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Congo (Rep.) visa requirements

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

Access data checked August 24, 202684 official sources collected
Citizenship1Visa-free5Visa on arrival10Visa required183
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199 passports

Citizenship

1

Visa-free

5

Visa on arrival

10

Visa required

183
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One group agreement or destination policy can support many passport relationships. Dates are recorded only when an official source establishes them.

  1. Visa on arrival

    Rwandan ordinary passports: Republic of the Congo free visa on arrival

    The Republic of the Congo’s ratified Rwanda agreement gives holders of an ordinary passport issued by either Party a free visa at entry to the other Party, valid for no more than 90 days.

    • Applies only to a Rwandan citizen holding an ordinary passport when entering the Republic of the Congo. The agreement expressly distinguishes ordinary passports from the diplomatic and service-passport exemption.
    • The visa is issued free at entry and is valid for a stay not exceeding 90 days. The agreement entered provisionally into force on signature on 24 November 2021, is for an indefinite period, and is currently listed in the Republic of the Congo's ratified-agreement register.
    • The agreement requires use of border crossings for international traffic and preserves each Party's power to refuse entry or shorten a stay for an undesirable person. Work, residence, transit, diplomatic, service, special-document, carrier and final-admission rules remain separate.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Rwanda

    Official sourcesOfficial Journal / Secretariat-General of the Government, Republic of the Congo: Republic of the Congo Official Journal: Rwanda ordinary-passport free visa at entry agreementSecretariat-General of the Government, Republic of the Congo: Republic of the Congo Secretariat-General: current Rwanda visa-agreement register
  2. Current official routeVisa-free

    Foreign CEMAC ordinary passports: Republic of the Congo short-visitor visa exemption

    CEMAC’s current Commission material confirms effective visa-free movement for its Member-State citizens. The five foreign CEMAC passports are mapped to visa-free admission to the Republic of the Congo. The published common convention describes a three-month tourist rule and document conditions, while the Republic of the Congo’s foreigner law otherwise preserves particular immigration agreements and does not establish a named residual route.

    • Applies to nationals holding ordinary passports of the five other current CEMAC Member States: Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Gabon and Equatorial Guinea.
    • The published CEMAC common convention describes tourist free movement for up to three months and requires the community traveller to produce a valid or recently expired national identity card or passport and an international health booklet. The current Commission interview confirms visa-free movement but does not independently restate the duration; verify the convention’s continuing implementation before relying on that limit.
    • It does not establish a right to work, long-term residence, transit, diplomatic, official, service, crew, refugee or other special-document treatment. Entry remains subject to the applicable border, health, public-order, security and admissibility controls.
    • No current source reviewed establishes that an eVisa project, an online service, or case-specific arrival facilitation is an alternative nationality-wide route for this policy.
    5 passport nationalities covered

    Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea

    Official sourcesOfficial Journal / General Secretariat of the Government of the Republic of the Congo: Law No. 29-2017: conditions for entry, stay and exit of foreignersEconomic and Monetary Community of Central Africa: CEMAC: Member StatesEconomic and Monetary Community of Central Africa: CEMAC Commission President interview on free movementEconomic and Monetary Community of Central Africa: Common Convention on free movement and right of establishment
  3. Current official routeVisa required

    United States ordinary passports: expressly pre-travel visas

    Current State Department guidance expressly requires a visa to be obtained before travel for the listed destinations.

    • LY: applications are made at the Libyan embassy in the applicant's country of residence, require MFA approval, and visas are unavailable at the port of entry.
    • SD: obtain the visa from a Sudanese embassy before arrival; SS and CF: obtain the visa before arrival/travel.
    • CG: obtain the visa before travel; invitation or hotel-reservation conditions apply.
    • Visitor purpose, passport validity, invitation, transit, special-document and final-admission conditions remain applicable.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    United States

    Official sourcesU.S. Department of State: Libya International Travel InformationU.S. Department of State: Sudan International Travel InformationU.S. Department of State: South Sudan International Travel InformationU.S. Department of State: Central African Republic International Travel InformationU.S. Department of State: Republic of the Congo International Travel Information
  4. Current official routeVisa required

    German ordinary passports: named advance visa routes

    The Federal Foreign Office expressly requires pre-departure mission issuance for each listed German ordinary-passport visitor route.

