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Côte d'Ivoire visa requirements

Current entry categories for 199 passport nationalities, paired with official evidence as it is reviewed.

Access data checked August 24, 202678 official sources collected
Citizenship1Visa-free24Visa on arrival40eVisa134
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199 passports

Citizenship

1

Visa-free

24

Visa on arrival

40

eVisa

134
Policy history

Official evidence timeline

One group agreement or destination policy can support many passport relationships. Dates are recorded only when an official source establishes them.

  1. Current official routeVisa-free

    ECOWAS and AES-transition ordinary passports: Côte d’Ivoire short-visit visa exemption

    The current ECOWAS roster identifies Côte d’Ivoire and eleven foreign current Member States. The ECOWAS Protocol provides their citizens visa-free entry for up to 90 days. Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger are no longer roster members, but ECOWAS's still-current withdrawal directive expressly continues their visa-free movement rights until further notice. This is a visa exemption, not an airport visa or electronic-visa route.

    • The Protocol requires a valid travel document and international health certificate, requires entry through an official point, and sets a 90-day visitor limit; a longer stay needs permission from the competent authority.
    • A Member State may refuse admission to a Community citizen classed as an inadmissible immigrant under its laws. Border, health, identity, security and individual-admissibility controls therefore remain applicable.
    • The current roster excludes BF, ML and NE following their 29 January 2025 withdrawal. ECOWAS nevertheless directs relevant authorities to continue their citizens' visa-free movement rights until further notice. Their ordinary-passport treatment is conditional on the official transition arrangement, including recognition of national passports or identity cards bearing the ECOWAS logo; it must be rechecked if ECOWAS announces final future-relation modalities.
    • This policy does not normalize residence, employment, diplomatic, official, service, UN laissez-passer, refugee, special-document, transit or event-specific access.
    14 passport nationalities covered

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

    Official sourcesEconomic Community of West African States Commission: ECOWAS Information System: current 12 Member StatesEconomic Community of West African States Commission: Protocol A/P.1/5/79 on free movement of persons, residence and establishmentEconomic Community of West African States Commission: ECOWAS press statement on Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger withdrawal
  2. Current official routeVisa on arrival

    German ordinary passports: named visitor visas issued at arrival

    The Federal Foreign Office expressly identifies a border-issued short-visitor route for each listed German ordinary-passport destination.

    • DJ: a visa can be applied for at entry. KM: tourist visa is issued on arrival at Grande Comore international airport. TM: airport issuance requires a pre-issued Turkmen Migration Service visa approval/invitation. CI: prior online application is followed by issuance at entry. GW: airport visa is available for 30 days; land-border issuance is unavailable. BD: normally available for tourism or business up to 30 days at Dhaka international airport, subject to listed documents. KH: tourist visa is available on arrival at all international border crossings.
    • TM and CI are classified as visa_on_arrival because the visa itself is issued at the border after pre-approval, not because of their online or pre-travel steps. This excludes special documents, work, residence and final admission.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Germany

    Official sourcesAuswärtiges Amt: Auswärtiges Amt: Djibouti travel and security adviceAuswärtiges Amt: Auswärtiges Amt: Comoros travel and security adviceAuswärtiges Amt: Auswärtiges Amt: Turkmenistan travel and security adviceAuswärtiges Amt: Auswärtiges Amt: Côte d'Ivoire travel and security adviceAuswärtiges Amt: Auswärtiges Amt: Guinea-Bissau travel and security adviceAuswärtiges Amt: Auswärtiges Amt: Bangladesh travel and security adviceAuswärtiges Amt: Auswärtiges Amt: Cambodia travel and security advice
  3. Current official routeVisa on arrival

    Japanese ordinary passports: expressly available arrival-issued visitor visas

    Japan MOFA expressly describes border issuance for the listed Japanese ordinary-passport routes.

    • KM: arrival-airport issuance is available to direct arrivals from Japan and other countries without a Comoros overseas mission.
    • CI: online application and payment yield an authorization; the visa itself is obtained at Abidjan airport, so it is classified as visa on arrival rather than eVisa.
    • KH: visas are available on arrival at major airports and land borders. Cambodia also provides an eVisa route, but the expressly stated arrival route is the status recorded.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Japan

    Official sourcesMinistry of Foreign Affairs of Japan: Comoros: Overseas Safety Basic DataMinistry of Foreign Affairs of Japan: Côte d’Ivoire: Overseas Safety Basic DataMinistry of Foreign Affairs of Japan: Cambodia: Overseas Safety Basic Data
  4. Current official routeVisa on arrival

    French ordinary passports: named visitor visas issued at arrival

    Official guidance identifies a border-issued visitor visa route for each listed French ordinary-passport destination.

