Congo
Côte d'Ivoire passportEdit check
Visa-free, no stated limit
The rule sets no maximum stay. How long you may stay is decided when you enter.
Entry and stay only. What this covers
Source & evidence Read the original words
Official wording
Les ressortissants des pays de la Communauté économique et monétaire de l'Afrique centrale (CEMAC) à savoir Cameroun, Centrafrique, Gabon, Guinée Equatoriale et Tchad ainsi que ceux du Sénégal, de la Côte d'Ivoire et du Benin sont toujours exemptés de visas d'entrée en République du Congo dans le cadre des accords de libre circulation des biens et des personnes.
Aevamo’s reading
Loi n° 29-2017 (amending Loi n° 23-96 of 6 June 1996) is the statute that creates the entry obligation: Article 15 requires a foreigner who is not a national of a country with particular immigration agreements with Congo to present a passport bearing a valid visa in order to enter. The CEMAC act, the embassy statements, the Congo–Rwanda accord and the UAE page describe exemptions within that legal frame; they do not create the general requirement.
The same embassy statement names Sénégal, Côte d'Ivoire and Benin as still exempted from entry visas to the Republic of Congo under the free-movement accords — the specific visa-free grant for these three issuers.
Source details
How the documents behind this regime are dated
loi-29-2017: Journal Officiel N° 38-2017, jeudi 21 septembre 2017; loi promulguée le 7 août 2017. sgg-cemac-acte-2013: Acte additionnel n° 01/13-CEMAC-070-U-CCE-SE du 25 juin 2013. accord-congo-rwanda-2023: Journal Officiel N° 39-2023 du 28 septembre 2023; accord signé le 24 novembre 2021. ambacongofr-visa-exempt: news item du 6 novembre 2020, page servie courante en 2026. ambacongo-us-before-you-go: served from the Internet Archive capture of 22 April 2026. mofa-uae-congo: served from cache of an earlier fetch; page reports 'Last Modified Date: 21-08-2026'.
What this answer covers Limits & assumptions
Work and residence rights are separate from this check. This is the entry rule and the length of stay the instrument grants. It is not a decision about you: the officer at the border decides admission, and we do not evaluate the purpose of your trip, your passport's remaining validity, an onward ticket, funds, insurance or health requirements.
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