    • KP: entry is limited to organized travel with assigned guides or interpreters and Foreign Ministry permission; tourist cases are handled by the travel agency, require a Korean-side invitation, and embassy issuance normally takes at least four weeks. LY: apply at the Libyan Embassy in Berlin for a Germany-based applicant. CG: apply before entry at the Republic of the Congo Embassy in Berlin. SS: apply before entry at the South Sudan Embassy in Berlin. CF: apply before entry at the competent Central African Embassy in Paris. LR: visa-on-arrival issuance has ended; Germany-based travellers apply at the Liberian Embassy in Berlin. ML: apply at a Malian foreign mission in Germany.
    • This does not normalize travel warnings, operational access, invitations, special documents, work, residence, transit or final admission.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Germany

    Official sourcesAuswärtiges Amt: Auswärtiges Amt: North Korea travel and security adviceAuswärtiges Amt: Auswärtiges Amt: Libya travel and security adviceAuswärtiges Amt: Auswärtiges Amt: Republic of the Congo travel and security adviceAuswärtiges Amt: Auswärtiges Amt: South Sudan travel and security adviceAuswärtiges Amt: Auswärtiges Amt: Central African Republic travel and security adviceAuswärtiges Amt: Auswärtiges Amt: Liberia travel and security adviceAuswärtiges Amt: Auswärtiges Amt: Mali travel and security advice
  5. Current official routeVisa required

    French ordinary passports: named advance visa routes

    Current official material establishes advance mission processing or issuance for each listed French ordinary-passport visitor route.

    • AF: single-entry visas are issued by Afghanistan’s Embassy in France. KP: visa available through the DPRK General Delegation in France. LY: visa before arrival. SD: prior visa. SY: Syrian diplomatic or consular representation issues the visa. CG: obtain before departure; no arrival visa. SS: airlines may refuse boarding without a pre-departure visa and France-based applicants use the Paris embassy. CF: the CAR Paris Embassy processes the passport and short-stay application. GQ: no arrival visa and the Paris embassy states required documents. GW: French applications go to the Guinea-Bissau Embassy in Paris; its exceptional Bissau-airport route is not the standard France-resident route. LR: France residents apply through the Liberian Embassy. ML: Mali consulates in Paris or Lyon issue it; no arrival visa. NE: prior visa only; no arrival visa. NG: portal submission is followed by physical dossier submission to OIS Paris for processing. TD: diplomatic or consular mission issuance only; no border visa.
    • This records ordinary French-passport short-visitor routes only and does not normalize travel warnings, operational access, work, residence, special documents or final admission.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    France

    Official sourcesMinistère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères: France Diplomatie: Afghanistan entry and stayMinistère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères: France Diplomatie: North Korea entry and stayMinistère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères: France Diplomatie: Libya entry and stayMinistère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères: France Diplomatie: Sudan entry and stayMinistère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères: France Diplomatie: Syria entry and stayMinistère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères: France Diplomatie: Republic of the Congo entry and stayMinistère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères: France Diplomatie: South Sudan entry and stayAmbassade de la République centrafricaine en France: Embassy of the Central African Republic in France: short-stay visaMinistère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères: France Diplomatie: Equatorial Guinea entry and stayMinistère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères: France Diplomatie: Guinea-Bissau entry and stayMinistère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères: France Diplomatie: Liberia entry and stayMinistère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères: France Diplomatie: Mali entry and stayMinistère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères: France Diplomatie: Niger entry and stayMinistère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères: France Diplomatie: Nigeria entry and stayMinistère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères: France Diplomatie: Chad entry and stay
  6. Current official routeVisa required

    Belgian ordinary passports: named advance visitor-visa routes

    Current Belgian guidance establishes advance embassy issuance for these ordinary Belgian-passport visitor routes.

    • LY: an invitation is required and the application is made at the Libyan Embassy in Brussels; the visa must identify the land border used where applicable. SY: apply in principle at the Syrian Embassy in the country of residence; individual travellers without a visa are generally turned back. CG: apply before departure at the Congo Embassy in Brussels.
    • Purpose, invitation, route, document, 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: Libya travel adviceSPF Affaires étrangères, Commerce extérieur et Coopération au Développement: Belgian Foreign Affairs: Syria travel adviceSPF Affaires étrangères, Commerce extérieur et Coopération au Développement: Belgian Foreign Affairs: Congo-Brazzaville travel advice
  7. Current official routeVisa required

    Moldovan ordinary passports: named advance consular visitor visas

    Moldova MFA's current ordinary-passport table requires a visa and identifies diplomatic missions as the obtaining method for these destinations.

