Republic of the Congo visa requirements · checked 26 September 2026
Visa & Entry Requirements for Republic of the CongoMost travellers need a visa for the Republic of the Congo: 183 of 198 passports must apply at an embassy or consulate, while 5 passports enter visa-free.
Under a CEMAC Additional Act, citizens of CEMAC member states may travel without a visa and stay in any other member state for up to 90 days. The Congolese embassy in Washington says no Congolese visa is issued at any port of entry and applications must be made before departure, and the UK, Canadian and German governments say their citizens need a visa obtained before travel. Law No. 29-2017 requires a foreigner who is not a national of a country with special immigration agreements with the Republic of the Congo to present a passport with a valid visa to be allowed to enter; no official source we could read lists those agreements.
Do I need a visa for Republic of the Congo? Quick answers
United States
Visa required
United Kingdom
Visa required
Germany
Visa required
India
Visa required
China
Visa required
Canada
Visa required
Australia
Visa required
Poland
Visa required
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Visa for Republic of the Congo — requirements summaryAll travellers must meet the entry rules set by Republic of the Congo, and they depend on your nationality. Find your passport below — you may be able to enter visa-free, or need an eVisa, a visa on arrival or a visa from an embassy.
| Passport | Requirement | Max stay | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Albania |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Algeria |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Andorra |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Angola |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Antigua and Barbuda |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Argentina |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Armenia |
Visa required | — | Details → |
| Australia |
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 Austria |
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 Azerbaijan |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Bahamas |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Bahrain |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Bangladesh |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Barbados |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Belarus |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Belgium |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Belize |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Benin |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Bhutan |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Bolivia |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Botswana |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Brazil |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Brunei |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Bulgaria |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Burkina Faso |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Burundi |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Cambodia |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Cameroon |
Freedom of movement | 90 days | Details → |
| Canada |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Cape Verde |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Central African Republic |
Freedom of movement | 90 days | Details → |
 Chad |
Freedom of movement | 90 days | Details → |
 Chile |
Visa required | — | Details → |
| China |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Colombia |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Comoros |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Costa Rica |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Côte d'Ivoire |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Croatia |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Cuba |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Cyprus |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Czechia |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Denmark |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Djibouti |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Dominica |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Dominican Republic |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 DR Congo |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Ecuador |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Egypt |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 El Salvador |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Equatorial Guinea |
Freedom of movement | 90 days | Details → |
 Eritrea |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Estonia |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Eswatini |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Ethiopia |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Fiji |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Finland |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 France |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Gabon |
Freedom of movement | 90 days | Details → |
 Gambia |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Georgia |
Visa required | — | Details → |
| Germany |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Ghana |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Greece |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Grenada |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Guatemala |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Guinea |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Guinea-Bissau |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Guyana |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Haiti |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Honduras |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Hong Kong |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Hungary |
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 Iceland |
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| India |
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 Indonesia |
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 Iran |
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 Iraq |
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 Ireland |
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 Israel |
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 Italy |
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 Jamaica |
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 Japan |
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 Jordan |
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 Kazakhstan |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Kenya |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Kiribati |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Kosovo |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Kuwait |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Kyrgyzstan |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Laos |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Latvia |
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 Lebanon |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Lesotho |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Liberia |
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 Libya |
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 Liechtenstein |
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 Lithuania |
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 Luxembourg |
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 Macau |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Madagascar |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Malawi |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Malaysia |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Maldives |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Mali |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Malta |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Marshall Islands |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Mauritania |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Mauritius |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Mexico |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Micronesia |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Moldova |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Monaco |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Mongolia |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Montenegro |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Morocco |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Mozambique |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Myanmar |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Namibia |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Nauru |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Nepal |
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 Netherlands |
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 New Zealand |
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 Nicaragua |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Niger |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Nigeria |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 North Korea |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 North Macedonia |
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 Norway |
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 Oman |
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 Pakistan |
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 Palau |
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 Palestine |
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 Panama |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Papua New Guinea |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Paraguay |
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 Peru |
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 Philippines |
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| Poland |
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 Portugal |
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 Qatar |
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 Romania |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Russia |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Rwanda |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Saint Lucia |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Samoa |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 San Marino |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Sao Tome and Principe |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Saudi Arabia |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Senegal |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Serbia |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Seychelles |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Sierra Leone |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Singapore |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Slovakia |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Slovenia |
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 Solomon Islands |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Somalia |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 South Africa |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 South Korea |
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 South Sudan |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Spain |
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 Sri Lanka |
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 Sudan |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Suriname |
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 Sweden |
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 Switzerland |
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 Syria |
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 Taiwan |
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 Tajikistan |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Tanzania |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Thailand |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Timor-Leste |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Togo |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Tonga |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Trinidad and Tobago |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Tunisia |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Türkiye |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Turkmenistan |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Tuvalu |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Uganda |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Ukraine |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 United Arab Emirates |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
| United Kingdom |
Visa required | — | Details → |
| United States |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Uruguay |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Uzbekistan |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Vanuatu |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Vatican City |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Venezuela |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Vietnam |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Yemen |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Zambia |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Zimbabwe |
Visa required | — | Details → |
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Republic of the Congo visa types, fees and processing timesAt the embassy in Washington: USD 200, paid in cash at drop-off or by money order, and not refunded once the application is submitted.
