CROATIA Visa Document Requirements

 

Please read the visa requirements carefully and follow the exact requirements to ensure all necessary documents are submitted correctly. Adhering to these guidelines will help avoid any delays in the processing of your visa application.

 

• Schengen Visa Application Form duly completed and signed Travel document:
  • issued in the last 10 years 
  • 2 empty pages 
  • expiry date exceeding requested visa by 3 months
• Two recent Colored Photos Passport Sized 
  • Facial Expression: Must not be smiling, showing teeth, or any exaggerated facial expressions.
  • Background: White background is required.
  • Clothing: Should contrast with the white background.
  • Quality: The photo should be polarized printed at the photo company.
  • Hair: If the person has long hair, it should be pulled back behind the ears.
  • Accessories: No accessories should be worn in the photo.
  • Composition: The photo should capture the individual from the upper breast area to the upper part of the head, ensuring that the shoulders are fully visible and not cut off.
  • Requirements: The photo must meet the requirements for both hard copy and soft copy submissions.
• Fingerprints – 10 fingers
  • Persons whose fingerprints have been collected within the previous 59 months should not have the fingerprints collected again. If, during the processing of the visa application, the consulate establishes that the applicant's fingerprints are not stored or are of low quality, the applicant shall be called to have his fingerprints collected.
• Copy of the applicant’s passport identify page (incl. extension date if applicable) and copy of documentation on former travels abroad; if relevant an old passport should be attached the application and copy of pages with previous or valid visas to the Schengen area, USA, Canada, UK and Australia – including entry and exit stamps
• Visa Fee

Foreign nationals in the Philippines:

• For non-Filipino applicants who have valid residence status in the Philippines
  • Copy of Alien Certificate Registration (ACR)
  • Re-entry permit

For minors (person under 18 travelling alone or with only one parent):

• An authorisation to travel (alone or with one parent) /affidavit of support and consent of parents (specially of the non-travelling parents) indicating the purpose of the trip, duration of the trip etc. and signed by both parents/legal guardians or from the parent/guardian who does not travel, with copy of their passports or national identification cards. The signature(s) should be legalised by a notary office
• Copy of the passport of parents/legal guardians
• Birth certificate of the minor certified by the National Statistics Office (NSO)
• Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) clearance

Proof of will to return

• Copy of employment contract or social security contributions (if relevant)
• Copy of real estate property – title-deed (if relevant)
• Proof of family ties in the Philippines (e.g. marriage certificate)

Proof of financial means:

• Bank certification, bank books, Personal bank statements, credit card statements or balance covering the last six months
• For minors:
  • Proof of economic means of parents or legal guardian (cf. the above)
  • Pay or pension slips, proof of scholarship, etc.
• Persons without their own resources:
  • statement on sponsorship with proof of the sponsors’ financial funds. Funds must be  equivalent to EUR 70 per day of the visit. If the visitor has submitted a proof of ensured accommodation, he/she must possess amount equivalent of EUR 30 per day of the visit.

Exception: if stated in the letter of guarantee, that guarantor is covering all expenses.

Proof of occupation

• If employed:
  • Certificate of employment
  • Certificate of leave absence
• If self-employed:
  • Department of Trade Industry (DTI)/Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) registration of business
  • Income Tax Return
  • Business Financial Statement
• If student:
  • Proof of enrolment
  • Certificate of leave absence if travelling during school year
• If travelling with spouse and/or children
  • Marriage contract certified by the National Statistics Office (NSO)
  • Birth certificates of children certified by the National Statistics Office (NSO)

Plane ticket:

• Copy of the roundtrip airline reservation with Passenger Registration Number (or reservation number) and travel itinerary
• Evidence of travel itineraries if visit in several Member States are planned. Confirmation of the reservation of an organised trip or any other appropriate document indicating the envisaged travel plans

Travel health insurance:

• Valid for the Schengen area, covering any expenses which might arise in connection with repatriation for medical reasons, urgency medical attention, emergency hospital treatment or death during the stay. The minimum coverage for medical treatment EUR 30.000 (list of companies is attached)

PROOF OF PURPOSE OF STAY - Tourism visit

• Confirmation of booked accommodation or certificate of paid accommodation in a hotel, camp, private renter or rented vessel and other form of tourist accommodation is presented and/or proof of payment.
• Detailed day-to-day itinerary of the planned trip