    • DJ: a one-month visa can be obtained at entry, though France Diplomatie also lists a short-stay e-visa route. KM: visa at Moroni airport. TM: airport or port issuance requires the national migration service invitation. GA: obtain the DGDI travel-authorisation receipt before flying to Libreville Léon-Mba airport; the visa sticker and payment occur on arrival. CI: online registration and payment precede visa issuance at Abidjan airport. BD: eligible travellers apply online before departure and receive the visa at arrival for up to 30 days. KH: tourist visas are available directly at all international air, land, sea and river borders.
    • GA, TM, CI and BD are visa_on_arrival because the visa itself is issued at the border after an online or pre-authorisation step. This excludes final admission and route-specific exclusions.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    France

    Official sourcesMinistère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères: France Diplomatie: Djibouti entry and stayMinistère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères: France Diplomatie: Comoros entry and stayMinistère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères: France Diplomatie: Turkmenistan entry and stayDirection Générale de la Documentation et de l’Immigration: Gabon DGDI: e-Visa platformMinistère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères: France Diplomatie: Côte d’Ivoire entry and stayMinistère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères: France Diplomatie: Bangladesh entry and stayMinistère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères: France Diplomatie: Cambodia entry and stay
  5. Current official routeVisa on arrival

    Taiwan ordinary passports: named visa-on-arrival short visits

    Taiwan MOFA BOCA's current outbound schedule identifies these destinations as issuing visas at arrival to Taiwanese travellers, including stated pre-clearance routes.

    • BY, IR and UZ require the schedule's stated pre-clearance before a visa is issued on arrival; online pre-clearance followed by border issuance is normalized as visa_on_arrival.
    • CI requires online registration, fee payment and an emailed approval code before the visa is issued at Abidjan airport; it is therefore arrival issuance, not an eVisa under this taxonomy.
    • LR: apply online, then present the approval QR code at Roberts International Airport for biometric collection and the visa sticker. The Liberia Immigration Service directs applicants in a country with a Liberian embassy to that mission instead.
    • This does not establish work, residence, non-visitor, transit-only, special-document, carrier, health, funds or final-admission treatment.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Taiwan (Chinese Taipei)

    Official sourcesBureau of Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan): Taiwan MOFA BOCA: destinations available visa-free, visa on arrival, or by eVisaLiberia Immigration Service: Liberia Immigration Service: Visa on Arrival
  6. Current official routeVisa on arrival

    Italian ordinary passports: named visitor visas issued at arrival

    Current Italian MFA destination guidance expressly identifies these border-issued visitor visa routes for Italian ordinary passports.

    • KM: apply directly at arrival in the airport and collect the visa from local immigration offices; approximately EUR30 for one month. KH: short tourist visas can be obtained on arrival at international airports; an optional pre-departure online route also exists.
    • CI: before departure, obtain the D.S.T.-approved e-mail authorisation and carry the approved pre-registration, passport, yellow-fever certificate and payment receipt; biometric registration and visa printing/issuance occur at Abidjan airport. TM: a local tourist agency invitation and State Migration Service entry authorisation must be positively completed before a visa is issued at the airport or border. Work, residence, transit, special documents, carrier controls and final admission remain separate.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Italy

    Official sourcesMinistry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Italy: Viaggiare Sicuri: ComorosMinistry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Italy: Viaggiare Sicuri: CambodiaMinistry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Italy: Viaggiare Sicuri: Côte d'IvoireMinistry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Italy: Viaggiare Sicuri: Turkmenistan
  7. Current official routeVisa on arrival

    Swedish ordinary passports: named visitor visas issued at arrival

    Current Swedish or destination-authority guidance expressly identifies these border-issued visitor visa routes.

    • KM: obtain the visa on arrival at Prince Said Ibrahim International Airport. KH: a Swedish tourist may obtain the visa online or at arrival; this policy records the available arrival route.
    • CI: online pre-enrolment, approval and payment are required before boarding; complete biometric enrolment at Abidjan airport, where the visa is printed and issued. This is preapproval followed by border issuance, not an eVisa. Work, residence, special documents, transit, carrier rules and final admission remain separate.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Sweden

    Official sourcesMinistry for Foreign Affairs of Sweden: Sweden Abroad: Comoros travel informationMinistry for Foreign Affairs of Sweden: Sweden Abroad: Cambodia entry and exit rulesSNEDAI, official Côte d'Ivoire visa service: Côte d'Ivoire official SNEDAI: e-visa procedure
  8. Current official routeVisa on arrival

    Finnish ordinary passports: Côte d'Ivoire preapproved arrival visa

    Côte d'Ivoire's official ordinary-passport process gives a preapproval online and prints/issues the visa at Abidjan airport.

    • The online route is for a valid ordinary passport. Complete pre-enrolment, payment and document upload; board only with the approved D.S.T. response, payment receipt, passport and yellow-fever certificate.
    • At Abidjan airport complete biometric enrolment; the visa is printed and issued there. This is online preapproval followed by border issuance, not an eVisa. Work, residence, special passports, transit, carrier rules and final admission remain separate.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Finland

    Official sourceSNEDAI, official Côte d'Ivoire visa service: Côte d'Ivoire official SNEDAI: e-visa procedure
  9. Current official routeVisa on arrival

    Belgian ordinary passports: named visitor visas issued at arrival

    Current Belgian guidance identifies border-issued visitor visas for these ordinary Belgian-passport routes.

