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Schengen Type CVerified 9 Jun 2026Schengen short-stay visa for Indian citizens travelling to Croatia for tourism, sightseeing and leisure — up to 90 days in any 180-day period.
Professional filing · fee back if refused
Not included in our fee: a flight reservation (from ₹708) and a confirmed hotel booking (₹590 per hotel). Book them separately, only if your visa needs them:
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What you get
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Visa refused — 100% of our fee back, initiated within 7 days. Embassy and visa-centre fees are collected by the authority and are not refundable by anyone. Refund policy
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Not part of our visa fee: each is bought on its own, with or without our visa service.
₹708 first traveller · +₹472 each additional traveller on the same reservation · GST included
A genuine airline reservation in each traveller's name. Issued close to your visa appointment, so it's live when you apply.
₹590 per hotel · GST included
Not bought online: contact us first on WhatsApp or by email with the city, dates and travellers, and we confirm the hotel and the price before you pay.
Delivery. Usually within 30 minutes during office hours, Mon–Sat 10:00–18:00 IST.
Check the official requirements
Guide last reviewed 2026-06-09. Fees, documents and appointment rules can change.
What it costs
Paid directly to Croatia / VFS — these are not our service fee, and we never mark them up.
Figures per VFS Global, last verified 9 Jun 2026. Fees change without notice — the official page is final.
The €90 visa fee is paid in INR at the VFS centre (cash/card/UPI) and is non-refundable regardless of the outcome. Children under 6 are exempt; children aged 6–12 pay €45. Family members of Croatian/EEA citizens, holders of diplomatic/service passports on official duty, students/teachers on study programmes, and researchers may be fee-exempt. VFS service and optional charges are additional. The visa fee is subject to change without notice — verify on the Croatia VFS Global India page before applying.
Flights · Hotels · Insurance · Itinerary
Croatia applies the Schengen rules, so travel insurance is not a nice-to-have — it is a legal condition of the visa.
2 of 4 are compulsory for Croatia
Where people slip: Flying into one city and out of another with nothing showing how you travel between them. Officers read the whole route, and an unexplained gap reads as a plan that does not hold together.
Book for ₹708 (+₹472 per family member)Where people slip: Free-cancellation bookings are accepted, but if the entire file is free-cancellation the officer sees a trip nobody has committed to. Some of it should be real spend.
Confirmed hotel booking, ₹590 per hotel: message us firstWhere people slip: Buying cover for the adults and forgetting the children. Every traveller needs their own EUR 30,000, infants included — a real refusal we have seen on a family of four.
What a Schengen policy must showWhere people slip: Spending more nights in another Schengen country than in Croatia. That gets a file rejected before it is even assessed.
The letter your itinerary attaches toWe can arrange the flight reservation, the hotel and the itinerary for your Croatia file — each sold separately.
We are a B2B travel agency as well as a visa consultancy, working with partners including Riya Travel — so the flight reservation and the confirmed hotel booking both come from us, and you deal with one team. Every booking is a real one under your own name. We do not sell travel insurance: buy the policy directly from an insurer.
None of them is part of our visa fee: each is bought on its own, at the price below, with or without our visa service.
Flight reservation ₹708 (+₹472 per extra family member) · Confirmed hotel booking ₹590 per hotel · Travel itinerary ₹1,499. GST included.
Delivery. Usually within 30 minutes during office hours, Mon–Sat 10:00–18:00 IST. Confirmed hotel bookings are not bought online: message us first on WhatsApp or email info@sureshotvisa.com with the city, dates and travellers.
Tell us your dates — we will say which of these you actually need
What to gather
Having a document isn't the same as presenting it right — that's the part we handle.
Completed at crovisa.mvep.hr in English/Croatian; sign field 37 and the last page.
Issued within last 10 years, valid 3 months beyond departure, ≥2 blank pages (back to back), no alterations.
Front & last page, all used pages, plus last 2 old passports.
35×45 mm, white/light background, neutral expression, head ~70–80% of frame.
Explains purpose of trip with itinerary, locations and duration of stay in Croatia.
Return travel reservation (air/bus/boat); if by car, registration card + driving licence; reservation only — no confirmed tickets.
Hotel/booking confirmation, paid tourist package certificate, or private accommodation booking — with full Croatian phone contact and address for every stay.
Detailed plan with ensured accommodation for the entire stay.
