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🇨🇩 Who needs a visa for DR Congo?

⚠ U.S. State Department travel advisory for DR Congo: Level 4: Do Not Travel (updated 15 July 2026). It is written for U.S. citizens; read the advisory before you book.

World map: which passports can enter DR Congo visa-free, with an ETA, e-Visa, visa on arrival or with a visa

Travel essentials for DR Congo

CapitalKinshasa
CurrencyCongolese franc (CDF, FC)
Official languagesFrench, Kikongo, Lingala, Tshiluba, Swahili
Calling code+243
Plugs and voltagetype C, E · 220 V
Internet domain.cd

Neighbouring countries: 🇦🇴 Angola, 🇧🇮 Burundi, 🇨🇫 Central African Republic, 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo, 🇷🇼 Rwanda, 🇸🇸 South Sudan, 🇹🇿 Tanzania, 🇺🇬 Uganda, 🇿🇲 Zambia

Visa requirements by passport

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

Visa-free (7)

Visa on arrival (1)

e-Visa (186)

Visa required (4)