    • IQ: ordinary-passport travellers who are not journalists or NGO employees may in principle obtain a visa on entry; Belgium prefers advance Embassy issuance. TM: a Migration Service letter of invitation enables arrival issuance; without it, tourist and transit visas are issued by the Turkmen Embassy in Brussels. CI: Abidjan-airport issuance requires Snedai pre-enrolment approval, with at least two working days processing.
    • Online preapproval or invitation followed by border issuance is visa_on_arrival, not evisa. Purpose, route, carrier and final-admission conditions remain applicable.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Belgium

    Official sourcesSPF Affaires étrangères, Commerce extérieur et Coopération au Développement: Belgian Foreign Affairs: Iraq travel adviceSPF Affaires étrangères, Commerce extérieur et Coopération au Développement: Belgian Foreign Affairs: Turkmenistan travel adviceSPF Affaires étrangères, Commerce extérieur et Coopération au Développement: Belgian Foreign Affairs: Côte d'Ivoire travel advice
  10. Current official routeVisa on arrival

    Danish ordinary passports: Côte d'Ivoire preapproved arrival visa

    Current Danish guidance requires Danish citizens to apply online before departure; Côte d'Ivoire's official ordinary-passport process prints/issues the visa at Abidjan airport.

    • The route is for a valid ordinary passport. Complete pre-enrolment, payment and document upload; board only with the approved D.S.T. response, payment receipt, passport and yellow-fever certificate.
    • Complete biometric enrolment at Abidjan airport, where the visa is printed and issued. This is online preapproval followed by border issuance, not an eVisa. Work, residence, special passports, transit, carrier rules and final admission remain separate.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Denmark

    Official sourcesMinistry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark: Denmark Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Côte d'Ivoire passport and visa rulesSNEDAI, official Côte d'Ivoire visa service: Côte d'Ivoire official SNEDAI: e-visa procedure
  11. Current official routeVisa on arrival

    Norwegian ordinary passports: Côte d'Ivoire preapproved arrival visa

    Côte d'Ivoire's official ordinary-passport process gives a preapproval online and prints/issues the visa at Abidjan airport.

    • The online route is for a valid ordinary passport. Complete pre-enrolment, payment and document upload; board only with the approved D.S.T. response, payment receipt, passport and yellow-fever certificate.
    • At Abidjan airport complete biometric enrolment; the visa is printed and issued there. This is online preapproval followed by border issuance, not an eVisa. Work, residence, special passports, transit, carrier rules and final admission remain separate.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Norway

    Official sourcesMinistry of Foreign Affairs of Norway: Norway Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Côte d'Ivoire travel informationSNEDAI, official Côte d'Ivoire visa service: Côte d'Ivoire official SNEDAI: e-visa procedure
  12. Current official routeVisa on arrival

    Libyan ordinary passports: Côte d'Ivoire preapproved arrival visa

    Côte d'Ivoire's official ordinary-passport process gives online preapproval and prints/issues the visa at Abidjan airport.

    • The route is for a valid ordinary passport. Complete pre-enrolment, payment and document upload; board only with the approved D.S.T. response, payment receipt, passport and yellow-fever certificate.
    • At Abidjan airport complete biometric enrolment; the visa is printed and issued there. This is online preapproval followed by border issuance, not an eVisa. Work, residence, special passports, transit, carrier rules and final admission remain separate.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Libya

    Official sourceSNEDAI, official Côte d'Ivoire visa service: Côte d'Ivoire official SNEDAI: e-visa procedure
  13. Current official routeVisa on arrival

    Yemeni ordinary passports: Côte d'Ivoire preapproved arrival visa

    Côte d'Ivoire's official ordinary-passport process gives online preapproval and prints/issues the visa at Abidjan airport.

    • The route is for a valid ordinary passport. Complete pre-enrolment, payment and document upload; board only with the approved D.S.T. response, payment receipt, passport and yellow-fever certificate.
    • At Abidjan airport complete biometric enrolment; the visa is printed and issued there. This is online preapproval followed by border issuance, not an eVisa. Work, residence, special passports, transit, carrier rules and final admission remain separate.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Yemen

    Official sourceSNEDAI, official Côte d'Ivoire visa service: Côte d'Ivoire official SNEDAI: e-visa procedure
  14. Current official routeVisa on arrival

    Somali ordinary passports: Côte d'Ivoire preapproved arrival visa

    Côte d'Ivoire's official valid-ordinary-passport process gives online preapproval and prints/issues the visa at Abidjan airport.

    • The route applies to a valid Federal Somali ordinary passport (P prefix), not a Somaliland or other non-Federal Somali document. Complete pre-enrolment, payment and document upload; board only with the approved D.S.T. response, payment receipt, passport and yellow-fever certificate.
    • At Abidjan airport complete biometric enrolment; the visa is printed and issued there. This is online preapproval followed by border issuance, not an eVisa.
    • Work, residence, special passports, transit, carrier rules and final admission remain separate.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Somalia

    Official sourcesImmigration and Citizenship Agency, Federal Republic of Somalia: Federal Republic of Somalia: Ordinary Passport serviceSomali Civil Aviation Authority: Somali Civil Aviation Authority: Somali travel documentsSNEDAI, official Côte d'Ivoire visa service: Côte d'Ivoire official SNEDAI: e-visa procedure
  15. Current official routeVisa on arrival

    Syrian ordinary passports: Côte d'Ivoire preapproved arrival visa

    Côte d'Ivoire's official valid-ordinary-passport process gives online preapproval and prints/issues the visa at Abidjan airport.

