Visa requirements for Ivory Coast

Most visitors need an e-Visa for Ivory Coast, applied for online before travel. 24 enter visa-free.

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Rules by passport

Visa-free (24)

Benin
Burkina Faso
Cape Verde
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Ivory Coast
Liberia
Mali
Mauritania
Morocco
Niger
Nigeria
Rwanda
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Singapore
the Central African Republic
the Gambia
the Philippines
the Republic of the Congo
the Seychelles
Togo
Tunisia

Checked against SNEDAI (Côte d'Ivoire e-visa operator), SNEDAI pre-enrollment app on October 10, 2026.

E-Visa (175)

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
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Chad
Chile
China
Colombia
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Fiji
Finland
France
Gabon
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Kosovo
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macao
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Malta
Mauritius
Mexico
Micronesia
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
New Zealand
Nicaragua
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
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 Maldives
the Marshall Islands
the Netherlands
the Solomon Islands
the United Arab Emirates
the United Kingdom
the United States
the Vatican City
Timor-Leste
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
Uganda
Ukraine
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Venezuela
Vietnam
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe

Checked against SNEDAI (Côte d'Ivoire e-visa operator), SNEDAI pre-enrollment app on October 10, 2026.

Visa fees for Ivory Coast

Visa type	Fee	Source
E-Visa	73 EUR, pre-enrollment; 3-month multiple-entry visa, bank fees included; payable by Visa/Mastercard	SNEDAI (Cote d'Ivoire e-visa operator)

Processing times

E-Visa processing time: No official source publishes this information. SNEDAI pre-enrollment page publishes no processing time. Checked: SNEDAI (Cote d'Ivoire e-visa operator).

Apply through official channels

Start the official SNEDAI pre-enrollment application Official e-visa operator channel.

E-visa information (SNEDAI)

Travel insurance for Ivory Coast

Travel insurance

Not required. No official source we have checked requires travel insurance to visit Ivory Coast, and none publishes a minimum coverage amount for visitors.

Some visa services claim insurance is mandatory for Ivory Coast 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 Ivory Coast 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 SNEDAI (Côte d'Ivoire e-visa operator), SNEDAI pre-enrollment app, 0 with no official source publishing the rule.

SNEDAI (Côte d'Ivoire e-visa operator) (checked October 10, 2026)
SNEDAI pre-enrollment app (checked October 10, 2026)

Common questions

Do I need a visa for Ivory Coast?

It depends on your passport. 24 of 199 passports enter Ivory Coast visa-free; 175 need a visa or authorisation arranged in advance. Find your passport in the groups above.

What does a visa for Ivory Coast cost?

The e-visa costs 73 EUR, pre-enrollment; 3-month multiple-entry visa, bank fees included; payable by Visa/Mastercard.

Do I need travel insurance for Ivory Coast?

No verified requirement. No official source we have checked requires travel insurance to visit Ivory Coast, 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.