrica · 30 daysEthiopiaAfrica · 90 daysGuinea-BissauAfrica · 90 daysIndonesiaAsia · 30 daysJamaicaCaribbean · 30 daysJordanMiddle East · 30 daysKuwaitMiddle East · 90 daysLaosAsia · 30 daysLebanonMiddle East · 30 daysMadagascarAfrica · 60 daysMalawiAfrica · 90 daysMaldivesAsia · 30 daysMozambiqueAfrica · 30 daysNamibiaAfrica · 90 daysNepalAsia · 90 daysRwandaAfrica · 30 daysSaudi ArabiaMiddle East · 90 daysSierra LeoneAfrica · 90 daysTanzaniaAfrica · 90 daysZimbabweAfrica · 30 days

eVisa 32

Applied for online before travel

Popular:IndiaCubaAustralia
AfghanistanAsiaAustraliaOceaniaAzerbaijanEuropeBeninAfricaBhutanAsiaBurkina FasoAfricaCameroonAfricaChadAfricaCôte d'IvoireAfricaCubaCaribbeanDR CongoAfricaEquatorial GuineaAfricaGabonAfricaGhanaAfricaGuineaAfricaIndiaAsiaIraqMiddle EastLiberiaAfricaLibyaAfricaMauritaniaAfricaMontserratCaribbeanMyanmarAsiaNicaraguaAmericasNigeriaAfricaPakistanAsiaPapua New GuineaOceaniaRussiaEuropeSomaliaAfricaSouth SudanAfricaSyriaMiddle EastTogoAfricaUgandaAfrica

Visa required 13

Through a consulate

AlgeriaAfricaCentral African RepublicAfricaEritreaAfricaGuyanaAmericasMaliAfricaNauruOceaniaNigerAfricaNorth KoreaAsiaRepublic of the CongoAfricaSt. HelenaAfricaSudanAfricaTurkmenistanAsiaYemenMiddle East

How to strengthen the passport

A second citizenship opens the countries where this passport needs a visa. We count the better of the two passports.

Nearby in the ranking

  1. 9Italy182
  2. 9Latvia182
  3. 9New Zealand182
  4. 9Portugal182
  5. 10Croatia181
  6. 10Slovakia181
  7. 10Slovenia181
  8. 11Liechtenstein179
  9. 11Lithuania179

Frequently asked questions

Croatia: how many countries are visa-free?

In the BRIDGES index as of 4 October 2026: 181 of 226 countries and territories, 139 visa-free, 16 with an ETA and 26 with a visa on arrival. That is rank 10 of 199.

Croatia: is a Schengen visa needed?

No. This is a Schengen country, its citizens have freedom of movement.

Croatia → United Kingdom: is a visa needed?

ETA, 180 days. Authorisation online before travel.

Croatia → United States: is a visa needed?

ETA, 90 days. Authorisation online before travel.

Croatia → United Arab Emirates: is a visa needed?

Visa-free, 90 days. Entry on your passport.

How can the list of countries be expanded?

A second citizenship. For example, a passport of Sierra Leone adds 12 destinations without a prior visa, Guinea-Bissau adds 11. We will match a programme to your travel and budget.