Chad passport — visa-free travel

Holders of a Chad passport can enter 27 countries visa-free and 22 more on arrival — Henley Passport Index rank #82.

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Visa-free destinations (27)

Countries you can enter on a Chad passport without applying for a visa in advance.

Barbados BB Benin BJ Cameroon CM Central African Republic CF Congo (Rep.) CG Cook Islands CK Côte d'Ivoire CI Dominica DM Gabon GA Ghana GH Haiti HT Hong Kong (SAR China) HK Kenya KE Malaysia MY Mali ML Mauritania MR Mauritius MU Micronesia FM Niger NE Nigeria NG Philippines PH Rwanda RW Senegal SN Singapore SG St. Vincent and the Grenadines VC Suriname SR The Gambia GM

Visa on arrival (22)

Countries that issue a visa on arrival to Chad passport holders. Bring your passport, fee, and any required photos — no advance application.

Bangladesh BD Burundi BI Cambodia KH Cape Verde Islands CV Comoro Islands KM Djibouti DJ Ethiopia ET Guinea-Bissau GW Iran IR Laos LA Macao (SAR China) MO Madagascar MG Maldives MV Mozambique MZ Namibia NA Nepal NP Niue NU Palau Islands PW Samoa WS Sierra Leone SL Timor-Leste TL Tuvalu TV

Electronic travel authorisation (2)

Countries requiring an eTA — quick online pre-approval, usually issued in minutes to hours.

Seychelles SC Sri Lanka LK

e-Visa available (43)

Countries with an online e-visa. Apply through the official portal before departure.

Albania AL Anguilla AI Antigua and Barbuda AG Azerbaijan AZ Bahrain BH Bhutan BT Bolivia BO Botswana BW Burkina Faso BF Colombia CO Congo (Dem. Rep.) CD Cuba CU Equatorial Guinea GQ Georgia GE Guinea GN Indonesia ID Kazakhstan KZ Kyrgyzstan KG Malawi MW Moldova MD Montserrat MS Nicaragua NI Oman OM Pakistan PK Qatar QA São Tomé and Príncipe ST Somalia SO South Sudan SS St. Helena SH St. Kitts and Nevis KN Syria SY Tajikistan TJ Tanzania TZ Thailand TH The Bahamas BS Togo TG Türkiye TR Uganda UG United Arab Emirates AE United Kingdom GB Vietnam VN Zambia ZM Zimbabwe ZW

Visa required (133)

Countries requiring a pre-arranged visa for Chad passport holders. Apply through the destination's embassy or consular service before travel.

Afghanistan AF Algeria DZ American Samoa AS Andorra AD Angola AO Argentina AR Armenia AM Aruba AW Australia AU Austria AT Belarus BY Belgium BE Belize BZ Bermuda BM Bonaire; St. Eustatius and Saba BQ Bosnia and Herzegovina BA Brazil BR British Virgin Islands VG Brunei BN Bulgaria BG Canada CA Cayman Islands KY Chad TD Chile CL China CN Costa Rica CR Croatia HR Curacao CW Cyprus CY Czechia CZ Denmark DK Dominican Republic DO Ecuador EC Egypt EG El Salvador SV Eritrea ER Estonia EE eSwatini SZ Falkland Islands FK Faroe Islands FO Fiji FJ Finland FI France FR French Guiana GF French Polynesia PF French West Indies FW Germany DE Gibraltar GI Greece GR Greenland GL Grenada GD Guam GU Guatemala GT Guyana GY Honduras HN Hungary HU Iceland IS India IN Iraq IQ Ireland IE Israel IL Italy IT Jamaica JM Japan JP Jordan JO Kiribati KI Kosovo XK Kuwait KW Latvia LV Lebanon LB Lesotho LS Liberia LR Libya LY Liechtenstein LI Lithuania LT Luxembourg LU Malta MT Marshall Islands MH Mayotte YT Mexico MX Monaco MC Mongolia MN Montenegro ME Morocco MA Myanmar MM Nauru NR Netherlands NL New Caledonia NC New Zealand NZ North Korea KP North Macedonia MK Northern Mariana Islands MP Norway NO Palestinian Territory PS Panama PA Papua New Guinea PG Paraguay PY Peru PE Poland PL Portugal PT Puerto Rico PR Reunion RE Romania RO Russian Federation RU San Marino SM Saudi Arabia SA Serbia RS Slovakia SK Slovenia SI Solomon Islands SB South Africa ZA South Korea KR Spain ES St. Lucia LC St. Maarten MF Sudan SD Sweden SE Switzerland CH Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) TW Tonga TO Trinidad and Tobago TT Tunisia TN Turkmenistan TM Turks and Caicos Islands TC Ukraine UA United States US Uruguay UY US Virgin Islands VI Uzbekistan UZ Vanuatu VU Vatican City VA Venezuela VE Yemen YE

Frequently asked questions

  • How many countries can I visit visa-free with a Chad passport?

    Holders of a Chad passport have visa-free access to 27 countries and visa-on-arrival access to 22 more, for a total of 49 destinations without a pre-arranged visa. Add 45 more reachable via eTA or e-visa.

  • What is the Henley rank of the Chad passport?

    The Chad passport is ranked #82 in the Henley Passport Index for 2026, with a visa-free count of 51.

  • Where do Chad passport holders need a visa?

    Chad passport holders need a pre-arranged visa to enter 133 countries.

  • What is the most popular visa-free destination for Chad travellers?

    Based on direct flight volume, Cameroon is the most-flown visa-free destination from Chad, with 2 non-stop routes.

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