Visa policy of the Central African Republic

Policy on permits required to enter the Central African Republic
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    President: Simplice Sarandji
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Visitors to the Central African Republic must obtain a visa from one of the Central African Republic diplomatic missions or French diplomatic missions unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries.

Visa policy map

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  Visa not required (90 days) and may enter using ID card
  Visa not required (90 days)
  Visa on arrival
  Visa required

Visa exemption

Citizens of the following 10 countries can visit Central African Republic without a visa for up to the duration listed below:[1][2][3]

90 days

ID - May enter CAR using a valid ID card.

According to the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs website, United Arab Emirates nationals can obtain a visa upon arrival.[4]

Date of visa changes
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (October 2017)
  • 1 April 2015: United States[5]
  • 12 October 2017: CEMAC (Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa) states: Equatorial Guinea and Gabon[6][7]
  • 12–13 October 2017: CEMAC states: Cameroon, Chad, Republic of the Congo[2]
  • 8 October 2019: United Arab Emirates[8]

Cancelled:

  • 17 November 2023: United States[9]

Transit

Entry stamp

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

See also

  • flagCentral African Republic portal
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Central African Republic.

References

  1. ^ "Visa and passport". Timatic. International Air Transport Association through Emirates. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  2. ^ a b sonapresse, L'Union (19 October 2017). "Libre-circulation dans la zone Cemac : La Centrafrique annule les visas d'entrée sur son territoire". L'UNION | L'actualité du Gabon (in French). Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Arrêté interministériel Fixant les conditions d'exemption de l'obligation de visa d'entrée sur le territorie de la République Centrafricaine aux citoyens américains". Archived from the original on 2018-07-17. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
  4. ^ "Travel requirements by destination".
  5. ^ "Central African Republic International Travel Information". travel.state.gov.
  6. ^ Olivier, Mathieu (19 October 2017). "Cemac: la Centrafrique annule les visas d'entrée sur son territoire". www.jeuneafrique.com.
  7. ^ "Note Circulaire". Retrieved 2023-08-12.
  8. ^ "Visa-free travel for Emiratis to Central Africa". gulfnews.com. 30 September 2019.
  9. ^ "New visa requirements for U.S. citizen travelers to the Central African Republic".
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