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SeaHelp asked the Croatian Ministry of the Interior in Zagreb what has changed concretely by the accession of Croatia to the Schengen area on 1.1.2023 in terms of border controls at sea - and what not. The statement we have now received confirms facilitations in border traffic. Vignette and tourist tax obligations will continue to apply. Crew lists are required...
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On December 8, 2022, the Council of the European Union (EU) adopted a decision on the full application of the provisions of the Schengen acquis in the Republic of Croatia. As a result, the Republic of Croatia will become a member state of the Schengen area on January 1, 2023. As a result, there are changes related to the transition...
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Now it is certain: Croatia is from next year a part of the large Schengen area. For tourists, this will eliminate annoying border controls and long lines at passport control. From January 1, Croatia can join the Schengen area without further border controls. This was agreed by the responsible ministers of the total of 26 Schengen countries on December 8...
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When does Croatia join the Schengen area, so that the congestion end at the border, we asked at this point back on 10.2.2022, because: because Croatia is currently not yet part of the Schengen area, the traffic at the border with Slovenia is still partially jammed for several kilometers.. Now, however, momentum may finally be building, as the EU Council...
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Is it allowed to take a signal pistol, with which you can draw attention to yourself as a skipper in distress, to Croatia just like that? What is the legal situation in transit countries such as Austria, Italy or Slovenia? These are all questions that are probably of a theoretical nature for most yacht owners, because they transport them, usually...
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Update: 08.04.2022 From next Saturday, just in time for the start of the Easter vacations, Croatia will lift all Corona restrictions. "EU citizens will be able to enter the country from next Saturday without the previously required proof of vaccination, convalescence or testing," Interior Minister Davor Bozinovic announced through the media. There will also be no more restrictions for restaurants...
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When will the annoying border controls at the Slovenian-Croatian Schengen border, which are often associated with kilometer-long traffic jams, be abolished for all tourists traveling to Croatia with their own cars in 2022? The answer to this pressing question probably occupies most Croatian vacationers even in 2022. SeaHelp, based on many different publications, has obtained information directly from the EU...
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Chaos at the Slovenian-Croatian border last weekend: While the Croatian border guards were almost overly meticulous about the new entry requirements to Croatia (tested-vaccinated-genuine, SeaHelp reported) and ensured kilometer-long traffic jams with waiting times of up to six hours, returnees from Croatia were downright ripped off at the Croatian-Slovenian border and asked to pay by the Slovenians. Croatia returnees ripped...
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On June 21 and 24, the long-awaited summer vacations begin in the German states of Berlin, Brandenburg, Hamburg, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Schleswig-Holstein, and with them the risk of traffic jams increases. For German vacationers on the way to Croatia and of course back on the way back to Germany, however, with an extremely annoying obstacle: the border crossings from Slovenia...
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