Passport of Croatia
The passport of Croatia is a document that proves that a person has a citizenship of Croatia. If you apply for a residency programme with the aim of getting a citizenship, acquiring a passport is one of your primary aims.
Croatia's passport is considered to be the 40th strongest passport out of 199 passports of the world. The holders of the passport can enter 117 countries with no visa requirements and in 43 jursidictions they would receive a visa on arrival. In 38 countries, the holder of the passport would still need a visa. This makes the passport of Croatia (and, by default, Croatia's citizenship) stronger than 80% of the world's citizenships.
Depending on its type, the passport is valid for 5 or 10 years. There is also an electronic, machine-readable version of the document. The passport issuing authority of Croatia is Ministry of the Interior Affairs of the Republic of Croatia. The passport of the current format is rather old. It has been in use for 9 years, since 3 August 2015.
Rating
The position of Croatia's passport in the worldwide travel/identity document rating is as follows:
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- 38. Romania passport - visa free/on arrival to 161 countries
- 39. Monaco passport - visa free/on arrival to 161 countries
- 40. Croatia passport - visa free/on arrival to 160 countries
- 41. Bulgaria passport - visa free/on arrival to 160 countries
- 42. Liechtenstein passport - visa free/on arrival to 159 countries
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Fees
The fee for acquiring the Croatia's passport is USD 55, or approximately EUR 50 (this may vary in specific circumstances).
Get a passport
If you are interested in getting this or an EU passport, acquiring a residency permit is the first step. This is because one is almost always required to be residing in a country for some time before one can apply for a citizenship. So get acquainted with our residence permit services and start your journey to citizenship now.