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Bosnia and Herzegovina → Croatia

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Bosnia and Herzegovina
To
Croatia
Inflow 2023—OECD
Data as at 2025
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Migrant population

People born in Bosnia and Herzegovina who live in Croatia: mid-year estimates of the international migrant stock (UN DESA).

Migrant population by year

253k506k19901995200020052010201520202024
253k506k19902000201020202024
Data table
1990312,821
1995506,365
2000430,399
2005416,359
2010402,318
2015404,874
2020381,100
2024363,041
Estimate, 2024
363,041
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
68.8%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
1
Counted by
country of birth
Source: United Nations, DESA Population Division, International Migrant Stock 2024 (CC BY 3.0 IGO)Data as at 2024

Croatia's consulates in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Short-stay Schengen (C) visa applications at Croatia's consulates located in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

YearApplicationsIssuedNot issuedRefusal rate
2024228213135.7%
2023221197156.8%

Applications by year

11422820232024
11422820232024
Data table
2023221
2024228
Source: European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024

Residence permits in Croatia

First residence permits issued by Croatia to citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025
  1. Work6,465
  2. Family571
  3. Other reasons38
  4. Education30
YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
20257,10415800
202410,1161302802,087
202311,339342452,876
202212,107532842,360
20219,385392582,098
202011,652194422,232
201918,307344782,521
201812,996164122,517
20175,526103092,477
20162,38281,5162,029
20158664517127
20141,0022290127
20131,2843405173
Work permits by type, 2025
  1. Other paid activities6,465
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
31,740
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025
589
Changed status into work, 2025
87
Intra-corporate transferee permits, 2025
4
Seasonal work authorisations, 2024
3,461
Source: Eurostat (migr_resfirst, migr_resbc11, migr_acq, educ_uoe_mobs02, migr_eirfs, migr_pop1ctz), CC BY 4.0Data as at 2025

Embassy and consulates

Missions of Croatia in Bosnia and Herzegovina, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

MissionCityOfficial website
EmbassySarajevoba.mvep.hr
Consulate-generalMostar—
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Where else people from Bosnia and Herzegovina move (OECD, 2023).

Other destinations for people from Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2023
  1. Germany20,449
  2. Slovenia12,036
  3. Austria4,405
  4. Italy443
  5. Switzerland432
  6. United States350
  7. Türkiye317
  8. Sweden308
  9. France247
  10. Belgium161
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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