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Visitors to the Republic of the Congo must obtain a visa from one of the Republic of the Congo diplomatic missions unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries or countries that can obtain a visa on arrival.

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Visa exemption

Citizens of the following 5 countries who hold a biometric passport can visit Republic of Congo without a visa for up to 90 days:[1][2]

Visa not required for citizens of China provided their normal passports are endorsed "For Public Affairs".

Visa not required for holders of a V.I.P Invitation letter.

Holders of diplomatic or service category passports issued to nationals of Brazil, China and Russia do not require a visa as well as holders of diplomatic passports of Portugal and Turkey.[3]

Visa waiver agreement for diplomatic and service passports was signed with Angola[4] and it is yet to come into force.

Visa on arrival

Citizens of the following countries can obtain a visa on arrival:[7][8]

Transit

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

e-Visa

In April 2019 Congolese authorities announced a plan to introduce an electronic visa in August 2019.[9] Visa applications can already be submitted online at the Republic of the Congo embassy in France website.[10][11]

See also

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Republic of the Congo.

References

  1. ^ "Visa and passport". Timatic. International Air Transport Association through Emirates. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Congo-Brazzaville waives entry visas for citizens of Central Africa bloc". 25 October 2017.
  3. ^ Under visa exemption agreement on 15 November 2012; from 13 July 2013
  4. ^ "Angola: Defense Minister Back Home From Congo Brazzaville - allAfrica.com". Archived from the original on 2017-06-16.
  5. ^ "Note Circulaire" (PNG) (in French).
  6. ^ @Rwandamigration (October 16, 2018). "Effective from 09 October 2018 Rwandan nationals visiting the Republic of Congo are issued with visa on arrival" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. ^ "Visa and passport". Timatic. International Air Transport Association through Emirates. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  8. ^ @Rwandamigration (October 16, 2018). "Effective from 09 October 2018 Rwandan nationals visiting the Republic of Congo are issued with visa on arrival" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  9. ^ Congo: Le visa touristique bientôt électronique
  10. ^ France Diplomatie - Congo - Formalités d’entrée
  11. ^ Ambassade du Congo - France - Services consulaires - Démarches en ligne - Demande de Visa
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