Visa policy of Ivory Coast

Visitors to Ivory Coast must obtain a visa from one of the Ivorian diplomatic missions or online unless they come from one of the visa-exempt countries. All visitors must hold a passport valid for at least 6 months.

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Visa policy of Ivory Coast

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Visa exemption

Citizens of the following 24 countries, as well as refugees and stateless persons residing in these countries, can visit Côte d'Ivoire without a visa for an indefinite period of stay (unless otherwise stated):^[1][2]

Benin  Burkina Faso  Cape Verde  Central African Republic (90 days)  Chad (90 days)  Congo (90 days)  Gambia  Ghana

Guinea  Guinea-Bissau  Liberia  Mali  Mauritania (90 days)  Morocco (90 days)  Niger  Nigeria

Philippines (90 days)  Rwanda (90 days)  Senegal  Seychelles (90 days)  Sierra Leone  Singapore[3] (90 days)  Togo  Tunisia (90 days)

Date of visa changes

30 April 1980: ECOWAS[4] (Economic Community of West African States): Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo 15 March 2013: Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Mauritania, Morocco, Philippines, Seychelles, Singapore, Tunisia[2] 29 March 2013: Haiti (diplomatic, official and service passports)[5] 11 June 2019: Rwanda[6][8] Cancelled Unknown: Haiti

Holders of diplomatic or service category passports issued to nationals of Austria, Brazil, China, Gabon, Israel, South Africa, Turkey, Uganda, Venezuela and Vietnam do not require a visa for Côte d'Ivoire.^[2]

Airport e-Visa

Visitors can apply online for an e-Visa that if approved can be picked up at the Port Bouet Airport in Abidjan. The e-Visa is valid for 90 days and is issued within 48 hours.^[9]

Prior approval

The following countries and territories require prior approval from the Ministry of Security:^[2]

Afghanistan  Albania  Angola  Antigua and Barbuda  Bangladesh  Bolivia  Cambodia  Chile  China  Colombia  Cuba  Dominica

Egypt  Equatorial Guinea  Hong Kong  Iceland  Indonesia  Iran  Iraq  Jordan  Kenya  Kiribati  Kyrgyzstan  Laos

Lebanon  Libya  Marshall Islands  Micronesia  Moldova  Myanmar    Nepal  Nicaragua  North Korea  Pakistan  Palau

Samoa  South Sudan  Sri Lanka  Sudan  Syria  Thailand  Timor-Leste  Vietnam  Yemen

See also

• Africa portal

• Visa requirements for Ivorian citizens

References

1. "Visa and passport". Timatic. International Air Transport Association through Emirates. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
2. "Liste des pays avec ou sans visa d'entrée" (PDF). MINISTERE DES AFFAIRES ETRANGERES (in French). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Ivory Coast). 15 March 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 September 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
3. "Côte d'Ivoire - Travel Page". www.mfa.gov.sg. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Singapore). Retrieved 9 January 2023.
4. "Home | UNCTAD Investment Policy Hub". investmentpolicy.unctad.org.
5. Staff, Caribbean Journal (29 March 2013). "Haiti and Cote d'Ivoire Sign Pair of Cooperation Agreements". Caribbean Journal. Caribbean Journal. Archived from the original on 13 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
6. Journaliste, L. D. A. (11 June 2019). "Coopération: Le Rwanda supprime le visa pour les Ivoiriens - LA DIPLOMATIQUE D'ABIDJAN". www.ladiplomatiquedabidjan.com (in French). Retrieved 29 July 2023.
7. "Côte d'Ivoire - Rwanda: Les accords conclus par Ouattara et Kagamé, le visa exempté entre Abidjan et Kigali". linfodrome.com (in French). 20 December 2018.
8. Under visa exemption agreement on 19 December 2018^[7]
9. "E-visa – SNEDAI GROUPE". snedai.com.

External links

• Advice for visitors
• List of countries requiring and not requiring an entry visa