    • Use a valid ordinary Syrian passport and complete pre-enrolment, payment and document upload. Board only with the approved D.S.T. response, payment receipt, passport and yellow-fever certificate.
    • At Abidjan airport complete biometric enrolment; the visa is printed and issued there. This is online preapproval followed by border issuance, not an eVisa. Work, residence, special passports, transit, carrier rules and final admission remain separate.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Syria

    Official sourceSNEDAI, official Côte d'Ivoire visa service: Côte d'Ivoire official SNEDAI: e-visa procedure
  16. Current official routeVisa on arrival

    Angolan ordinary passports: Côte d'Ivoire preapproved arrival visa

    Côte d'Ivoire's official valid-ordinary-passport process gives online preapproval and prints/issues the visa at Abidjan airport.

    • The route applies to a valid Angolan National Ordinary Passport. Complete pre-enrolment, payment and document upload; board only with the approved D.S.T. response, payment receipt, passport and yellow-fever certificate.
    • At Abidjan airport complete biometric enrolment; the visa is printed and issued there. This is online preapproval followed by border issuance, not an eVisa.
    • Work, residence, special passports, transit, carrier rules and final admission remain separate.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Angola

    Official sourcesEmbassy of the Republic of Angola in Italy, Ministry of External Relations: Angola Ministry of External Relations: National Ordinary PassportSNEDAI, official Côte d'Ivoire visa service: Côte d'Ivoire official SNEDAI: e-visa procedure
  17. Current official routeVisa on arrival

    Moldovan ordinary passports: named arrival visitor visas

    Moldova MFA records visas on arrival for Comoros and Liberia; the Côte d'Ivoire and Gabon destination portals establish that their online preapproval routes end in issuance at the airport.

    • For Liberia, Moldova MFA states that the online form and printed confirmation are mandatory before the visa-on-arrival step. For Comoros, it records visa on arrival.
    • For Côte d'Ivoire, board with approved pre-enrolment and complete biometrics at Abidjan, where the visa is printed and issued. For Gabon, obtain a DGDI Travel Authorization Receipt before travel; the sticker is delivered and paid for on arrival at Libreville airport.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Moldova

    Official sourcesMinistry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Moldova: Moldova MFA: visa regime for citizens of the Republic of MoldovaSNEDAI, official Côte d'Ivoire visa service: Côte d'Ivoire official SNEDAI: e-visa procedureDirection Générale de la Documentation et de l'Immigration, Gabon: Gabon DGDI e-Visa: electronic authorization and arrival sticker
  18. Current official routeVisa on arrival

    Montenegrin ordinary passports: Côte d'Ivoire preapproved arrival visa

    Côte d'Ivoire's official valid-ordinary-passport process gives online preapproval and prints/issues the visa at Abidjan airport.

    • The route applies to a valid ordinary Montenegrin passport. Complete pre-enrolment, payment and document upload; board only with the approved D.S.T. response, payment receipt, passport and yellow-fever certificate.
    • At Abidjan airport complete biometric enrolment; the visa is printed and issued there. This is online preapproval followed by border issuance, not an eVisa.
    • Work, residence, special passports, transit, carrier rules and final admission remain separate.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Montenegro

    Official sourcesMinistry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Montenegro: Montenegro Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Issuance of PassportSNEDAI, official Côte d'Ivoire visa service: Côte d'Ivoire official SNEDAI: e-visa procedure
  19. Current official routeVisa on arrival

    Zambian ordinary passports: Côte d'Ivoire preapproved arrival visa

    Côte d'Ivoire's official valid-ordinary-passport process gives online preapproval and prints/issues the visa at Abidjan airport.

    • Complete pre-enrolment, payment and document upload; board only with the approved D.S.T. response, payment receipt, valid ordinary passport and yellow-fever certificate.
    • At Abidjan airport complete biometric enrolment; the visa is printed and issued there. This is online preapproval followed by border issuance, not an eVisa.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Zambia

    Official sourcesMinistry of Home Affairs and Internal Security, Zambia: Zambia Ministry of Home Affairs: passportsSNEDAI, official Côte d'Ivoire visa service: Côte d'Ivoire official SNEDAI: e-visa procedure
  20. Current official routeVisa on arrival

    Zimbabwean ordinary passports: Côte d'Ivoire preapproved arrival visa

    Côte d'Ivoire's official valid-ordinary-passport process gives online preapproval and prints/issues the visa at Abidjan airport.

    • Complete pre-enrolment, payment and document upload; board only with the approved D.S.T. response, payment receipt, valid ordinary passport and yellow-fever certificate.
    • At Abidjan airport complete biometric enrolment; the visa is printed and issued there. This is online preapproval followed by border issuance, not an eVisa.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Zimbabwe

    Official sourcesMinistry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Government of Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade: passport servicesSNEDAI, official Côte d'Ivoire visa service: Côte d'Ivoire official SNEDAI: e-visa procedure
  21. Current official routeVisa-free

    Mauritanian ordinary passports: named reciprocal visa-free short visits

    Mauritania's current MFA records reciprocal visa-waiver agreements, without a diplomatic/service-only limitation, for Libya, Tunisia, Mali, Niger, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau and Chad.

    • Use a valid Mauritanian ordinary passport. The MFA page expressly limits several other agreements to diplomatic and service passports but does not apply that limitation to these seven named destinations.
    • The MFA list establishes the visa-waiver route only; it does not establish duration, work, residence, transit, entry point, carrier requirements, document-recognition, mission availability or final admission conditions.
    • This conclusion rests on Mauritania's named reciprocal agreements, not on ECOWAS membership or a regional free-movement presumption.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Mauritania

    Official sourcesGovernment of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania: Mauritania Government procedures: first ordinary-passport applicationMinistry of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Mauritanians Abroad: Mauritania Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Visa information and reciprocal visa-waiver list
  22. Current official routeVisa on arrival

    Eritrean ordinary passports: Côte d'Ivoire preapproved arrival visa

    Côte d'Ivoire's State-approved ordinary-passport process gives online preapproval and prints/issues the visa at Abidjan airport.

