The Foreign Ministry in Bosnia and Herzegovina on Tuesday informed the public in that country that it had received a note from the Croatian Embassy regarding a decision by the Croatian government which puts out of force an international agreement to abolish visas and called on its citizens to respect the new rules that are to apply as of July 1, when Croatian joins the European Union.
The government's decision puts out of force an agreement from 2003 that abolished visas for Bosnian citizens and as of July 1 Croatia's visa regime will be entirely in line with European Union policies.
The Bosnian ministry advised citizens travelling to Croatia that as of July 1 they would need a biometric passport just as they would for any other country in the Schengen regime.
An exception is possible if EU member states approve entry to Croatia with Identification Cards but these too will have to contain biometric information.
Bosnia began issuing biometrical I.D. cards in February but the decision by the EU Council whether these will be sufficient to cross the border to Croatia will be adopted in June based on the opinion of all current 27 member states.
It is more that likely that Bosnian citizens with non-biometric passports will as of July 1 need to have an entry visa for Croatia.