    • Apply through the relevant diplomatic mission and obtain the visitor visa before departure; this is an advance consular route, not an inference from generic visa wording.
    • Mission operation, invitation requirements, Syrian and Afghan governmental-transition issues, closures, routes through Transnistria, special documents and final admission remain separate.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Moldova

    Official sourceMinistry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Moldova: Moldova MFA: visa regime for citizens of the Republic of Moldova
  8. Current official routeCitizenship

    Congolese citizens: Republic of the Congo

    The Republic of the Congo's official ordinary-passport decree identifies the holder as a Congolese citizen, while the current entry statute regulates foreigners; entry to the holder's own state is classified as citizenship rather than a visitor-visa route.

    • This records nationality/citizenship only. Passport validity, border operations, identity documentation, carrier rules and final admission remain separate.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Congo (Rep.)

    Official sourcesSecretariat-General of the Government, Republic of the Congo: Republic of the Congo Secretariat-General: ordinary-passport decreeSecretariat-General of the Government, Republic of the Congo: Republic of the Congo Official Journal: current reference to foreigner-entry statute
  9. Current official routeVisa required

    British citizen passports: specified advance visitor visas

    Current FCDO guidance establishes an ordinary British-citizen visitor visa application through the stated embassy or advance process for the listed destinations.

    • KP: tourist travel is normally organised and the visa application is sent directly to the North Korean Embassy; current general-entry restrictions remain material.
    • TD, CG, GW, LR and NE: FCDO directs the British-citizen visitor to the named embassy/consular application route before travel.
    • IR: apply well in advance; a British-passport applicant must use an organised tour or an Iranian sponsor. Kish Island is a distinct travel-agency/approval-before-arrival exception, not a general waiver.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    United Kingdom

    Official sourcesForeign, Commonwealth & Development Office: North Korea entry requirementsForeign, Commonwealth & Development Office: Chad entry requirementsForeign, Commonwealth & Development Office: Republic of Congo entry requirementsForeign, Commonwealth & Development Office: Guinea-Bissau entry requirementsForeign, Commonwealth & Development Office: Liberia entry requirementsForeign, Commonwealth & Development Office: Niger entry requirementsForeign, Commonwealth & Development Office: Iran entry requirements
  10. Current official routeVisa required

    Canadian ordinary passports: Republic of Congo advance visitor visa

    Canada's current guidance requires an ordinary Canadian traveller to obtain the Republic of the Congo visa from its Ottawa embassy before departure and excludes port-of-entry issuance.

    • Obtain the visa from the Embassy of the Republic of the Congo in Ottawa before leaving Canada. The source expressly says it cannot be obtained at a port of entry or at another Congo mission.
    • Residence, work, study, transit, special documents, carrier checks and final admission remain separate.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Canada

    Official sourceGlobal Affairs Canada: Republic of Congo (Brazzaville) travel advice
  12. Current official routeVisa required

    Italian ordinary passports: specified advance visitor visas

    Current Italian MFA guidance establishes the stated advance-consular visa route.

    • CG, ML, NE and GW use named consular application routes; GW explicitly has no direct arrival visa.
    • KP tourist access remains restricted; SD, sponsorship, invitation, conflict, carrier, health and final-admission conditions remain separate.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Italy

    Official sourcesMinistry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Italy: Viaggiare Sicuri: Republic of the CongoMinistry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Italy: Viaggiare Sicuri: MaliMinistry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Italy: Viaggiare Sicuri: NigerMinistry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Italy: Viaggiare Sicuri: North KoreaMinistry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Italy: Viaggiare Sicuri: SudanMinistry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Italy: Viaggiare Sicuri: Guinea-Bissau
  13. Current official routeVisa required

    Austrian ordinary passports: Republic of the Congo advance visitor visa

    Austrian ordinary-passport visitors must obtain the Republic of the Congo visa through the named Austrian or German consular channel before travel.

