Passport validity
6 monthsThe UK government says that to enter Chad your passport must have an expiry date at least 6 months after the date you arrive.
UK Foreign Office — Chad entry requirements✓ Checked 2 Oct 2026
Barbados
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Barbados passport holders do not need a visa to visit Chad.
Source: e-Visa Tchad — official platform, front page: 'Pays exemptés' (visa-exempt countries list) · checked 9 Oct 2026
Barbados citizens can enter Chad without a visa. You only need a valid Barbados passport at the border; immigration officers may still ask for a return or onward ticket, proof of accommodation and enough money for your stay.
Whatever your visa status, Chad applies the same entry conditions to every traveller:
Chad lets 19 passports in without a visa, issues eVisas to 179. Barbados citizens are treated the same way as Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Suriname. Overall the Barbados passport ranks #47 in the world with 105 visa-free destinations.
Planning a longer trip in Africa? With a Barbados passport you can also visit 15 countries in the region without a visa, including Angola, Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Mauritius, Malawi and Sierra Leone.
In the other direction, Chad citizens can visit Barbados visa-free.
The UK government says that to enter Chad your passport must have an expiry date at least 6 months after the date you arrive.
UK Foreign Office — Chad entry requirements✓ Checked 2 Oct 2026
Chad's e-Visa platform says you must carry your proof of yellow fever vaccination for checking by the immigration services on arrival.
e-Visa Tchad — official platform, front page: 'Demande de visa' notice (yellow fever proof checked on arrival)✓ Checked 9 Oct 2026
No official source we could read states a travel-insurance requirement for Chad. The UK government says medical facilities in Chad are poor and even in N'Djamena hospitals are stretched, and advises adequate travel health insurance and accessible funds to cover the cost of any medical treatment abroad and repatriation.
UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office — Chad travel advice: health✓ Checked 4 Oct 2026
The Government of Canada tells Canadian travellers, who need a visa for Chad, that they must also have a return or onward ticket. No Chadian official source we could read states this requirement.
Government of Canada — Chad travel advice and advisories (Entry and exit requirements: other entry requirements)✓ Checked 9 Oct 2026
No official source we could read states a proof-of-funds requirement or amount for Chad.
e-Visa Tchad — official platform, 'Demande de visa' window (documents to prepare: passport, and the last visa for an extension)✓ Checked 9 Oct 2026
The Canadian government says travellers must check in with the national police and obtain a registration stamp within 72 hours of arrival. The UK government says that if you stay in Chad more than 72 hours you must register with the police at the Commissariat Central (police headquarters) on Avenue General Kerim Nassour, and bring a passport photograph.
Government of Canada — Travel advice and advisories: Chad✓ Checked 12 Oct 2026
Data: TravelRequirements.info — Entry Requirements Dataset, AXG Sp. z o.o. (CC BY 4.0). Entry rules can change — confirm with official sources before travel.
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