At the embassy in Washington: USD 200, paid in cash at drop-off or by money order, and not refunded once the application is submitted.
At the embassy in Washington: USD 200, cash at drop-off or money order, not refunded.
Free of charge under the Congo–Rwanda agreement of 24 November 2021. No official source we could read states whether the visa allows one or several entries. The agreement says the visa is valid for a period not exceeding 90 days.
Entry requirements for Republic of the CongoThe embassy in Paris requires a passport valid for at least 6 months after the date of travel, and the embassy in Washington one that remains valid for the next 6 months. Canada's travel advice says at least 6 months beyond the date you expect to leave; the UK government says British passports must be valid for the duration of the stay.
Embassy of the Republic of the Congo in Washington — Visa (consular services)✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026
The UK government says that to pass border control you must have a certificate proving yellow fever vaccination, due to a risk of yellow fever transmission.
UK FCDO — Republic of Congo travel advice (entry requirements)✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026
The UK government says that to pass border control you must have a certificate proving polio vaccination, due to the risk of polio transmission.
UK FCDO — Republic of Congo travel advice (entry requirements)✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026
No official source we could read states a travel insurance requirement for entry. The UK government says medical facilities are limited, that medical evacuation is likely to be necessary for all but the most basic treatments, and that your insurance should specifically include the very high costs of evacuation by air ambulance.
UK FCDO — Republic of Congo travel advice (health)✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026
The embassy in Washington says a copy of your airline ticket or reservation showing arrival and departure dates is mandatory for a visa application, along with an invitation letter or hotel reservation; the embassy in Paris also asks for a copy of the flight reservation with departure and return dates.
Embassy of the Republic of the Congo in Washington — Visa (consular services)✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026
No official source we could read states an amount. The embassy in Washington says visitors must have ready evidence of their means of support for the stay and of accommodation arrangements at border controls, and the embassy in Paris asks visa applicants for proof of resources for the duration of the stay.
Embassy of the Republic of the Congo in Washington — Visa (consular services)✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026
Anyone who lodges a foreigner, in any capacity and even free of charge, must declare it to the competent local authorities within 24 hours of taking them in, under penalty of the sanctions in Title VII of the law. A visitor or resident who changes residence must declare it 24 hours beforehand to the immigration authority and 48 hours afterwards to the local administration, police and gendarmerie of the new place of residence.
Journal officiel de la République du Congo n° 38-2017 — Loi n° 29-2017 amending loi n° 23-96 on the entry, stay and exit of foreigners✓ Checked 12 Oct 2026
A visitor is admitted for a stay not exceeding three months. Removal to the border (reconduite à la frontière) is the administrative measure taken against any foreigner who has not left when the granted stay expired. Article 54 adds that on a repeat offence the foreigner is expelled and permanently banned from entering.
Journal officiel de la République du Congo n° 38-2017 (Secrétariat général du Gouvernement) — Loi n° 29-2017 amending loi n° 23-96 on the entry, stay and exit of foreigners✓ Checked 12 Oct 2026
Republic of the Congo visa requirements statisticsWe track the entry rules of Republic of the Congo for 198 passports. The most common situation is visa required, which applies to 183 passports (92%). 3% of passports can enter without a visa. The least common is visa-free (5 passports).
Open your passport in the table for the exact rules — maximum stay, fees, how to apply and the official source. Entry rules change at short notice: confirm with the embassy of Republic of the Congo or its official immigration website before you travel.
Frequently asked questions about Republic of the Congo visasData: TravelRequirements.info — Entry Requirements Dataset, AXG Sp. z o.o. (CC BY 4.0) — official sources are linked on each passport page. Gaps filled from the Passport Index dataset (MIT).
Travelling from Republic of the Congo?
Republic of the Congo passport holders can visit 20 countries without a visa. Open a country for the exact rules.
