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
  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:

Country Passports Agreement signed on
 Burundi[5] All 19 July 2024
 Democratic Republic of the Congo[6] All 26 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]

In December 2024 the e-Visa platform has been launched[8] and the link to that is [9]

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.[10]

See also

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Chad.

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. ^ VisasNews (2024-12-11). "Chad launches electronic visa system". VisasNews. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
  9. ^ "e-Visa Tchad". evisa.td. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
  10. ^ "Chad International Travel Information". travel.state.gov. Retrieved 17 June 2019.