Chad tourist visa

Visitors who do not qualify for visa-free entry need a visa before travelling. Nationals of the listed visa-exempt countries and territories can enter for up to 90 days. Certain diplomatic passport holders also qualify.

There are 4 options: Visa-free entry (no visa at all); e-Visa (online visa) (an online visa); Regular visa before travel (a visa from an embassy); Diplomatic passport visa exemption (no visa at all).

Nationals of Barbados, Benin, Bermuda, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Cook Islands, Côte d’Ivoire, Dominica, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Mali, Micronesia, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Senegal, Singapore, Suriname, Togo and United Arab Emirates are listed as visa-exempt. Holders of diplomatic passports issued to nationals of Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Libya, Mali, Morocco, São Tomé and Príncipe, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, Turkey and United Arab Emirates qualify.

Yes: e-Visa (online visa). Visitors who need a visa can apply online. Nationals of visa-exempt countries cannot apply. New visa issuance to U.S. citizens is suspended.

All nationalities must register with the police within 72 hours of arrival.

Yes. Rules depend on the country that issued your passport. Open the Chad visa page and choose your passport for a plain answer.

Yes. Officials can refuse a visa or entry, even after you apply. Give true answers, bring the documents asked for, and keep proof of your onward trip and money.

On Chad's official immigration or foreign ministry website, or at its embassy. Rules change, so check close to your trip.

Often you cannot switch visa type inside the country. Ask the immigration office before you travel if you might need to.