Diplomatic approval for filming in border areas

Verified from official sources
Članak 7.Version 1Effective -Verified 25 August 2026

In plain language

If you are conducting aerial filming near the Croatian border and need to enter the airspace of a neighboring country, you must obtain diplomatic approval from that country through the Croatian Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs.

Requirement as structured

Legal and natural persons filming the territory of the Republic of Croatia in border areas who need to use the airspace of neighboring countries must obtain diplomatic approval from the neighboring country through the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs.

Original regulatory text

Pravne i fizičke osobe koje snimaju iz zraka područje Republike Hrvatske u području razgraničenja sa susjednim državama i kojima je zbog snimanja neophodno korištenje zračnog prostora tih susjednih država, dužne su ishoditi diplomatsko odobrenje susjedne države čiji se zračni prostor koristi putem Ministarstva vanjskih i europskih poslova.