Croatian Consulate General in Melbourne

Croatia admits Australian citizens without a visa for stays of up to 90 days.

2025 figures: 93 short-stay Schengen visa applications were lodged at Croatia’s consulate general in Melbourne, and 58 visas were issued. 0 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 0.0%. The refusal rate fell by 3.2 points from 3.2% in 2024. Applications rose by 58% compared with 2024 (59).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 0.0% (2023) to 3.2% (2024).

Croatia issues Schengen visas at 4 locations in Australia; this office handled 55% of their 170 applications in 2025. Refusal rates elsewhere: Canberra 7.1% and Sydney 0.0%, which makes Melbourne the lowest of the group. Each office serves the applicants who live in its own consular district, so the rates also reflect who applies where, not only how strictly files are assessed.

Across all Schengen consulates in Australia, 3.0% of applications were refused in 2025; Croatia’s rate worldwide was 18.5%. Croatia received the 12th largest number of applications of the 22 Schengen states represented here.

19.0% of the visas issued here were multiple-entry visas, valid for several trips. The statistics count applications, not people, and include every nationality that applies here, not only citizens of Australia.

For matters it cannot handle, the Croatian embassy in Canberra is responsible. Besides the Croatian consulate general in Melbourne, Croatia has 5 other missions in Australia. Consulates: Sydney and Perth. Honorary consulates: Adelaide and Cairns. Australia in turn has an embassy in Zagreb.

About the Croatian consulate general in Melbourne

It appears in official lists as Consulate General of Croatia in Melbourne. The head of mission on record is Joseph Gene Petric. Its work is consular: passports and documents for its own citizens and, often, visas for visitors.

Address and contact

Address: Level 9, 24 Albert Road, South Melbourne VIC 3205. The record for the Croatian consulate general in Melbourne includes a phone number, an e-mail address and a fax number. Its exact position is not recorded, so the map marks the town; use the street address.

Croatian citizens travelling to Australia

Before flying to Australia, Croatian citizens must obtain an ETA online; stays of up to 90 days are allowed.

When the Croatian consulate general in Melbourne is closed

The next closures of the Croatian consulate general in Melbourne for public holidays in Australia are Christmas Day on Friday 25 December 2026 and St. Stephen's Day (Boxing Day) on Monday 28 December 2026; it may also close for Remembrance Day (Dan sjećanja na žrtve Domovinskog rata) on Wednesday 18 November 2026.

Before visiting the Croatian consulate general in Melbourne

Call the Croatian consulate general in Melbourne before you go to confirm the hours and whether an appointment is needed.