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Djibouti visa for citizens of Chad

Citizens of Chad get a Djibouti visa on arrival at passport control. You don’t apply in advance, but border officers check your passport, return ticket and accommodation. Visago checks your documents before you travel. It costs $19.

For citizens of Chad: the passport opens 24 countries visa-free; N'Djamena — Djibouti: ≈ 3,060 km, about 4.5 hours of flying.

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

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Can I travel to Djibouti without a visa on a Chad passport?

You don’t need to apply in advance: citizens of Chad get the visa on arrival. To avoid problems at the border, we check your documents for $19.

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Djibouti 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; Djibouti passport: 17.
Citizens of Chad and Djibouti can travel together visa-free to 13 countries, for example: Benin, Rwanda, Kenya, Gambia, Seychelles, Barbados, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Haiti, Singapore, Philippines, Micronesia, and Hong Kong.
A language both countries share: Arabic.
Citizens of Djibouti, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Chad. Chad visa for citizens of Djibouti

Travelling to Djibouti: good to know

N'Djamena — Djibouti: about 3,060 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 4.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +2 hours.
Local time: N'Djamena 12:00 — Djibouti 14:00.
Local currency: Djiboutian Franc.
Languages: Arabic and French.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ DJF 178.
Djibouti is the 34th closest of 196 destinations open to citizens of Chad.