Visa policy of Chad

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Visitors to Chad must obtain a visa from one of the Chadian diplomatic missions unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries.

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Visa policy of Chad
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Chad
Visa-free for up to 90 days and may enter using ID card
Visa-free for up to 90 days
Visa on arrival
Visa required in advance Chad visa policy map.svg
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 on arrival
  Visa required in advance

Visa exemption

Citizens of the following 15 countries can visit Chad without a visa for up to 90 days: [1]

ID — may enter using ID card

Holders of diplomatic passports issued to nationals of Benin, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Libya, Mali, Morocco, São Tomé and Príncipe, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia and Turkey do not require a visa for Chad.

Future changes

Chad has signed visa exemption agreements with the following countries, but they have not yet entered into force:

CountryPassportsAgreement signed on
Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi [5] All19 July 2024
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  Democratic Republic of the Congo [6] All26 June 2024

Visa on arrival

Passengers with an Entry Authorisation letter issued by the authorities of Chad before departure can obtain a visa on arrival.

Citizens of Benin can obtain visa on arrival without Entry Authorisation.

e-Visa

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

Police registration

Mandatory police registration is required for all nationalities within 72 hours of arrival. [8]

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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. Développement: le Tchad et le Burundi signent des accords dans plusieurs domaines
  6. La RDC et le Tchad signent un accord d’exemption de visa réciproque
  7. Le Tchad lance le visa électronique pour les voyageurs
  8. "Chad International Travel Information". travel.state.gov. Retrieved 17 June 2019.