As of Thursday (1 April), tourists will be allowed to enter Croatia as long as they can present confirmation of booked accommodation and evidence of their negative Covid status.
This could be a negative PCR or antigen test for Covid-19, a vaccination certificate, or evidence of having recently recovered from Covid-19.
Visitors will also be required to fill out an Enter Croatia online form prior to travel.
The country’s national tourist office in London on Thursday confirmed the rules would apply to Brits as soon as the UK government lifts restrictions on outbound leisure travel. Talks between the UK and Croatia have been ongoing for several weeks.
"In preparation for the tourist season, we take systematic care of all segments in order to meet safety and health conditions, while providing tourists with timely and accurate information on how to enter the country and have a safe stay in Croatia," said the country’s minister of tourism and sports Nikolina Brnjac.
"We want our guests to recognise Croatia as a safe and responsible destination."
Besides providing evidence of an accommodation booking, arrivals will be required to evidence their negative Covid status via one of four means.
- A negative PCR test for Covid-19 not older than 48 hours at time of arrival at the Croatian border
- A negative rapid antigen test for Covid-19, listed on the common list of rapid antigen tests recognised by the European Union, published by the European Commission. The test must not be older than 48 hours at time of arrival at the Croatian border. If a traveller is presenting a negative antigen test, and is planning to remain in Croatia for more than 10 days, they must take another test within 10 days of receiving the results of their first test
- A vaccination certificate evidencing full Covid-19 vaccination dosage having been administered at least 14 days prior to travel
- Confirmation of having recovered from Covid-19 in the 180 days prior to travel. Evidence can include a doctor’s note, or proof of a positive PCR or antigen test, not older than 180 days, and not more recent than 11 days prior to arrival at the Croatian border
