Is Croatia a Schengen country?

Croatia is a Schengen country. On December 8, 2022, the European Council unanimously agreed that Croatia would become a member of the Schengen Area on January 1, 2023. This means that from January 1, 2023, Croatia can officially issue Schengen visas and cancel land and sea border inspections with other Schengen member states; from March 26, 2023, it will cancel the border inspections with other Schengen area member states. Air border inspection. Croatia's admission brings the number of Schengen member states to 27, a vast area where more than 400 million people can travel freely without internal border checks. Therefore, as of the current time (March 18, 2024), Croatia is a Schengen country.