    • The current Austrian guidance identifies the honorary consulate in Vienna and embassy in Berlin; this excludes non-visitor purposes and final admission.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Austria

    Official sourceBundesministerium für europäische und internationale Angelegenheiten: Kongo
  14. Current official routeVisa on arrival

    UAE ordinary passports: current visitor visas on arrival

    UAE MOFA's live country pages expressly classify Normal UAE passports as Visa On Arrival for these destinations.

    • Each source is a current UAE-MOFA destination page for Emirati travellers and specifically identifies the Normal passport row.
    • The sources expressly place issuance at arrival; entry point, fees, passport validity, security, work, residence, special passports, carrier and final-admission conditions remain separate.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    United Arab Emirates

    Official sourcesMinistry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates: UAE MOFA: Emirates travel requirements — Cabo VerdeMinistry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates: UAE MOFA: Emirates travel requirements — Central African RepublicMinistry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates: UAE MOFA: Emirates travel requirements — ComorosMinistry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates: UAE MOFA: Emirates travel requirements — Republic of the CongoMinistry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates: UAE MOFA: Emirates travel requirements — DjiboutiMinistry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates: UAE MOFA: Emirates travel requirements — Equatorial GuineaMinistry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates: UAE MOFA: Emirates travel requirements — Guinea-BissauMinistry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates: UAE MOFA: Emirates travel requirements — NigerMinistry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates: UAE MOFA: Emirates travel requirements — Sierra LeoneMinistry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates: UAE MOFA: Emirates travel requirements — Syria
  15. Current official routeVisa required

    Kuwaiti ordinary passports: advance embassy visa destinations

    Kuwait's current government table directs ordinary Kuwaiti passport holders to obtain an embassy-issued visa before visiting these destinations.

    • Ordinary Kuwaiti passport and short visitor travel; apply through the relevant embassy before departure, with final issuance and admission remaining discretionary.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Kuwait

    Official sourceKuwait Government Online: List of countries that grant Kuwaiti citizens entry visas upon arrival or require a pre-issued visa from the embassy
  16. Current official routeVisa required

    Palestinian ordinary passports: 2026 advance-visa visitor cohort

    The State of Palestine's current ordinary-passport schedule labels this exact destination cohort "Visa is required" and separately labels electronic and arrival-issued routes elsewhere in the same schedule. It is normalized as advance visa required.

    • This is the Ministry's ordinary-passport short-visitor baseline. The source separately labels eVisa and visa-on-arrival rows, so a bare "Visa is required" row is not recast as either route.
    • Georgia and Panama have separately stated waivers for holders of specified third-country visas. Those conditional document routes are excluded from this passport-only baseline.
    • Mission availability, passport recognition, individual admission, route, transit, work, residence, diplomatic, official, service and other special-document treatment are outside this policy.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Palestinian Territory

    Official sourceState of Palestine Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Protocol: Visa Regulations for Palestinian Passports as of 2026
  17. Current official routeVisa required

    Japanese ordinary passports: Republic of the Congo advance visitor visa

    Japan's current destination-specific guidance requires travelers to obtain the Republic of the Congo visa beforehand from an embassy or other mission.

    • The visa must be obtained before travel through the Republic of the Congo Embassy in Japan or another competent mission.
    • Purpose, passport, health, document, carrier and final-admission requirements remain applicable.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Japan

    Official sourceMinistry of Foreign Affairs of Japan: Republic of the Congo basic safety data
  18. Current official routeVisa required

    Swedish ordinary passports require a Republic of the Congo consular visa

    Sweden says Swedish citizens apply for the Republic of the Congo visa at its embassy in Stockholm.

    • Ordinary Swedish passport and short visitor travel.
    • Apply through the Republic of the Congo embassy in Stockholm before travel.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Sweden

    Official sourceMinistry for Foreign Affairs of Sweden: Republic of the Congo entry and exit rules
  19. Current official routeVisa required

    Slovak ordinary passports: Republic of the Congo advance visitor visa

    Slovak MFA guidance requires Slovak citizens to obtain a Republic of the Congo visa at an embassy or consulate before travel.