    • Complete pre-enrolment, payment and document upload; board only with the approved D.S.T. response, payment receipt, valid Eritrean ordinary passport and yellow-fever certificate.
    • At Abidjan airport complete biometric enrolment; the visa is printed and issued there. This is online preapproval followed by border issuance, not an eVisa.
    • Work, residence, special passports, carrier rules, Eritrean departure formalities and final admission remain separate.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Eritrea

    Official sourcesEmbassy of the State of Eritrea: Embassy of the State of Eritrea: passport application formSNEDAI, official Côte d'Ivoire visa service: Côte d'Ivoire official SNEDAI: e-visa procedureMinistry of Foreign Affairs, African Integration and the Diaspora, Côte d'Ivoire: Côte d'Ivoire Ministry of Foreign Affairs: advice for travellers
  23. Current official routeVisa on arrival

    Timorese ordinary passports: Côte d'Ivoire preapproved arrival visa

    Côte d'Ivoire's current MFA guidance requires visitors to hold a visa, and its official ordinary-passport process gives online preapproval and prints/issues the visa at Abidjan airport.

    • Use a valid Timor-Leste common passport. Complete SNEDAI pre-enrolment, payment and document upload; board only with the approved D.S.T. response, payment receipt, passport and yellow-fever certificate.
    • At Abidjan airport complete biometric enrolment; the visa is printed and issued there. This is online preapproval followed by border issuance, not an eVisa.
    • Work, residence, special passports, transit, carrier rules and final admission remain separate.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Timor-Leste

    Official sourcesGovernment of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste: Timor-Leste Government: common passport serviceMinistry of Foreign Affairs, African Integration and the Diaspora, Côte d'Ivoire: Côte d'Ivoire Ministry of Foreign Affairs: advice for travellersSNEDAI, official Côte d'Ivoire visa service: Côte d'Ivoire official SNEDAI: e-visa procedure
  24. Current official routeVisa on arrival

    DRC ordinary passports: Côte d'Ivoire preapproved arrival visa

    Côte d'Ivoire's current MFA guidance requires visitors to hold a visa, and its official ordinary-passport process gives online preapproval and prints/issues the visa at Abidjan airport.

    • Use a valid DRC ordinary passport. Complete SNEDAI pre-enrolment, payment and document upload; board only with the approved D.S.T. response, payment receipt, passport and yellow-fever certificate.
    • At Abidjan airport complete biometric enrolment; the visa is printed and issued there. This is online preapproval followed by border issuance, not an eVisa.
    • Work, residence, special passports, transit, carrier rules and final admission remain separate.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Congo (Dem. Rep.)

    Official sourcesMinistry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation, Francophonie and Congolese Diaspora, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Democratic Republic of the Congo MFA: biometric ordinary passport serviceMinistry of Foreign Affairs, African Integration and the Diaspora, Côte d'Ivoire: Côte d'Ivoire Ministry of Foreign Affairs: advice for travellersSNEDAI, official Côte d'Ivoire visa service: Côte d'Ivoire official SNEDAI: e-visa procedure
  25. Current official routeVisa on arrival

    Malawian ordinary passports: Côte d'Ivoire preapproved arrival visa

    Côte d'Ivoire's current MFA guidance and State-approved ordinary-passport process provide online preapproval and print/issue the visa at Abidjan airport.

    • Complete pre-enrolment, payment and document upload; board only with the approved D.S.T. response, payment receipt, valid Malawian ordinary passport and yellow-fever certificate.
    • At Abidjan airport complete biometric enrolment; the visa is printed and issued there. This is online preapproval followed by border issuance, not an eVisa.
    • Work, residence, special passports, carrier rules and final admission remain separate.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Malawi

    Official sourcesDepartment of Immigration and Citizenship Services, Republic of Malawi: Malawi Department of Immigration: types of passportSNEDAI, official Côte d'Ivoire visa service: Côte d'Ivoire official SNEDAI: e-visa procedureMinistry of Foreign Affairs, African Integration and the Diaspora, Côte d'Ivoire: Côte d'Ivoire Ministry of Foreign Affairs: advice for travellers
  26. Current official routeVisa on arrival

    Tanzanian ordinary passports: Côte d'Ivoire preapproved arrival visa

    Côte d'Ivoire's current MFA guidance requires visitors to hold a visa, and its official ordinary-passport process gives online preapproval and prints/issues the visa at Abidjan airport.

