Entry and residence

Visa

• A biometric visa is compulsory. Apply at an Ivorian consulate or online (e-visa on the official Snedai website): after registration and payment, the visa is issued on arrival at Abidjan airport. Apply at least 10 working days before departure. The visa is valid for 1 to 3 months.

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  France Diplomatie, Travel advice: Côte d'Ivoire, entry and residenceGOV.UK (FCDO), Côte d'Ivoire travel advice: entry requirementsGovernment of Canada, Travel advice: Côte d'Ivoire

• Before boarding, you must have the pre-enrolment receipt and the e-visa approval certificate.

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  Government of Canada, Travel advice: Côte d'IvoireGOV.UK (FCDO), Côte d'Ivoire travel advice: entry requirements

• All foreigners must be able to show the police a valid visa or an Ivorian residence permit.

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  France Diplomatie, Travel advice: Côte d'Ivoire, entry and residence
• Passport: United States

  Passport, visa and yellow fever vaccination are required. The e-visa is applied for online before arrival and then issued at the airport. Without a visa, immigration may keep your passport until you pay, on the next business day.

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  U.S. Department of State, Côte d'Ivoire International Travel Information
• Passport: Germany

  A visa is required: issued by the Embassy of Côte d'Ivoire, or on arrival after a prior online application.

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  Auswärtiges Amt, Côte d'Ivoire: Reise- und Sicherheitshinweise
• Passport: Spain

  A visa is required whatever the passport: an online e-visa (EUR 73), with the pre-enrolment confirmation to show the airline and then at Abidjan airport, where the visa is issued; or a visa from the Embassy of Côte d'Ivoire in Madrid. Passport valid for 6 months and yellow fever vaccination.

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  Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores (España), Recomendaciones de viaje: Costa de Marfil
• Passports of 14 countries (see the list)

  Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo

  Citizens of ECOWAS states enter without a visa for stays of up to 90 days, through an official border post, with a valid travel document and an international vaccination certificate; beyond that, an extension must be requested from the authorities. Since Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger withdrew (29 January 2025), ECOWAS has maintained this right for their citizens until further notice. Each state keeps the right to refuse entry to anyone inadmissible under its law.

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  CEDEAO, Protocole A/P.1/5/79 sur la libre circulation des personnes, le droit de résidence et d'établissement (article 3)Commission de la CEDEAO, Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger's withdrawal from ECOWAS is now a reality

Passport and documents

• Your passport must be valid for more than 6 months (after arrival according to France and the UK, after exit according to Canada).

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• Keep your documents in a safe and carry photocopies.

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  France Diplomatie, Travel advice: Côte d'Ivoire, safety
• People who also hold Ivorian nationality

  Dual citizenship is recognised, but consular assistance from your other country may be limited there.

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  Government of Canada, Travel advice: Côte d'Ivoire

Vaccination required at entry

• Yellow fever vaccination is compulsory; the certificate is checked systematically on arrival.

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  France Diplomatie, Travel advice: Côte d'Ivoire, healthGOV.UK (FCDO), Côte d'Ivoire travel advice: entry requirementsCDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), Travelers' Health: Côte d'Ivoire

• Travellers arriving from Ebola-affected countries (including the DRC and Uganda) are screened and may be monitored for up to 21 days.

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  GOV.UK (FCDO), Côte d'Ivoire travel advice: entry requirements

Customs and currency

• Declare in writing any currency above one million CFA francs (about 1,500 euros). The UK states a limit of 500,000 CFA francs in cash on entry.

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  France Diplomatie, Travel advice: Côte d'Ivoire, entry and residenceGOV.UK (FCDO), Côte d'Ivoire travel advice: entry requirements

• Psychotropic medicines (sleeping pills, antidepressants) must be covered by a prescription, or you risk being accused of drug possession.

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  France Diplomatie, Travel advice: Côte d'Ivoire, useful information

• Microchipped or tattooed pets with a health record may enter with customs permission; rabies vaccine more than one month and less than one year old. They are banned from national parks.

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  France Diplomatie, Travel advice: Côte d'Ivoire, entry and residence

• Embassy of France in Côte d'Ivoire

  Passport: France

  French embassy and consulate general in Abidjan (also covers Liberia). Consular agencies in Bouaké and San-Pédro.

  17, rue Lecoeur, 17 BP 175, Abidjan+225 27 20 20 74 00

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