Visa policy of Chad

Visitors to Chad must obtain an electronic visa unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries.

Visa policy map

Visa policy of Chad

  Chad

  Visa-free for up to 90 days and may enter using ID card

  Visa-free for up to 90 days

  Visa-free for up to 30 days

  eVisa

Visa exemption

Citizens of the following countries and territories can visit Chad without a visa for the period listed below: ^[1]

90 days Barbados Benin Burundi Cameroon ID Central African Republic ID DR Congo Congo Republic ID Côte d'Ivoire Gabon ID Gambia Hong Kong Malaysia Mali Mauritius Niger Nigeria Philippines Rwanda Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Singapore 30 days Dominica Haiti Micronesia Suriname

_{ID — May enter using ID card.}

Date of visa changes

8 August 2017: CEMAC - Equatorial Guinea [2] [3] 26 October 2017: United Arab Emirates [4] 11 December 2024: Barbados, Benin, Bermuda, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Dominica, Gambia, Haiti, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Mauritius, Micronesia, Philippines, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Singapore and Suriname [5] Cancelled 11 December 2024: Burkina Faso, Equatorial Guinea, Mauritania, Senegal, Togo and the United Arab Emirates, which were previously visa-exempt, were not included in the visa exemption list on the Chad eVisa portal. [5]

• In addition, holders of diplomatic passports issued to nationals of Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Libya, Mali, Morocco, São Tomé and Príncipe, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, Turkey and United Arab Emirates can visit Chad without a visa for up to 90 days (unless otherwise stated).

E-Visa

In August 2019 Chad announced a plan to introduce an e-Visa. The Government plans to launch the system in September 2019. ^[6]

On 11 December 2024, the Chad e-Visa system was launched. ^{[5] [7]}

Transit

Transit without visa is allowed for travelers continuing their trip within 48 hours by the same or first connecting plane to a third country without leaving the airport.

Admission restrictions

On June 5, 2025, Chad has suspended visa issuances to U.S. citizens in response to Donald Trump's travel ban, current visas will still be honored until their expiration. ^[8]

Police registration

Mandatory police registration is required for all nationalities within 72 hours of arrival. ^[9]

See also

• Africa portal

• Visa requirements for Chadian citizens

References

1. "Visa and passport". Timatic . International Air Transport Association through Emirates . Retrieved 1 April 2017.
2. A l'attention des Responsables des Administrations en charge de la gestion des frontières terrestres, aériennes et fluviales de la République du Tchad (Circulaire 002/MSPI/SG/2017) (in French). 8 August 2017. Archived from the original on 28 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
3. Kouassi, Carole (11 August 2017). "Le Tchad supprime le visa pour les ressortissants de la zone Cemac, la Guinée équatoriale bloque toujours" [Chad removes visa for nationals of Cemac zone, Equatorial Guinea still blocks] (in French). Africanews . Retrieved 10 December 2017.
4. Nagraj, Aarti (26 October 2017). "UAE nationals granted visa-free entry to Chad". Gulf Business . Retrieved 10 December 2017.
5. VisasNews (2024-12-11). "Chad launches electronic visa system". VisasNews. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
6. Le Tchad lance le visa électronique pour les voyageurs
7. "e-Visa Tchad". evisa.td. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
8. "Chad suspends visa issuance to US citizens over travel ban". Reuters. June 5, 2025.
9. "Chad International Travel Information". travel.state.gov. Retrieved 17 June 2019.