No visa needed

Do citizens of Croatia need a visa for Palau?

Citizens of Croatia don’t need a visa for Palau 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 Croatia: the passport opens 119 countries visa-free; Zagreb — Ngerulmud: ≈ 11,540 km, about 15 hours of flying.

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 Palau without a visa on a Croatia passport?

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

Palau visa rules at a glance

With a Croatia passport you can visit 119 countries visa-free, 29 with a visa on arrival and 36 with an e-visa; 14 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Croatia passport ranks 21st of 199.
Croatia passport: visa-free access to 119 countries; Palau passport: 68.
Citizens of Croatia and Palau can travel together visa-free to 65 countries, for example: Slovenia, Austria, Slovakia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, San Marino, Serbia, Montenegro, Czech Republic, Liechtenstein, Italy, Vatican City, Kosovo, Switzerland, and Bulgaria.
Citizens of Palau, in turn, don’t need a visa for Croatia. Croatia visa for citizens of Palau

Travelling to Palau: good to know

Zagreb — Ngerulmud: about 11,540 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 15 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +7 hours.
Local time: Zagreb 12:00 — Ngerulmud 19:00.
Local currency: US Dollar.
Languages: English and Palauan.
Palau is the 181st closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Croatia.