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Democratic Republic of the Congo 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 the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Entry
e-Visa
Stay
7 days per entry
Fee
$300.00
Covers
Tourist entry
ONE TIME LIVIN’E-VISA7 DAYS

Our summary of the official rule. Not an official stamp.

Official source

evisa.gouv.cdDirection Générale de Migration (DGM), Democratic Republic of the Congo — official eVisa portalChecked 30 Oct 2026

Un e-visa doit être utilisé dans les trois mois suivant la date de sa délivrance. Il donne droit à un visa aéroportuaire de 7 jours avec une seule entrée.

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Before you go

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

Conditions from official sources

  • Use the e-visa within three months of its date of issue.
  • Valid for a single entry.

Passport validity

Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months.

A valid, signed passport with at least two blank pages marked "Visas" side by side and at least six months of validity remaining.

Tourist entry only

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

The other way round

What Democratic Republic of the Congo passport holders need to visit the United Kingdom.

Democratic Republic of the Congo 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 Kinshasa, nearest first.

  1. AngolaLuanda, about 550 km from KinshasaVisa-free · 30 days
  2. São Tomé & PríncipeSão Tomé, about 1,090 km from KinshasaVisa-free · 15 days
  3. ZambiaLusaka, about 1,880 km from KinshasaVisa-free · 90 days

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

Weather in Kinshasa

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

  1. JanHigh 31.0°CLow 22.7°CRain 157 mm
  2. FebHigh 31.5°CLow 22.6°CRain 137 mm
  3. MarHigh 32.5°CLow 23.0°CRain 187 mm
  4. AprHigh 32.6°CLow 23.0°CRain 184 mm
  5. MayHigh 31.5°CLow 22.6°CRain 136 mm
  6. JunHigh 28.8°CLow 20.8°CRain 6 mm
  7. JulHigh 28.2°CLow 19.8°CRain 1 mm
  8. AugHigh 29.1°CLow 20.3°CRain 7 mm
  9. SepHigh 31.0°CLow 21.8°CRain 34 mm
  10. OctHigh 31.3°CLow 22.4°CRain 158 mm
  11. NovHigh 31.1°CLow 22.4°CRain 256 mm
  12. DecHigh 30.8°CLow 22.5°CRain 231 mm

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

Averages of 20 to 29 years between 1991 and 2020, computed by One Time Livin’.

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