The Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs welcomed the signing of the protocol and Switzerland’s expressed readiness for its immediate ratification, as well as the decision of the Swiss Ministry of Foreign Affairs to abolish the requirement for Croatian citizens traveling for tourism purposes to use passports, which was made on the day of the signing of the protocol.
Croatian citizens will be able to travel for tourism to Switzerland only with a valid ID card starting next Friday, the Croatian Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs announced on Friday.
– The Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs has reached an agreement on the abolition of the requirement for Croatian citizens to use passports for tourist travel, which will come into effect on March 11, 2016, allowing Croatian citizens traveling for tourism to enter the territory of the Swiss Confederation with a valid ID card. The statement adds that this right is valid for entries lasting up to 90 days within any 180-day period annually.
As the media reports, the European Union and Switzerland signed a protocol on Friday that expands the mutual agreement on the freedom of movement of persons to include Croatia, marking the first formal step in the final resolution of the status of Croatian citizens in Switzerland, which arises from the full membership of the Republic of Croatia in the EU.
The Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs welcomed the signing of the protocol and Switzerland’s expressed readiness for its immediate ratification, as well as the decision of the Swiss Ministry of Foreign Affairs to abolish the requirement for Croatian citizens traveling for tourism purposes to use passports, which was made on the day of the signing of the protocol.
