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Côte d’Ivoire visa rules for United Kingdom passport holders

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The answer

e-Visa needed. United Kingdom passport holders need an e-Visa before travel to visit Côte d’Ivoire.

Entry
e-Visa
Stay
Not stated by the source
Fee
€73.00
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Tourist entry
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Official source

snedai.comSNEDAI, the e-visa portal approved by the State of Côte d'IvoireChecked 30 Oct 2026

La demande en ligne du E-visa est valable uniquement pour les détenteurs de passeports ordinaires en cours de validité d'au moins 6 mois avant la date de la demande.

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Before you go

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

Conditions from official sources

  • Needs online pre-enrolment approved by the Direction de la Surveillance du Territoire before boarding.
  • Must upload a return flight booking and a signed, stamped and legalised invitation letter or accommodation certificate with the application.
  • Must arrive at Abidjan airport and enrol fingerprints and a photo at the "Visa aéroport" desk, where the visa is printed.
  • Must carry the printed payment receipt and the approved pre-enrolment document.
  • Needs a yellow fever vaccination certificate.

Passport validity

Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months.

Passeport valide plus de 6 mois

Tourist entry only

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

The other way round

What Côte d’Ivoire passport holders need to visit the United Kingdom.

Côte d’Ivoire 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 Yamoussoukro, nearest first.

  1. GambiaBanjul, about 1,440 km from YamoussoukroVisa-free · 90 days
  2. São Tomé & PríncipeSão Tomé, about 1,510 km from YamoussoukroVisa-free · 15 days
  3. SenegalDakar, about 1,590 km from YamoussoukroVisa-free · 90 days
  4. Cape VerdePraia, about 2,180 km from YamoussoukroVisa-free · 30 days
  5. Western SaharaLaayoune, about 2,410 km from YamoussoukroVisa-free · 90 days

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

Weather in Yamoussoukro

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

  1. JanHigh 35.2°CLow 17.9°CRain 7 mm
  2. FebHigh 36.5°CLow 20.6°CRain 39 mm
  3. MarHigh 35.6°CLow 22.4°CRain 100 mm
  4. AprHigh 34.4°CLow 22.3°CRain 129 mm
  5. MayHigh 33.6°CLow 22.3°CRain 150 mm
  6. JunHigh 31.9°CLow 21.5°CRain 172 mm
  7. JulHigh 30.4°CLow 21.5°CRain 114 mm
  8. AugHigh 30.2°CLow 21.1°CRain 94 mm
  9. SepHigh 31.5°CLow 21.7°CRain 136 mm
  10. OctHigh 32.3°CLow 21.2°CRain 151 mm
  11. NovHigh 33.4°CLow 20.3°CRain 50 mm
  12. DecHigh 33.2°CLow 18.4°CRain 13 mm

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

Averages of 10 to 20 years between 1991 and 2020, computed by One Time Livin’.

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