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Svalbard & Jan Mayen visa rules for Central African Republic passport holders

Other passports: see the rules for every passport visiting Svalbard & Jan Mayen.

The answer

Yes. Central African Republic passport holders can visit Svalbard & Jan Mayen visa-free.

Entry
Visa-free
Stay
Not stated by the source
Covers
Tourist entry
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Official source

eur-lex.europa.euEUR-Lex, Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 (consolidated text of 2025-12-30)Checked 3 Nov 2026

The exemption from the visa requirement shall apply from the date of entry into force of an agreement on visa exemption to be concluded with the European Union.

Quoted from the source.

Who sets the entry rules

Svalbard is part of Norway but outside the Schengen area. If you need a Schengen visa, get one with at least two entries so you can return to mainland Norway.

Source: sysselmesteren.no

Before you go

The conditions that come with this rule, from its official sources.

Conditions from official sources

  • Needs a double-entry Schengen visa to fly to and from Svalbard via mainland Norway.

Passport validity

The source states no minimum passport validity.

Tourist entry only

These rules cover tourist visits. Work, study and transit follow other rules.

Visa-free nearby

Other places Central African Republic passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of Longyearbyen, nearest first.

No visa-free place we have reviewed is within 2,500 km yet.

We list only countries whose rules we have reviewed. More appear as we review them.

Weather in Longyearbyen

Average high and low temperature and rainfall in Longyearbyen, month by month.

  1. JanHigh -7.6°CLow -12.9°CRain 62 mm
  2. FebHigh -8.1°CLow -13.6°CRain 47 mm
  3. MarHigh -8.5°CLow -13.8°CRain 57 mm
  4. AprHigh -5.9°CLow -10.9°CRain 37 mm
  5. MayHigh -0.7°CLow -4.5°CRain 31 mm
  6. JunHigh 4.5°CLow 1.4°CRain 19 mm
  7. JulHigh 8.7°CLow 4.7°CRain 31 mm
  8. AugHigh 7.5°CLow 3.9°CRain 39 mm
  9. SepHigh 3.5°CLow 0.2°CRain 54 mm
  10. OctHigh -1.8°CLow -5.6°CRain 62 mm
  11. NovHigh -3.9°CLow -8.6°CRain 68 mm
  12. DecHigh -6.0°CLow -11.1°CRain 63 mm

Bar and large number: average high, °CSmaller number: average low, °Cmm: average rainfall

Averages of 27 to 30 years between 1991 and 2020, computed by One Time Livin’.

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