No visa needed

Do citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina need a visa for Croatia?

Citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina don’t need a visa for Croatia and can stay up to 90 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina: the passport opens 77 countries visa-free.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

Can I travel to Croatia without a visa on a Bosnia and Herzegovina passport?

Yes, citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina don’t need a visa for Croatia for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Croatia visa rules at a glance

With a Bosnia and Herzegovina passport you can visit 77 countries visa-free, 29 with a visa on arrival and 46 with an e-visa; 46 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Bosnia and Herzegovina passport ranks 85th of 199.
Bosnia and Herzegovina passport: visa-free access to 77 countries; Croatia passport: 119.
Citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia can travel together visa-free to 72 countries, for example: Montenegro, Serbia, Albania, North Macedonia, Slovenia, Hungary, Bulgaria, San Marino, Slovakia, Austria, Italy, Vatican City, Romania, Czech Republic, and Liechtenstein.
A language both countries share: Croatian.
Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia share a border, so you can also travel overland.
Citizens of Croatia, in turn, don’t need a visa for Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bosnia and Herzegovina visa for citizens of Croatia

Travelling to Croatia: good to know

Sarajevo — Zagreb: about 290 km in a straight line.
No time difference with your country’s capital.
Local currency: Euro.
Languages: Croatian.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ €0.88.
Croatia is the 4th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina.