No visa needed

Do citizens of Senegal need a visa for Chad?

Citizens of Senegal don’t need a visa for Chad 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 Senegal: the passport opens 33 countries visa-free; Dakar — N'Djamena: ≈ 3,520 km, about 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 Chad without a visa on a Senegal passport?

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

Chad visa rules at a glance

With a Senegal passport you can visit 33 countries visa-free, 21 with a visa on arrival and 49 with an e-visa; 95 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Senegal passport ranks 138th of 199.
Senegal passport: visa-free access to 33 countries; Chad passport: 24.
Citizens of Senegal and Chad can travel together visa-free to 19 countries, for example: Gambia, Mauritania, Mali, Ivory Coast, Niger, Benin, Nigeria, Central African Republic, Barbados, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Rwanda, Haiti, Kenya, and Seychelles.
A language both countries share: French.
Citizens of Chad, in turn, get a visa on arrival in Senegal. Senegal visa for citizens of Chad

Travelling to Chad: good to know

Dakar — N'Djamena: about 3,520 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +1 hour.
Local time: Dakar 12:00 — N'Djamena 13:00.
Local currency: Central African CFA Franc.
Languages: Arabic and French.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ FCFA 575.
Chad is the 24th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Senegal.