Entry Requirements

 
Here are Central African Republic entry requirements. Find out more about types and costs of visa and application requirements.
Entry Requirements
Passports
Passport should be valid for six months after entry into the Central African Republic required by all.

Visas
Required by all excluding the following:
(a) citizens of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Congo (Democratic Republic of), Congo (Rep), Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Israel, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Sudan, Switzerland and Togo if they travel from their own countries;
(b) transit passengers continuing their journey by the same or first connecting aircraft if they have valid onward or return documentation and do not leave the airport.
Note: Nationals of Lebanon are visa-exempt if holding a written proof of their status as businessperson, banker or technician.

Types of visa and cost
Tourist/Business and Transit: US$59 (for stays of up to 30 days); US$179 (for stays of up to three months). Fees paid in other currencies depend on exchange rates.

Validity
Tourist and Business visas are valid for maximum three months. For transit through the Central African Republic, consult at the Consulate (or Consular sections at Embassy).

Application to
Consulate (or Consular section at Embassy); see Passport/Visa Information.

Application requirements are as following:
1) Two application forms.
2) Fee.
3) Two passport-size photos.
4) Return/onward ticket.
5) Letter from company stating that applicant will resume work on returning.
6) Yellow fever vaccination certificate.
7) Stamped, self-addressed envelope.

A yellow fever vaccination certificate is required from travelers over one year of age. A cholera vaccination certificate is not a condition of entry to the Central African Republic. Immunization against typhoid is usually advised. Risk of malaria (and of other insect-borne diseases) exists all year throughout the country. The recommended prophylaxis is mefloquine.