Croatia Visa Cover Letter for Indians: Sample and Format

The requirements below are as published on the official sources, checked on 2026-10-15: VFS Global India, the Embassy's own instructions hosted by VFS, and the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of Croatia. Fees, centres and timelines are on our Croatia visa page for Indians.

What must a Croatia visa cover letter contain?

The letter is the summary a visa officer reads first. Each claim in it should point to a document in your file. Use this table to check that nothing in the letter stands alone.

How should you format the letter?

• Addressee: The Visa Section, Embassy of the Republic of Croatia, A-15 West End, New Delhi 110021. All Croatian applications from India go through VFS to this Embassy; the honorary consulates in Mumbai and Kolkata have no visa services listed.
• Language: English. The application form itself is completed in English or Croatian at crovisa.mvep.hr.
• Header: your full name, passport number, address, phone and email; the date; a subject line naming the visa type and your travel dates.
• Length: one page of short paragraphs, with the itinerary as a table or list if it runs long.
• Date: recent. The VFS checklist says documents should not be older than six months.
• Signature: sign it yourself, in the same name as your passport.

Sample cover letter for a Croatia tourist visa

Replace every bracket with your own details. Do not copy wording that does not fit your trip.

To
The Visa Section
Embassy of the Republic of Croatia
A-15 West End, New Delhi 110021

Date: [DD Month YYYY]
Subject: Application for a short-stay Schengen visa (tourism), [arrival date] to [departure date]

Dear Sir or Madam,

I, [full name as in passport], holder of Indian passport no. [number], request a short-stay tourist visa to visit Croatia from [date] to [date], a stay of [number] days. This is a holiday trip [alone / with my spouse, name and passport no.].

My day-to-day plan: [dates] in [city 1, e.g. Zagreb], staying at [hotel name, full address, Croatian phone number]; [dates] in [city 2], staying at [hotel name, address, phone]; [dates] in [city 3], staying at [hotel name, address, phone]. I will travel between cities by [bus / train / ferry]. The detailed itinerary is attached.

I work as [designation] at [company], [city], since [year]. My employer has approved my leave from [date] to [date]; the NOC addressed to the Embassy is enclosed. I will bear all trip costs myself, and my salary slips and bank statements for the last three months and income tax returns for the last three years are enclosed.

I will fly back to India on [date] as per the enclosed return reservation and resume work on [date]. My travel health insurance from [approved insurer] covers the whole stay.

Enclosures: application form, passport and copies, photograph, insurance, flight and hotel reservations, itinerary, NOC, salary slips, bank statements, ITR.

Yours faithfully,
[Signature]
[Full name], [mobile], [email]

How do you change the letter for business, family visits or sponsored trips?

Business. Name the Croatian company, the meetings and the dates. Refer to the Letter of Guarantee by a Legal Person (original, or a copy if deposited at the Ministry in Zagreb) and the guarantor's proof of solvency, such as BON 1/BON 2. Self-employed applicants write the request on company letterhead with registration papers. Business files are not accepted with less than 60 days to travel.

Visiting family or friends. Name your host, the relationship and where you will stay. Mention the host's Letter of Guarantee by a Natural Person, certified by a public notary in Croatia, with the host's proof of permanent income.

Sponsored trips. State who pays and why. The tourist checklist asks for a stamped affidavit, the sponsor's financial documents and proof of your relationship.

What should the letter say about refusals or unused visas?

The checklist asks for a reason letter if a previous Croatian visa was not used, and a letter on the reasons if another country refused you a visa. You can add one plain paragraph to the cover letter or attach a separate signed note. State the facts: which visa, which year, what happened and what is different now. Leaving it out does not hide it, because copies of previous visas are part of the file.

Which details cause delays after you submit?

• Changing hotels. The Embassy warns that changing or cancelling accommodation after submission delays processing, and doing so after issuance may lead to the visa being revoked. Make sure the hotels in your letter are the ones you will use.
• Applying late. Standard processing for tourist visas is 45 calendar days from receipt at the Embassy, and tourist applications with less than 45 days to travel are not accepted.
• Skipping the visit. Since 9 April 2025, personal appearance at VFS is mandatory for all C and D applications.

Refusals are common. European Commission data show that 29.2% of Schengen applications lodged at Croatian consulates in India were not issued in 2025 (709 of 2,615), up from 26.5% in 2024. That rate describes all applications, not your chances, but it is a reason to keep the letter consistent with every page. A refusal can be challenged by a complaint within 15 days, filed through the Embassy in Croatian with a consular fee.

Before you submit

• Fee: INR 10200 / EUR 90 for a short-stay visa, plus VFS Logistics of INR 2553 and, outside New Delhi, a mandatory two-way courier of INR 1332.
• Check the latest VFS tourist checklist for Croatia (2026), since it and the VFS one-pager differ on the number of photographs.
• Read the letter against your bookings one last time: dates, names and hotel addresses must match.

Yatra For Fun's India office in Gurugram drafts cover letters and prepares flight reservations, hotel bookings and itineraries for visa files, with packages from INR 1,000 (flight reservation) to INR 3,000 (reservation, hotel, itinerary and cover letter). WhatsApp +91 95230 91018 or use our contact page.

Frequently asked questions

Should a Croatia visa cover letter be on company letterhead?

For employed tourists, the cover letter is a personal letter signed by you, and the employer's NOC is a separate document addressed to the Croatian Embassy. Business or self-employed applicants are asked for a visa request letter on company letterhead together with company registration papers.

Do I need confirmed hotel bookings for the Croatia cover letter?

The VFS one-pager for Croatia asks applicants to provide reservations of flights and hotels rather than confirmed bookings. Whatever you book, use the same hotels in the letter and on the trip, because changing accommodation after submission delays processing.

Can I write the Croatia cover letter in Hindi?

Use English. The application form at crovisa.mvep.hr is completed in English or Croatian, and the Embassy may ask for certified translations of other documents, so an English letter avoids an extra step.

Is a separate itinerary needed if the cover letter already has one?

The tourist checklist lists a day-to-day itinerary with accommodation for the entire stay as proof of purpose. A short summary in the letter plus an attached day-by-day sheet with each accommodation's Croatian address and phone number covers both.