Minimum €30,000 cover, valid for the entire stay across Schengen, from an insurer on Croatia's approved India list. Multiple-entry: must cover the first visit.
Savings/current as applicable, duly signed and stamped by the bank; not older than 6 months.
Personal and company as applicable.
States position, years in service, leave approval + last 3 months' salary certificate.
Application submitted by a parent/legal representative.
Stating guardian's details, purpose, period and length of stay, and validity, with the guardian's signature.
Required · optional / if applicable
5 steps from intake to approval — never as linear as government sites pretend.
Complete the online form
Fill the Schengen application at crovisa.mvep.hr in English/Croatian, then print and sign it (field 37 + last page).
Gather documents
Prepare one set per the checklist — passport, photos, €30,000 insurance, financials, itinerary, accommodation and cover letter.
Book a VFS appointment
Book at the VFS Global Croatia centre covering your residence.
Submit at VFS + biometrics
Attend in person — give fingerprints and a live photo, submit documents, pay €90 + ₹2,553 VFS service charge (and any optional services).
Decision + passport return
Standard 45 calendar days from receipt at the Embassy; collect at VFS or by courier. A refusal letter, if any, states the grounds.
Biometrics and the visit to the visa centre are yours to attend in person — no consultancy can do those for you. How we work
What works
5 levers that flip a borderline case.
What kills cases
Top 3 refusal triggers we see.
Each link opens the official page that issues the form (we never host third-party forms) — download or fill the current version there.
Answer 10 quick questions to see your likelihood of approval. This is not a guarantee — final decision is always with the Embassy — but it flags common weak spots so you can address them before applying.
What's the primary purpose of your trip?
How long do you plan to stay?
Have you previously visited any Schengen country?
Have you ever been refused a Schengen (or any country's) visa?
Past refusals must be disclosed — they show up in VIS database across Schengen countries.
Do you have confirmed travel bookings?
Reservations are enough; a paid ticket is not required.
What's your current employment status?
What's your typical 3-month bank balance?
Schengen needs ~₹700/day covered. For a 10-day trip, minimum ₹70,000 stable balance.
How many years of Income Tax Returns (ITR) can you show?
What are your strongest ties to India (return-intent)?
Embassies want evidence you'll come back — not overstay.
Who are you travelling with?
Indicative only — final decision is always with the Embassy.
Frequently asked
Yes. Since January 2023 Croatia fully applies the Schengen acquis, so a Type C visa issued by Croatia is valid across all Schengen countries for the validity and stay allowance on the sticker. Croatia should be your main destination (most nights).
€90 (about ₹10,100 from 27 Aug 2026) for adults, €45 for children aged 6–12, and free for children under 6. A VFS service charge of ₹2,553 applies per applicant, plus any optional services you choose.
The standard processing time is 45 calendar days from the day the application is received at the Embassy. Missions may not accept applications submitted with less than 45 days before the travel date, so apply early.
Yes — minimum €30,000 cover, valid for the entire stay, from an insurer on Croatia's pre-approved list for India. It must cover urgent medical treatment, hospitalisation and repatriation.
Applications are accepted up to 6 months before your intended journey. Given the long processing window, apply as early as possible.
Yes — fingerprints and a live photo are taken in person at VFS, unless you gave fingerprints for a Schengen visa within the last 59 months. Children under 12 are exempt from fingerprinting.
No. A short-stay (Type C) visa does not authorise any employment in Croatia or the Schengen area.
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Reviewed by Sherbir Singh Grewal, SureshotVisa — a government-licensed consultancy (Licence 849/DC/PTA/PLA/LC-3/2024). Verify us.
A strong Croatia file clearly explains your travel purpose, funds, and ties to India. We structure and submit everything properly — so your case is presented clearly and professionally.
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Not included in our fee: a flight reservation (from ₹708) and a confirmed hotel booking (₹590 per hotel). Book them separately, only if your visa needs them:
Not sure you qualify? Start with a refundable ₹499 possibility report — an honest Yes / Maybe / No, credited to this fee. Read the full guide
Price is for our consultancy service only and includes 18% GST. No agency can guarantee a visa — the final decision rests with the visa authority.
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Source & Disclaimer
Data on this page is sourced from the official VFS Global Croatia website and Embassy of Croatia. Last verified 2026-06-09. Always verify with the official embassy before applying — fees and requirements change without notice.
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