Croatian Bureaucracy 2.0: Priority Border Crossing for Enter Croatia Form Fillers

July 4, 2020 – The Enter Croatia border crossing form is Croatian bureaucracy’s 2020 hit. And it just got better.

When was the last time you read an article which said that Croatian bureaucracy rocks?

Because THIS Croatian bureaucracy rocks.

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The Netherlands – as of July 21, Croatia is placed on the “Orange” list by the Dutch government, which means that both the Croatian nationals and the Dutch nationals returning to the Netherlands from Croatia are strongly advised to self-quarantine for 14 days.

On May 17, I visited the main border crossing between Croatia and Slovenia at Bregana. With so little information available, we decided to go to the border personally to see the situation. It was beyond confusing – Who Can Cross the Croatia Slovenia Border? Who Cannot? A May 17, 2020 Border Visit.

Three weeks later I was back again, to see how the new Enter Croatia form was working, a stunning bit of technology which show how Croatian bureaucracy COULD be. One of the most amazing visits in my 18 years in Croatia – Behind the Scenes at the Croatian Border Control System: AMAZING!

More than a million people have used the form so far. What I love about it on the Total Croatia Travel INFO Viber community after they enter Croatia is they wonder what all the fuss is about. There was no bureaucracy at the border whatsoever.

Exactly.

Because if you fill in the form beforehand – now available in 11 languages – the Croatian border police have all your details in the system. Your border crossing experience is one passport scan per person. 30 seconds and you are on your way.

And now, one more incentive to fill in the form for those driving. MUP has introduced a priority Enter Croatia lane at four key border crossings for those who have filled in the form.

Imagine being in a queue behind 10 cars who have filled in the form (30 seconds) and 10 that haven’t (5-8 minutes) – the choice is yours.

Bravo MUP, without a shadow of doubt the most effective ministry in Croatia right now. I never thought I would advocate a police state, but if you can spread the seed of Croatian Bureaucracy 2.0 to your colleagues, what a country we could have.