Visa on arrival

Madagascar visa for citizens of the DR Congo

Citizens of the DR Congo get a Madagascar 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 the DR Congo: the passport opens 16 countries visa-free; Kinshasa — Antananarivo: ≈ 3,850 km, about 5.5 hours of flying.

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

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Can I travel to Madagascar without a visa on a DR Congo passport?

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

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Madagascar visa rules at a glance

With a DR Congo passport you can visit 16 countries visa-free, 23 with a visa on arrival and 50 with an e-visa; 109 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the DR Congo passport ranks 180th of 199.
DR Congo passport: visa-free access to 16 countries; Madagascar passport: 29.
Citizens of the DR Congo and Madagascar can travel together visa-free to 14 countries, for example: Rwanda, Benin, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Gambia, Seychelles, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica, Singapore, Haiti, Philippines, and Micronesia.
A language both countries share: French.
Citizens of Madagascar, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to the DR Congo. DR Congo visa for citizens of Madagascar

Travelling to Madagascar: good to know

Kinshasa — Antananarivo: about 3,850 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 5.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +2 hours.
Local time: Kinshasa 12:00 — Antananarivo 14:00.
Local currency: Malagasy Ariary.
Languages: French and Malagasy.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ MGA 4,398.
Madagascar is the 42nd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the DR Congo.