On November 30, 2020, the Civil Protection Headquarters of the Republic of Croatia passed a Decision on the temporary prohibition and restriction of crossings over the borders of the Republic of Croatia. The decision was supposed to be applied until January 15, 2021, but it remains in force after this date, and until revoked.
The rules that apply to entering the territory of the Republic of Croatia are as follows:
1. Passengers traveling to the Republic of Croatia from one of the EU / EEA Member States (regardless of citizenship)
Passengers coming directly from the countries and / or regions of the European Union, or countries and / or regions of the Schengen area and the countries associated with the Schengen area, and who are currently in the so-called. the green list of the European Center for Disease Control and Prevention, regardless of citizenship, will allow entry into the Republic of Croatia under the same conditions as before the onset of COVID-19 (they do not need to present a negative PCR test for SARS-CoV-2 or be assigned a measure self-isolation) if they show no signs of illness and have not been in close contact with the affected person. If the aforementioned persons transited through other countries / regions to the border crossings of the Republic of Croatia without being detained, they should prove at the border crossing that they did not stay in the transit areas.
2. All other passengers who, regardless of citizenship, come to the Republic of Croatia from the countries / regions of the EU / EEA member states,
and who are not currently on the so-called green list of the European Center for Disease Control and Prevention, must present a negative PCR test for SARS-CoV-2 that is not older than 48 hours (counting from the time of swab to arrival at the border crossing) or perform PCR testing for SARS-CoV-2 immediately upon arrival in the Republic of Croatia (at his own expense), with the obligation of self-isolation until the arrival of a negative finding. Exceptionally, the PCR test for SARS-CoV-2 does not have to have the following categories of passengers traveling from EU / EEA member states / regions located on the so-called red list:
• workers or self-employed persons performing key tasks, including health workers, frontier and seconded workers and seasonal workers as specified, provided that they do not stay in the Republic of Croatia or outside the Republic of Croatia for more than 12 hours;
• pupils, students and interns who travel abroad every day, provided that they do not stay in the Republic of Croatia or outside the Republic of Croatia for more than 12 hours;
• seafarers and workers in the transport sector or transport service providers, including lorry drivers transporting goods for use in the territory of the state and those only in transit;
• diplomats, staff of international organizations and persons receiving a call from international organizations and whose physical presence is necessary for the functioning of these organizations, military and police officers, and humanitarian and civil protection personnel in the performance of their duties;
• persons traveling for family or business reasons, including journalists in the performance of their duties;
• passengers in transit with the obligation to leave the Republic of Croatia within 12 hours of entry;
• patients traveling for health reasons.
Added: 15.01.2021.
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