# Switzerland passport to Côte d'Ivoire: Visa on arrival

Current access classification: **Visa on arrival** — Visa available at the border or airport.

Access data checked August 26, 2026. Evidence status: **official evidence collected**.

This page concerns ordinary short visits unless an official source states otherwise. Authorities apply the current rule, and individual circumstances can change the applicable treatment.

## Evidence timeline

- **Current official route — Residual ordinary passports use Côte d’Ivoire's preapproved airport-issued visa** (Visa on arrival)
  Côte d’Ivoire's current visitor baseline and live finite exemption schedule identify the visa-liable residual; SNEDAI requires approval before boarding but prints and issues the biometric visa at Abidjan airport.
  - This policy covers only the ordinary-passport short-visitor residual after the live SNEDAI exemption schedule and separately supported current treaty or nationality exceptions are excluded.
  - Complete online pre-enrolment, upload the required passport, return-ticket and invitation or accommodation documents, pay the fee and wait for D.S.T. approval before boarding.
  - Present the approved pre-enrolment, payment receipt, passport and yellow-fever certificate at Abidjan airport; biometric enrolment, printing and visa issuance occur there.
  - The visa is described as three-month multiple-entry; that is not normalized as a permitted stay length. Document validity, health rules and final admission remain separate.
  Official sources:
  - [Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Côte d’Ivoire: Conseils aux voyageurs: formalités de visa](https://www.diplomatie.gouv.ci/informations-utiles/conseils-aux-voyageurs)
  - [SNEDAI, State-approved Côte d’Ivoire visa service: List of countries exempt from an entry visa in Côte d’Ivoire](https://snedai.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Capture-de%CC%81cran-2024-04-12-a%CC%80-17.31.17.png)
  - [SNEDAI, official Côte d'Ivoire visa service: Côte d'Ivoire official SNEDAI: e-visa procedure](https://snedai.com/e-visa/)


## How to apply

Follow the current instructions on the official portal.

1. Submit the ordinary-passport pre-enrolment, required documents and payment online.
2. Wait for the D.S.T. approved response and print it before boarding.
3. Complete biometric enrolment at Abidjan airport, where the visa is printed and issued.

[Côte d’Ivoire official visa pre-enrolment](https://snedai.com/e-visa/)

## Useful links

- [HTML evidence page](https://multipassrank.com/switzerland-cote-d-ivoire-visa-on-arrival)
- [Switzerland passport access](https://multipassrank.com/passport/switzerland)
- [All passport requirements for Côte d'Ivoire](https://multipassrank.com/destination/cote-d-ivoire)
- [Dataset license](https://multipassrank.com/data-license)