QuickTravelTools Visa requirements for the Central African Republic
Most visitors need a visa in advance for the Central African Republic. 15 of 199 passports enter visa-free.
Rules by passport
Visa-free (15)
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Chad
- Equatorial Guinea
- Gabon
- Israel
- Ivory Coast
- Liberia
- Niger
- Rwanda
- Senegal
- the Central African Republic
- the Republic of the Congo
Checked against UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, Embassy of the Central African Republic, Paris, UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs on October 10, 2026.
Visa on arrival (1)
- the United Arab Emirates
Checked against UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, Embassy of the Central African Republic, Paris, UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs on October 10, 2026.
Visa required (183)
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Andorra
- Angola
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Belize
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Brazil
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Cambodia
- Canada
- Cape Verde
- Chile
- China
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Dominica
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Fiji
- Finland
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Greece
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Italy
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Kosovo
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Libya
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macao
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Mali
- Malta
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Micronesia
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Nauru
- Nepal
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Nigeria
- North Korea
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palau
- Palestine
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Poland
- Portugal
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russia
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Samoa
- San Marino
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Saudi Arabia
- Serbia
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Korea
- South Sudan
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Suriname
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- the Bahamas
- the Comoros
- the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- the Dominican Republic
- the Gambia
- the Maldives
- the Marshall Islands
- the Netherlands
- the Philippines
- the Seychelles
- the Solomon Islands
- the United Kingdom
- the United States
- the Vatican City
- Timor-Leste
- Togo
- Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Tuvalu
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Checked against UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, Embassy of the Central African Republic, Paris, UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs on October 10, 2026.
Visa fees for the Central African Republic
Visa fee: No official source publishes this information. No official fee schedule published after checking the sources listed Checked: Embassy of the Central African Republic in France.
Visa on arrival fee: No official source publishes this information. No official visa-on-arrival fee published Checked: Embassy of the Central African Republic in France.
Processing times
| Visa type | Processing time | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Visa on arrival | issued at port of entry | Embassy of the Central African Republic in France |
Visa processing time: No official source publishes this information. No official processing time published Checked: Embassy of the Central African Republic in France.
Apply through official channels
Embassy of the Central African Republic in France - visa services
Travel insurance for the Central African Republic
Not required. No official source we have checked requires travel insurance to visit the Central African Republic, and none publishes a minimum coverage amount for visitors.
Some visa services claim insurance is mandatory for the Central African Republic and charge you for a policy. We found no official rule behind those claims, so we will not present it as one. Insurance may still be a sensible choice for your trip, but for the Central African Republic it is your choice, not an entry rule. We watch for new mandates daily, and this page will say so if one appears.
Countries that do require it: the full travel insurance requirements list.
Sources and verification
199 of 199 passport rules verified against UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, Embassy of the Central African Republic, Paris, UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 0 with no official source publishing the rule.
- UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (checked October 10, 2026)
- Embassy of the Central African Republic, Paris (checked October 10, 2026)
- UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs (checked October 10, 2026)
Common questions
Do I need a visa for the Central African Republic?
It depends on your passport. 15 of 199 passports enter the Central African Republic visa-free, 1 can get a visa on arrival; 183 need a visa or authorisation arranged in advance. Find your passport in the groups above.
How long does the Central African Republic visa processing take?
Standard processing for the visa on arrival: issued at port of entry.
Do I need travel insurance for the Central African Republic?
No verified requirement. No official source we have checked requires travel insurance to visit the Central African Republic, and none publishes a minimum coverage amount for visitors. Some visa services claim it is mandatory and charge for a policy; we found no official rule behind those claims.