The Embassy of Croatia in North Macedonia is Croatia’s diplomatic mission in Skopje and serves Croatian citizens living in or visiting North Macedonia.
Contact Details
| Address | Bukureška 91, 1000 Skopje, North Macedonia |
| Telephone | +389 2 3248 170 +389 2 3248 171 |
| croemb.skopje@mvep.hr | |
| Website | mvep.gov.hr/mk |
| Head of Mission | Nives Tiganj, Ambassador |
| National Day | 30 May |
Opening Hours
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | 08:30 - 16:30 |
| Tuesday | 08:30 - 16:30 |
| Wednesday | 08:30 - 16:30 |
| Thursday | 08:30 - 16:30 |
| Friday | 08:30 - 16:30 |
Hours shown: office hours, according to the Diplomatic List of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of North Macedonia (16 October 2026). Consular section: Monday to Thursday 09:00–12:00. Closed on public holidays.
Location of the Embassy
Before your visit
- Consular section: tel. +389 2 3248 173 / +389 2 3248 174, e-mail crocons.skopje@mvep.hr (according to the Diplomatic List of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of North Macedonia (16 October 2026)).
About the Embassy of Croatia in North Macedonia
The ambassador is Nives Tiganj, according to the Diplomatic List of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of North Macedonia (16 October 2026), which gives 28 November 2019 as the date credentials were presented. Croatia also has an honorary consulate in Strumica. The office is in the capital, Skopje, about 16 km in a straight line from Skopje International Airport.
Do Croatian citizens need a visa for North Macedonia?
Citizens of Croatia do not need a visa for North Macedonia and may enter with a valid passport or national identity card, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade. North Macedonia is not part of the Schengen area and applies its own visa rules.
Documents checklist
What Croatian citizens usually need to bring for the most common requests, based on official Croatian government information:
Croatian passport (application at a mission abroad)
- Apply in person on the form available at the mission – two fingerprints and your signature are taken
- A biometric photo, 35 × 45 mm, without head covering (religious or medical exceptions)
- Your current passport and/or identity card
- Proof of residence or stay in the mission’s area (e.g. registration certificate)
- For a first passport: proof of Croatian citizenship (domovnica) and a birth register extract less than 6 months old
- Marriages or name changes abroad must first be entered in the Croatian registers; proof of payment of the consular fee
Lost passport – travel document for the return
- Report the loss to the local police and get the police record
- Apply in person at the nearest Croatian mission for a putni list
- It is valid for up to 30 days, for the return to Croatia
Sources: Croatian Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs – passport (mvep.gov.hr), Croatian Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs – travel document (putni list) (checked October 2026). Requirements and fees can change and individual posts may ask for more – confirm the current list with the embassy before your visit.
Other consulates and embassies in Skopje
56 other countries are represented in Skopje, among them: Czech Republic (embassy), Denmark (honorary), Estonia (honorary), Finland (honorary), France (embassy), Georgia (honorary), Germany (embassy), Greece (embassy), Guinea (honorary), Hungary (embassy), Iceland (honorary), Indonesia (honorary), Israel (honorary), Italy (embassy), Japan (embassy), Kazakhstan (embassy), Kosovo (embassy), Latvia (honorary), Lithuania (honorary), South Korea (honorary). The full list of all 57 missions is on the overview page for North Macedonia.
Closing days
North Macedonia has eleven public holidays for all citizens, among them Orthodox Christmas (7 January), the first day of Ramadan Bayram, Orthodox Easter Monday, Ilinden (2 August) and Independence Day (8 September); when one falls on a Sunday, the following Monday is off. The embassy may also close on Croatia’s national day (30 May).
Emergency assistance
In North Macedonia, dial 192 for the police, 194 for an ambulance and 193 for the fire brigade (Government of Canada travel information). North Macedonian citizens who need help in Croatia can contact the Embassy of North Macedonia in Zagreb, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of North Macedonia, or the hotline of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of North Macedonia (08:00–22:00, +389 75 273 732, globalsos@mfa.gov.mk).
Diplomatic missions of Croatia in North Macedonia
Croatia in North Macedonia
Measured in a straight line from Skopje, the nearest other Croatian office is the Honorary Consulate in Strumica (about 120 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Skopje.
- Skopje – Embassy of Croatia in North Macedonia (this page)
- Strumica (120 km) – Honorary Consulate
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Details checked on 19 October 2026. Sources: Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of North Macedonia – Diplomatic List (16 October 2026), Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of North Macedonia – Do you need a visa? / Visa requirements for entering the Republic of North Macedonia, Ministry of Economy and Labour – Programme of non-working days for 2026 (Law on Holidays, Official Gazette 21/98, 18/07), Government of Canada – embassies and consulates: North Macedonia (local emergency services), mvep.gov.hr/mk.
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