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🇨🇫 Who needs a visa for the Central African Republic?

⚠ U.S. State Department travel advisory for the Central African Republic: Level 4: Do Not Travel (updated 10 November 2025). It is written for U.S. citizens; read the advisory before you book.

World map: which passports can enter the Central African Republic visa-free, with an ETA, e-Visa, visa on arrival or with a visa

Travel essentials for the Central African Republic

CapitalBangui
CurrencyCentral African CFA franc (XAF, Fr)
Official languagesFrench, Sango
Calling code+236
Plugs and voltagetype C, E · 220 V
Internet domain.cf

Neighbouring countries: 🇨🇲 Cameroon, 🇹🇩 Chad, 🇨🇩 DR Congo, 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo, 🇸🇸 South Sudan, 🇸🇩 Sudan

Visa requirements by passport

Entry requirements for the Central African Republic by passport, grouped from visa-free to visa required. Data updated September 2026; confirm with an embassy of the Central African Republic before you travel.

Visa-free (14)

Visa on arrival (1)

Visa required (183)