# United States 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 24, 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 — United States ordinary passport: Côte d’Ivoire preapproved arrival visa** (Visa on arrival)
  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.
  Official sources:
  - [U.S. Department of State: Côte d’Ivoire Travel Advisory](https://travel.state.gov/en/international-travel/travel-advisories/cote-d-ivoire.html)
  - [SNEDAI, officially recognised Côte d’Ivoire visa service: SNEDAI: Côte d’Ivoire e-visa procedure](https://snedai.com/e-visa/)

## Useful links

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