Croatia will be part of the Schengen area from 2023: What will change for travellers
Created: 12/15/2022, 7:00 p.m
By: Marcus Efler
Going abroad without passport control: This practical travel simplification will also apply to Croatia from next year.
Tourists should still take their ID with them.
Whether by car to Austria or by plane to Spain: the Schengen Agreement simplifies travel immensely.
There are no barriers on the streets where identity cards or passports are checked, nor are there long queues in front of the federal police counter at the airport.
Croatia will be part of the Schengen area from 2023: What will change for travellers
The popular holiday resort of Rovinj in Croatia can now be reached without the hassle of passport control.
© Srecko Niketic/Imago
From January 2023, the popular travel destination Croatia will also be a member of the Schengen Agreement (named after the place where the contract was first signed in Luxembourg).
This means that German ski and summer vacationers usually no longer have to show any travel documents at all.
Because the usual transit countries to the Adriatic country, i.e. Austria, Italy and Slovenia, also belong to the Schengen area.
It is also practical for fans of Istria, Dalmatia or other Croatian regions that the euro will be the valid currency there from January 1, 2023.
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Croatia will be part of the Schengen area from 2023: take your passport or ID with you anyway
However, in Croatia it is still mandatory to carry a passport or ID card and to show it at the border or in the country if requested.
Because the Schengen countries naturally still have the right to individual identity checks.
Due to the refugee problem, the federal police randomly checked travelers from Austria to Germany.
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Here is an overview of which countries are members of the Schengen area as of 2023:
Belgium
Denmark
Germany
Estonia
Finland
France
Greece
Iceland
Italy
Croatia
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands
Norway
Austria
Poland
Portugal
Sweden
Switzerland
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Czech Republic
Hungary