Agreement between the Federal Government of Austria and the Government of the Republic of Croatia Concerning the Cancellation of the Visa Requirement

Austrian Embassy, Zagreb, Zl. 4.203/35/95, Note verbale

Republic of Croatia, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Note Zl. 410/SN/95

To the Austrian Embassy, Zagreb

Austrian Embassy, Zagreb, Zl. 4.203/35/95, Note verbale

The Austrian Embassy presents its compliments to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Croatia and has the honour to propose to the Government of the Republic of Croatia the conclusion of an agreement between the Federal Government of Austria and the Government of the Republic of Croatia concerning the cancellation of the visa requirement, such agreement to be worded as follows:

Article 1

Citizens of the Contracting States who carry on their person one of the travel documents listed in article 3 may, without holding a visa of the other Contracting State, cross the frontiers of the Contracting States and reside in the territory of the other Contracting State for three months.

Article 2

Article 1 shall not apply to persons wishing to reside in the territory of the other Contracting State for more than three months or to persons intending to pursue gainful employment there. In such cases, the granting of a visa or residence permit prior to entry shall be necessary.

Article 3

(1)            Austrian citizens who are holders of one of the valid travel documents listed below shall be permitted to cross the frontiers by virtue of this Agreement:

(a)            Ordinary passport;

(b)            Diplomatic passport;

(c)            Official passport;

(d)            Collective passport in conjunction with an officially issued identification document from which the identity is discernible;

(e)            Seaman's passport.

(2)            Austrian citizens shall also be permitted to cross the frontiers with an ordinary passport whose period of validity has been expired for less than five years.

(3)            Croatian citizens who are holders of one of the valid travel documents listed below shall be entitled to cross the frontiers by virtue of this Agreement:

(a)            Passport (individual or family passport);

(b)            Diplomatic passport;

(c)            Official passport;

(d)            Collective passport bearing a photograph of each person entered on the collective passport;

(e)            Child's travel certificate;

(f)             Seaman's registration book or seaman's passport;

(g)            Travel document (Putni list) which affords entitlement solely to travel through or depart from the Republic of Austria for the purpose of returning to the Republic of Croatia.

(4)            The frontiers may be crossed at any frontier crossing point permitted for travel purposes.

Article 4

(1)            The Contracting States' legal provisions relating to the residence of aliens shall remain unaffected by this Agreement.

(2)            The right of the Contracting States to refuse entry to or deport citizens of the other Contracting State on the grounds of public safety or law and order or by reason of the endangerment of other public interests shall also remain unaffected.

Article 5

Each Contracting State shall permit persons who, with one of its travel documents, have travelled, by virtue of the facilities granted under this Agreement, to the territory of the other Contracting State, to return to its territory at any time.

Republic of Croatia, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Note Zl. 410/SN/95

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Croatia presents its compliments to the Austrian Embassy in Zagreb and has the honour to acknowledge receipt of the Austrian Embassy's note Zl. 4.203/35-A/95 of 16 February 1995, which reads as follows:

The Austrian Embassy in Zagreb ... [continuation of the Austrian opening note]... are fulfilled.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Croatia has the honour to confirm that the Government of the Republic of Croatia fully agrees with the foregoing remarks; the present note, together with the note of the Austrian Embassy in Zagreb, shall accordingly constitute the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Croatia and the Federal Government of Austria concerning the cancellation of the visa requirement.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Croatia takes this opportunity to renew to the Austrian Embassy in Zagreb the assurances of its highest consideration.

Zagreb, 16 February 1995

L.S.

To the Austrian Embassy, Zagreb

The notifications referred to in article 7 (2) of the Agreement were given on 31 March and 19 June 1995; the Agreement shall, in accordance with article 7 (2) thereof, enter into force on 1 August 1995.

Vranit