    • Use a valid Tanzanian ordinary passport. Complete SNEDAI pre-enrolment, payment and document upload; board only with the approved D.S.T. response, payment receipt, passport and yellow-fever certificate.
    • At Abidjan airport complete biometric enrolment; the visa is printed and issued there. This is online preapproval followed by border issuance, not an eVisa.
    • Work, residence, special passports, transit, carrier rules and final admission remain separate.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Tanzania

    Official sourcesImmigration Services Department, United Republic of Tanzania: Tanzania Immigration Department: passport and travel-document guideMinistry of Foreign Affairs, African Integration and the Diaspora, Côte d'Ivoire: Côte d'Ivoire Ministry of Foreign Affairs: advice for travellersSNEDAI, official Côte d'Ivoire visa service: Côte d'Ivoire official SNEDAI: e-visa procedure
  27. Current official routeVisa on arrival

    Lao ordinary passports: Côte d’Ivoire preapproved arrival visa

    Côte d’Ivoire's current MFA guidance requires visitors to hold a visa, and its official ordinary-passport process gives online preapproval and prints/issues the visa at Abidjan airport.

    • Use a valid Lao ordinary passport. Complete SNEDAI pre-enrolment, payment and document upload; board only with the approved D.S.T. response, payment receipt, passport and yellow-fever certificate.
    • At Abidjan airport complete biometric enrolment; the visa is printed and issued there. This is online preapproval followed by border issuance, not an eVisa.
    • Work, residence, special passports, transit, carrier rules and final admission remain separate.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Laos

    Official sourcesLao PDR official legal-information portal: Lao PDR official legal-information portal: Law on Entry and ExitMinistry of Foreign Affairs, African Integration and the Diaspora, Côte d'Ivoire: Côte d'Ivoire Ministry of Foreign Affairs: advice for travellersSNEDAI, official Côte d'Ivoire visa service: Côte d'Ivoire official SNEDAI: e-visa procedure
  28. Current official routeVisa-free

    Rwandan ordinary passports: named visa-free short visits

    Rwanda DGIE's current ordinary-passport schedule expressly records visa-free access for Bangladesh, Central African Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali and Niger. The Republic of the Congo row is classified separately from the controlling bilateral agreement.

    • This is limited to the named ordinary-passport rows in Rwanda DGIE's current outbound schedule; it is not inferred from EAC, AU, COMESA, bilateral or regional membership.
    • For CI, the destination MFA/SNEDAI pages describe a general applicant visa workflow but do not publish a Rwanda-specific override. Rwanda DGIE's passport-specific ordinary row says Visa not required, so the generic applicant route is not normalized as applying to this named visa-free passport.
    • Purpose, stay period, accepted document, special passports, carrier rules and final admission remain separate.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Rwanda

    Official sourcesDirectorate General of Immigration and Emigration, Rwanda: Rwanda DGIE: visa-free countries for Rwandan passport holdersSNEDAI, official Côte d'Ivoire visa service: Côte d'Ivoire official SNEDAI: e-visa procedureMinistry of Foreign Affairs, African Integration and the Diaspora, Côte d'Ivoire: Côte d'Ivoire Ministry of Foreign Affairs: advice for travellers
  29. Current official routeVisa on arrival

    Mozambican ordinary passports: Côte d’Ivoire preapproved arrival visa

    Côte d’Ivoire's current MFA guidance requires visitors to hold a visa, and its official ordinary-passport process gives online preapproval and prints/issues the visa at Abidjan airport.

    • Use a valid Mozambican ordinary passport. Complete SNEDAI pre-enrolment, payment and document upload; board only with the approved D.S.T. response, payment receipt, passport and yellow-fever certificate.
    • At Abidjan airport complete biometric enrolment; the visa is printed and issued there. This is online preapproval followed by border issuance, not an eVisa.
    • Work, residence, special passports, transit, carrier rules and final admission remain separate.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Mozambique

    Official sourcesMinistry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Mozambique: Consular services at embassies and consulatesMinistry of Foreign Affairs, African Integration and the Diaspora, Côte d'Ivoire: Côte d'Ivoire Ministry of Foreign Affairs: advice for travellersSNEDAI, official Côte d'Ivoire visa service: Côte d'Ivoire official SNEDAI: e-visa procedure
  30. Current official routeVisa on arrival

    Serbian ordinary passports: Côte d’Ivoire preapproved arrival visa

    Serbia MFA expressly requires Serbian national-passport holders to obtain a Côte d’Ivoire visa, while the destination's official ordinary-passport process gives online preapproval and prints/issues the visa at Abidjan airport.

    • Use a valid Serbian ordinary passport. Complete SNEDAI pre-enrolment, payment and document upload; board only with the approved D.S.T. response, payment receipt, passport and yellow-fever certificate.
    • At Abidjan airport complete biometric enrolment; the visa is printed and issued there. This is online preapproval followed by border issuance, not an eVisa.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Serbia

    Official sourcesMinistry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia: Serbia MFA: travel documentsMinistry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia: Serbia MFA: Côte d'Ivoire travel advisoryMinistry of Foreign Affairs, African Integration and the Diaspora, Côte d'Ivoire: Côte d'Ivoire Ministry of Foreign Affairs: advice for travellersSNEDAI, official Côte d'Ivoire visa service: Côte d'Ivoire official SNEDAI: e-visa procedure
  31. Current official routeVisa on arrival

    United States ordinary passport: Côte d’Ivoire preapproved arrival visa

    A U.S.-passport visitor must request approval online before arrival, while Côte d’Ivoire's current official procedure prints and issues the visa after airport biometrics.

