What the Côte d'Ivoire visa rules mean for Singapore travellers
Singapore citizens can enter Côte d'Ivoire without a visa. You only need a valid Singapore passport at the border; immigration officers may still ask for a return or onward ticket, proof of accommodation and enough money for your stay.
Documents to prepare
Whatever your visa status, Côte d'Ivoire applies the same entry conditions to every traveller:
- Passport validity: The government's 2018 visa guide lists a passport valid for six months minimum among the documents e-visa holders present at Abidjan airport. The UK government tells British nationals their passport must have an expiry …
- Vaccinations: Yellow fever: The government's 2018 visa guide says yellow fever vaccination is compulsory to enter and stay in the country, and that vaccination records are checked on arrival.
- Travel insurance: No official source we could read states a travel insurance requirement for Côte d'Ivoire. The government's 2018 visa guide lists the three documents e-visa applicants upload — the passport identity page, the flight tick…
- Return or onward ticket: No official source we could read states an onward or return ticket requirement for Côte d'Ivoire. The government's 2018 visa guide lists a flight ticket booking among the three documents e-visa applicants upload when th…
Côte d'Ivoire entry rules compared
Côte d'Ivoire lets 23 passports in without a visa, issues eVisas to 175. Singapore citizens are treated the same way as Philippines. Overall the Singapore passport ranks #1 in the world with 130 visa-free destinations.
More travel options
Planning a longer trip in Africa? With a Singapore passport you can also visit 23 countries in the region without a visa, including Angola, Burkina Faso, Botswana, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Ghana, Guinea and Kenya.
In the other direction, Côte d'Ivoire citizens can visit Singapore visa-free.