Croatia is currently on the UK’s green watchlist. The rules for UK citizens and residents travelling back from green list countries include taking one test before departure, and one PCR test on or before day two of arrival in the UK. Travellers do not have to quarantine on their return from green list countries, regardless of vaccination status, unless they test positive.
However, Croatia’s presence on the watchlist signifies that rising cases in the country leave it at risk of being moved from the green list to the amber list. While nothing has been confirmed, there is a chance it could go amber this summer. If it were to move to the amber list, travellers who aren’t yet fully vaccinated would be required to quarantine at home for 10 days upon returning from Croatia, with tests on day two and eight and the option to pay for early release with an extra test on day five (they would still need to test negative on day eight as well). Double-jabbed travellers would be exempt from the requirement to quarantine at home, but would still be required to take a pre-departure test, as well as a PCR test on day two of their return.
Since Monday 26 July 2021, anyone travelling to Croatia from the UK will need to present a negative Covid test. If they have taken an antigen test, the result must be no more than 48 hours old upon their arrival in Croatia. If they have taken a PCR test, the result must be no more than 72 hours old upon their arrival. Both unvaccinated and fully vaccinated travellers from the UK must present a negative test to enter the country without quarantining. Children under 12 are exempt, as long as they are accompanied by an adult who can present a negative test.
