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Tourism or Leisure Biometric Visa

Ivory CoastShort stays and visits

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For the relevant traveller scope, is a visa, electronic authorisation, visa on arrival or no advance visa normally required?

Any biometric visa application must be made in the applicant's country of residence. Under the ECOWAS free-movement protocol, a Community citizen visiting any Member State for a period not exceeding 90 days enters through the official entry point free of visa requirements. The official source does not state which non-ECOWAS nationalities are exempt from the visa.

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  • The official sources read do not give a full nationality matrix; which non-ECOWAS nationalities are exempt is not stated.
  • The ECOWAS protocol text does not itself name Côte d'Ivoire as a Member State.

What short-visit purposes does this route cover?

Answer not available

What maximum stay, rolling-period rule, validity and entry rules apply?

The visa is valid for 1 to 3 months, for a length of stay from 1 day to 3 months. The official source does not state the number of entries or any rolling-period rule.

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  • Single vs multiple entry rules and any rolling-period rule are not stated.

What important funds, accommodation, invitation, insurance, onward-travel or passport evidence may be required?

Passport valid for at least six (6) months plus photocopy of the first three pages; international yellow fever vaccination certificate; detailed air-ticket reservation or photocopy of the return ticket. For a tourism visa additionally: hotel reservation confirmation or proof of financial means for the stay.

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Where/how is permission obtained when required, and under what important circumstances can a stay be extended or changed?

Apply in the country of residence: pay online (FASTRACE via snedai.com), book a mandatory online appointment (www.snedai-visardv.ci), then enrol in person at the embassy with the documents; the file is processed within forty-eight (48) hours of enrolment and the applicant collects the visa in person with the enrolment receipt. The visa fee is 50 euros, the same whatever the length of stay. The official source does not state when a stay can be extended or changed.

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  • Extension or change of a stay inside Côte d'Ivoire is not addressed by the source.

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