    • The entry guidance states visas are not issued on arrival and directs applicants to an embassy or consulate before travel.
    • Recheck before travel because the directly applicable MFA entry information was last substantively updated in July 2025; work, residence, transit, special documents and final admission remain separate.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Slovakia

    Official sourceMinistry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic: Republic of the Congo entry conditions
  20. Current official routeVisa required

    Russian ordinary passports: named advance visitor-visa routes

    Current Russian MFA country guidance identifies ordinary Russian visitor visas issued by the named diplomatic missions for these destinations.

    • Central African Republic: obtain the visa at its Embassy in Moscow; Chad: obtain it at a Chadian diplomatic mission or consulate.
    • Republic of the Congo: apply at its Moscow Embassy; Liberia: use Liberia's embassies in Germany, France or Italy; Mali: use Mali's Embassy.
    • Niger: apply where Niger has a diplomatic mission; North Macedonia: use its diplomatic missions abroad, unless separately qualifying through a residence permit or multi-entry Schengen C visa.
    • Sudan: ordinary passports normally receive a one- or two-month visa from Sudan's Embassy in Russia.
    • The listed routes are for ordinary short visits only; work, residence, diplomatic/service passports, route-specific exceptions and final admission remain separate.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Russian Federation

    Official sourcesConsular Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation: Central African Republic country informationConsular Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation: Chad country informationConsular Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation: Republic of the Congo country informationConsular Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation: Liberia country informationConsular Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation: Mali country informationConsular Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation: Niger country informationConsular Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation: North Macedonia country informationConsular Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation: Sudan country information
  21. Current official routeVisa required

    Seychellois passports: named advance visitor-visa cohort

    Seychelles' July 2025 passport-holder schedule expressly requires these destinations to issue a visa before entry, rather than treating an online form or airport process as the visitor baseline.

    • Applies to the ordinary Seychellois passport short-visitor baseline in the Ministry's current named list.
    • The schedule's wording requires a visa before entry but does not establish an electronic or border-issued route, so this is normalized only as advance visa required.
    • Mission availability, individual grant, document, route, transit, work, residence, diplomatic, official and special-passport treatment remain outside scope.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Seychelles

    Official sourceMinistry of Foreign Affairs and the Diaspora: List of countries Seychelles passport holders need visas
  22. Current official routeVisa required

    Colombian ordinary passports: Republic of the Congo advance visitor visa

    Colombia's current Foreign Ministry table says the Republic of the Congo requires a prior consular visa without arrival issuance or a short-stay exemption.

    • Applies to an ordinary Colombian passport holder travelling as a short visitor.
    • Obtain the visa from the competent consulate before travel.
    • 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
  23. Current official routeVisa required

    Polish ordinary passports: Republic of the Congo advance visitor visa

    Polish ordinary-passport visitors register and pay online, then lodge the complete application at the Republic of the Congo Embassy in Paris before travel.

    • Use a biometric passport; online registration and payment alone do not issue the visa.
    • The Embassy in Paris receives the complete application; its consular decision, health requirements and final admission remain separate.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Poland

    Official sourceMinistry of Foreign Affairs of Poland: Republic of the Congo country profile
  24. Current official routeVisa required

    Danish ordinary passports: Republic of the Congo advance visitor visa

    Current Danish Foreign Ministry guidance requires ordinary Danish tourist visitors to obtain a visa through the Congo-Brazzaville embassy in France before travel.

    • Use a Danish national passport for tourism and apply through the Congo-Brazzaville embassy in France before travel.
    • The stated six-month passport validity, document-recognition, carrier and final-admission requirements remain applicable.
    • Work, residence, transit, refugee/alien and emergency or special-passport arrangements are outside this classification.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Denmark

    Official sourcesMinistry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark: Passports and visas abroadMinistry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark: Republic of the Congo passports and visas
  25. Current official routeVisa required

    Mexican ordinary passports: Republic of the Congo advance visitor visa

    Mexico's live traveler guidance directs Mexican travelers to the Republic of the Congo embassy in the United States for visa processing.

    • Limited to ordinary Mexican-passport short visitor travel; work, residence and special passport routes are outside this policy.
    • The cited guidance identifies the Republic of the Congo embassy in the United States as the processing mission.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Mexico

    Official sourceSecretariat of Foreign Affairs of Mexico: Republic of the Congo