No visa needed

Do citizens of Chad need a visa for the Central African Republic?

Citizens of Chad don’t need a visa for the Central African Republic and can stay up to 90 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Chad: the passport opens 24 countries visa-free; N'Djamena — Bangui: ≈ 940 km, about 1.5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

Can I travel to the Central African Republic without a visa on a Chad passport?

Yes, citizens of Chad don’t need a visa for the Central African Republic for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Central African Republic visa rules at a glance

With a Chad passport you can visit 24 countries visa-free, 25 with a visa on arrival and 46 with an e-visa; 102 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Chad passport ranks 161st of 199.
Chad passport: visa-free access to 24 countries; Central African Republic passport: 21.
Citizens of Chad and the Central African Republic can travel together visa-free to 16 countries, for example: Cameroon, Gabon, Benin, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Gambia, Seychelles, Barbados, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Haiti, Singapore, and Philippines.
A language both countries share: French.
Both countries use the same currency — Central African CFA Franc — so there is no need to exchange money.
Chad and Central African Republic share a border, so you can also travel overland.
Citizens of the Central African Republic, in turn, don’t need a visa for Chad. Chad visa for citizens of the Central African Republic

Travelling to the Central African Republic: good to know

N'Djamena — Bangui: about 940 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 1.5 hours.
No time difference with your country’s capital.
Local currency: Central African CFA Franc.
Languages: French and Sango.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ FCFA 575.
Central African Republic is the 2nd closest of 196 destinations open to citizens of Chad.