Visa policy of the Republic of the Congo

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Visitors to the Republic of the Congo must obtain a visa from one of the Republic of the Congo diplomatic missions unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries or countries that can obtain a visa on arrival.

Visa policy map[]

Visa policy of the Republic of the Congo

Visa exemption[]

Citizens of the following 5 countries who hold a biometric passport can visit Republic of Congo without a visa for up to 90 days:[1][2]

  •  Cameroon
  •  Central African Republic
  •  Chad
  •  Equatorial Guinea
  •  Gabon

Visa not required for citizens of  China provided their normal passports are endorsed "For Public Affairs".

Visa not required for holders of a V.I.P Invitation letter.

Holders of diplomatic or service category passports issued to nationals of Brazil, China and Russia do not require a visa as well as holders of diplomatic passports of Portugal and Turkey.[3]

Visa waiver agreement for diplomatic and service passports was signed with  Angola[4] and it is yet to come into force.

Visa on arrival[]

Citizens of the following countries can obtain a visa on arrival:[7][8]

  •  Benin
  •  Burkina Faso
  •  Côte d'Ivoire
  •  Mauritania
  •  Morocco
  •  Niger
  •  Rwanda
  •  Senegal
  •  Togo
  •  United Arab Emirates

Transit[]

Passengers with a confirmed onward ticket for a flight to a third country on the same calendar day. They must stay in the international transit area of the airport and have documents required for the next destination.

eVisa[]

In April 2019 Congolese authorities announced a plan to introduce electronic visas in August 2019.[9] Visa applications can already be submitted online at the Republic of the Congo embassy in France website.[10][11]

See also[]

  • Visa requirements for Republic of the Congo citizens

References[]

  1. ^ "Country information (visa section)". Timatic. International Air Transport Association (IATA) through Gulf Air. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Congo-Brazzaville waives entry visas for citizens of Central Africa bloc". 25 October 2017.
  3. ^ Under visa exemption agreement on 15 November 2012; from 13 July 2013
  4. ^ "Angola: Defense Minister Back Home From Congo Brazzaville - allAfrica.com". Archived from the original on 2017-06-16.
  5. ^ https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ab/MINISTERE_DE_L%27INTERIEUR_ET_DE_LA_DECENTRALISATION_REPUBLIQUE_DU_CONGO_Note_circulaire_№00647.png
  6. ^ @Rwandamigration (16 October 2018). "Effective from 09 October 2018 Rwandan nationals visiting the Republic of Congo are issued with visa on arrival" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. ^ "Country information (visa section)". Timatic. International Air Transport Association (IATA) through Gulf Air. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  8. ^ @Rwandamigration (16 October 2018). "Effective from 09 October 2018 Rwandan nationals visiting the Republic of Congo are issued with visa on arrival" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  9. ^ Congo: Le visa touristique bientôt électronique
  10. ^ France Diplomatie - Congo - Formalités d’entrée
  11. ^ Ambassade du Congo - France - Services consulaires - Démarches en ligne - Demande de Visa
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