Last Updated: 06 October 2000
Still Current at: 14 December 2000

MOST VISITORS TO CROATIA ENJOY TROUBLE-FREE VISITS AND THE CROATIAN AUTHORITIES GIVE A HIGH PRIORITY TO PROTECTING VISITORS. HOWEVER, BRITISH NATIONALS VISITING CROATIA ARE ADVISED TO TAKE SENSIBLE PRECAUTIONS.

SAFETY AND SECURITY

Sensible precautions should be taken when carrying money in busy tourist areas.

LOCAL LAWS AND CUSTOMS

Carry your passport at all times. You must be able to show some form of identification if required.

LOCAL TRAVEL

Visitors planning to travel outside the normal tourist resorts should be aware that there are areas affected by the war, which ended in 1995, where unexploded mines remain. These areas include the Danube region (Eastern Slavonia) and the former Krajina. Mine clearance work can, at short notice, lead to the closure of major roads, including roads to the coast.

We strongly advise against using the Debeli Brijeg and Konfin crossing points into Montenegro without a valid FRY visa. Anyone attempting to do so is liable to detention by the FRY authorities.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

British citizens do not require visas to visit Croatia for periods of less than three months.

HEALTH

Visitors should seek medial advice before travelling about immunisations, in particular against tick-borne encephalitis.

GENERAL

We strongly recommend that all travellers abroad take out comprehensive travel insurance.

Personal and valuable items should not be left unattended - many hotels have safe deposit boxes.

Amex, Mastercard and Diners Card are widely accepted in most banks and hotels. Visa is not widely accepted. A few banks will cash cheques (mainly those issued by the largest UK banks) but only on production of a guarantee card. Sterling, US Dollars and German Marks are easily exchanged for local currency.

CONTACT DETAILS

British citizens who intend staying in Croatia for an extended period of time should register their presence with the Consular Section of the British Embassy at Humboldtova 4, 10000 Zagreb. Telephone (00 385) (0) 1 6156 621, Fax: (00 385) (0) 1 6156 629.

Office hours (GMT): Summer: Mon-Thur 0700 - 1500, Fri: 0700 - 1200. Winter: Mon-Thur 0800 - 1600, Fri: 0800 - 1300.

British Diplomatic Missions in Croatia: contact details

For medical and inoculations advice, contact your GP. The Department of Health's Health Advice for Travellers website provides travel health information for people travelling abroad from the UK. The site advises on health risks around the world and how to avoid them, a country-by-country immunisation checklist and how to obtain medical treatment abroad.
Visa information is available from the relevant Embassy/Consulate in London.
FCO Travel Advice is also displayed on BBC2 CEEFAX (see p470 for details). NB: While every care has been taken in preparing these notes, neither Her Majesty's Government nor any member of the British Consular Staff abroad can accept liability for injury, loss or damage arising in respect of any statement contained therein.

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