    • Complete the online request and obtain approval before travel; the visa itself is printed and issued after biometric enrolment at Abidjan airport.
    • The ordinary visitor must also satisfy passport, yellow-fever, carrier, entry-point, and final-admission conditions.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    United States

    Official sourcesU.S. Department of State: Côte d’Ivoire Travel AdvisorySNEDAI, officially recognised Côte d’Ivoire visa service: SNEDAI: Côte d’Ivoire e-visa procedure
  32. Current official routeVisa on arrival

    Dutch ordinary passports: Côte d’Ivoire preapproved arrival visitor visa

    Netherlands guidance directs Dutch passport holders requiring a Côte d’Ivoire visa to SNEDAI; its official process requires online pre-enrolment then prints and issues the visa at Abidjan airport.

    • Use a valid ordinary Dutch passport. Complete SNEDAI pre-enrolment, payment and required documents, receive the approved response, and carry it when boarding.
    • The visa is printed and issued after biometric enrolment at Abidjan airport. This is preapproved border issuance, not an eVisa. ECOWAS, residence, work, transit, diplomatic or other special-document routes remain separate.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Netherlands

    Official sourcesNetherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Côte d’Ivoire travel adviceSNEDAI, officially recognised Côte d’Ivoire visa service: SNEDAI: Côte d’Ivoire e-visa procedure
  33. Current official routeVisa on arrival

    Irish ordinary passports: Côte d’Ivoire airport-issued visitor visa

    Côte d’Ivoire’s current official ordinary-passport process requires online pre-enrolment, but the visa itself is printed and issued at Abidjan airport after biometric enrolment.

    • The official process is limited to valid ordinary passports and requires approved online pre-enrolment, payment, travel documents and airport biometric enrolment before the visa is printed and delivered.
    • The electronic application and approved document are not electronic issuance; the normal visitor visa is issued at the airport. Final admission and all published requirements remain applicable.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Ireland

    Official sourcesMinistry of Foreign Affairs, African Integration and the Diaspora, Côte d'Ivoire: Côte d'Ivoire Ministry of Foreign Affairs: advice for travellersSNEDAI, officially recognised Côte d’Ivoire visa service: Obtenir un E-visa
  34. Current official routeVisa on arrival

    British citizen passports: specified visitor visas available on arrival

    Current official guidance establishes arrival-issued ordinary visitor visa routes for the listed destinations.

    • BD: Dhaka airport issue is discretionary, requires a return ticket and proof of funds, and is single-entry for 15 to 30 days.
    • CI: obtain approval online before travel; SNEDAI prints and issues the visa after biometric enrolment at Abidjan airport.
    • SL: visitor/business visa may be issued on arrival for USD 80 cash; JO: single-entry visit visa is available at an airport or Sheikh Hussein/North Border crossing, but not at King Hussein/Allenby Bridge.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    United Kingdom

    Official sourcesForeign, Commonwealth & Development Office: Bangladesh entry requirementsForeign, Commonwealth & Development Office: Côte d’Ivoire entry requirementsSNEDAI, officially recognised Côte d’Ivoire visa service: SNEDAI: Côte d’Ivoire e-visa procedureForeign, Commonwealth & Development Office: Sierra Leone entry requirementsForeign, Commonwealth & Development Office: Jordan entry requirements
  35. Current official routeVisa on arrival

    Canadian ordinary passports: Côte d’Ivoire preapproved arrival visitor visa

    Canada's current Canadian-specific guidance says the visa is issued at Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport after pre-enrolment and authority approval before boarding.

    • Complete online pre-enrolment and obtain both the receipt and certificate of authority approval before boarding for Abidjan.
    • The visa is issued at the airport after that preapproval, so this is border issuance rather than an eVisa. ECOWAS, residence, work, transit, diplomatic and special-document routes remain separate.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Canada

    Official sourceGlobal Affairs Canada: Côte d’Ivoire travel advice
  36. Current official routeVisa on arrival

    Spanish ordinary passports: Côte d’Ivoire airport-issued visitor visa

    MAEC says Spain’s online pre-enrolment process culminates in issuance of the visitor visa at Abidjan airport.

    • Print and carry the approved pre-enrolment certificate; it must be shown to the airline and at Abidjan airport.
    • The online request is not electronic issuance: after confirmation, the visa is issued at the airport.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Spain

    Official sourceMinisterio de Asuntos Exteriores, Unión Europea y Cooperación: Côte d’Ivoire travel recommendations
  37. Current official routeVisa on arrival

    Austrian ordinary passports: Côte d'Ivoire airport-issued visitor visa

    Austrian ordinary-passport visitors using Côte d'Ivoire's online pre-registration receive the visa at Abidjan airport before passport control.

    • The current guidance requires prior registration and fee payment at least three days before travel, but identifies Abidjan airport as the issuance point.
    • This excludes non-visitor purposes and final admission.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Austria

    Official sourceBundesministerium für europäische und internationale Angelegenheiten: Côte d'Ivoire
  38. Current official routeVisa on arrival

    Latvian ordinary passports: Côte d’Ivoire preapproved arrival visa

    Latvian visitors need a Côte d’Ivoire visa; the State-approved flow pre-approves online but prints and issues it at Abidjan airport.

