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Central African Republic visa rules for United Kingdom passport holders

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The answer

No. United Kingdom passport holders need a visa to visit the Central African Republic.

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Official source

usrcaembassy.orgEmbassy of the Central African Republic in Washington, D.C.Checked 30 Oct 2026

All travelers must apply for a visa for entry into the Central African Republic.

Quoted from the source.

Before you go

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

Conditions from official sources

  • Needs a yellow fever vaccination; a copy of the vaccination card is accepted.

Passport validity

Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months.

Valid passport (must be valid for at least 6 months)

Tourist entry only

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

The other way round

What Central African Republic passport holders need to visit the United Kingdom.

Central African Republic passport United Kingdom

Visa needed

VN 1.1. A person who meets one or more of the criteria below needs entry clearance (a visa) in advance of travel to the UK for any purpose, unless they meet one of the exceptions set out in VN2.1 and VN2.2. (subject to VN 2.3.). (a) Nationals or citizens of the following countries or territorial entities (a "*" indicates there are exceptions in VN 2.2 to VN 6.5): Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Armenia Azerbaijan Bangladesh Belarus Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia Herzegovina Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad People's Republic of China* Colombia Comoros Congo Côte d'Ivoire (formerly Ivory Coast) Cuba Democratic Republic of the Congo Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) Ethiopia Fiji Gabon Gambia Georgia Ghana Guinea Guinea Bissau Haiti Honduras India Indonesia Iran Iraq Jamaica Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Korea (North) Kosovo Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar (formerly Burma) Namibia Nauru Nepal Nicaragua Niger Nigeria North Macedonia (formerly Macedonia) Pakistan Palestine Philippines Russia Rwanda São Tomé and Principe Senegal Serbia Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sri Lanka St Lucia Sudan Suriname Syria Taiwan* Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Vietnam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe

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Visa-free nearby

Other places United Kingdom passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of Bangui, nearest first.

  1. São Tomé & PríncipeSão Tomé, about 1,390 km from BanguiVisa-free · 15 days
  2. AngolaLuanda, about 1,580 km from BanguiVisa-free · 30 days
  3. ZambiaLusaka, about 2,450 km from BanguiVisa-free · 90 days

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

Weather in Bangui

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

  1. JanHigh 34.4°CLow 18.6°CRain 12 mm
  2. FebHigh 35.2°CLow 21.5°CRain 38 mm
  3. MarHigh 34.4°CLow 22.7°CRain 106 mm
  4. AprHigh 33.3°CLow 22.6°CRain 126 mm
  5. MayHigh 32.7°CLow 22.5°CRain 161 mm
  6. JunHigh 31.3°CLow 21.9°CRain 145 mm
  7. JulHigh 30.5°CLow 21.6°CRain 204 mm
  8. AugHigh 30.7°CLow 21.6°CRain 214 mm
  9. SepHigh 31.3°CLow 21.5°CRain 175 mm
  10. OctHigh 31.6°CLow 21.5°CRain 183 mm
  11. NovHigh 32.4°CLow 21.1°CRain 79 mm
  12. DecHigh 33.3°CLow 19.7°CRain 21 mm

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

Averages of 11 to 24 years between 1991 and 2020, computed by One Time Livin’.

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