    • Complete pre-enrolment and carry the approved document before boarding; at Abidjan airport complete biometric enrolment, where the visa is printed and issued.
    • This normalizes actual issuance timing only; work, residence, special passports, eligibility checks and final admission remain separate.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Latvia

    Official sourcesMinistry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia: KotdivuāraSNEDAI, State-approved Côte d’Ivoire visa application service: Côte d’Ivoire visa procedure: pre-enrolment and airport enrolment
  39. Current official routeVisa on arrival

    Hungarian ordinary passports: Côte d’Ivoire preapproved arrival visa

    Hungarian visitors receive Côte d’Ivoire pre-enrolment approval online, but the visa is issued in person at the airport.

    • Submit electronic pre-enrolment and carry the approved document to the Airport Visa desk, where the visa is issued locally.
    • This normalizes actual issuance timing only; work, residence, special passports, carrier controls and final admission remain separate.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Hungary

    Official sourceMinistry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary: Côte d’Ivoire travel advice
  40. Current official routeVisa on arrival

    Polish ordinary passports: Côte d'Ivoire preapproved arrival visa

    Poland's current MFA profile directs Polish biometric-passport visitors to SNEDAI, which prints and issues the preapproved visa at Abidjan airport.

    • Use a biometric passport valid for six months from entry; complete online pre-enrolment, payment and document upload, and carry the approved response before boarding.
    • Complete biometrics at Abidjan airport, where the visa is printed and issued; this is border issuance, not an eVisa.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Poland

    Official sourcesMinistry of Foreign Affairs of Poland: Côte d'Ivoire country profileSNEDAI, State-approved Côte d'Ivoire visa service: Côte d'Ivoire official e-visa procedure
  41. Current official routeVisa on arrival

    Sammarinese ordinary passports: Côte d’Ivoire visa on arrival after approved pre-enrolment

    San Marino's current guidance says the biometric Côte d’Ivoire visitor visa is issued on arrival at Abidjan after approved pre-enrolment and registration receipt.

    • Before departure, obtain and print the approved pre-enrolment and registration receipt; the visa is issued at Abidjan airport.
    • An embassy route is separately available. Passport, yellow-fever, return-travel, funds and final-admission requirements remain applicable.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    San Marino

    Official sourceDepartment of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of San Marino: Travel information: Côte d’Ivoire
  42. Current official routeVisa-free

    Seychellois passports: named visa-free short-visit cohort

    Seychelles' live Foreign Ministry waiver table expressly identifies these destinations as not requiring a visa for Seychellois passport holders and supplies the listed stay limits.

    • The source lists Bangladesh for one to three months; Cambodia for two weeks; North Macedonia for 90 to 180 days; and Cabo Verde for 60 days.
    • It lists Comoros, Sierra Leone, Tunisia and Solomon Islands for one to three months; Côte d'Ivoire and Djibouti for 30 days; and Grenada for 90 days.
    • The table is a live passport-government schedule but has no visible table update date; confirm directly before travel. Work, residence, transit, special passports and final admission remain outside scope.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Seychelles

    Official sourceMinistry of Foreign Affairs and the Diaspora: Visa
  43. Current official routeeVisa

    Colombian ordinary passports: Côte d'Ivoire electronic visitor visa

    Colombia's current Foreign Ministry table describes Côte d'Ivoire's mandatory electronic tourist visa and excludes arrival issuance.

    • Applies to an ordinary Colombian passport holder travelling as a short visitor.
    • The table states the eVisa is for tourism or business up to 90 days and has no general arrival visa.
    • Work, residence, special documents and final admission remain outside scope.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Colombia

    Official sourceMinistry of Foreign Affairs of Colombia: Lista de países que exigen visa de turismo a colombianos
  44. Current official routeVisa on arrival

    South Korean ordinary passports: Côte d’Ivoire preapproved arrival visa

    Korean MFA requires an approved eVisa pre-enrolment document before departure for ordinary Korean passports. Côte d’Ivoire’s recognised official service prints and issues the biometric visa at Abidjan airport.

    • Applies to a valid ordinary Republic of Korea passport for a short visitor trip; diplomatic, official, service, residence, work, transit and final-admission rules are outside this finding.
    • Complete the approved online pre-enrolment before boarding and carry the approved response, payment receipt, passport and other listed entry documents.
    • At Abidjan airport, complete biometric enrolment; the visa is printed and issued there. This is advance electronic preapproval followed by arrival issuance, not electronic visa issuance.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    South Korea

    Official sourcesMinistry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea: Republic of Korea MOFA Overseas Safety: Côte d’Ivoire entry informationSNEDAI, official Côte d’Ivoire visa service: Côte d’Ivoire official SNEDAI: eVisa procedure
  45. Current official routeVisa on arrival

    United Arab Emirates ordinary passports: Côte d'Ivoire preapproved arrival visitor visa

    UAE MOFA directly places the Normal Emirati passport in Côte d'Ivoire's electronic preapproval route; the state-approved process prints and issues the visa at Abidjan airport.

    • Use a Normal UAE passport and complete Côte d'Ivoire's approved ordinary-passport pre-enrolment before travel, including its stated supporting documents and authority approval.
    • Board with the approved pre-enrolment response, then complete biometric enrolment at Abidjan airport, where the visa is printed and issued.
    • This is preapproved border issuance, not an electronically issued visa; work, residence, special passports, carrier rules and final admission remain separate.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    United Arab Emirates

    Official sourcesMinistry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates: Emirates travel requirements — Côte d'IvoireSNEDAI, official Côte d'Ivoire visa service: Côte d'Ivoire official SNEDAI: e-visa procedure