Travel informations AARSE 2024, 14th Conference
Generalities
Côte d’Ivoire is located in the northern hemisphere between the Tropic of Cancer and Ecuador and overlooks the Atlantic in the Gulf of Guinea. Its coordinates are between 4° and 10° north latitude and between 2.5° and 8.5° west longitude.
Côte d’Ivoire has common borders with 5 countries, Guinea and Liberia in the West, Mali and Burkina Faso in the North; and Ghana in the East. It is bordered in the south by the Atlantic Ocean.
- Administrative capital : Yamoussoukro ;
- Economic capital : Abidjan ;
- Area : 322,462 km2 ;
- Population : 23 millions ;
- Official language : French ;
- Time zone : GMT (GMT + 0)
- Currency : West African CFA Franc (XOF). One euro ( € ) is worth 655,56 FCFA, One dollar ( $ ) is worth 607,50 FCFA
- Electrical outlets : 220 volts.
Weather
Like in many West African countries, the great dry season runs from December to April. Apart from some regional variations, during these 5 months, the climate is dry and pleasant, the temperatures oscillating between 25 °C and 30 °C. From April to July, it is the great rainy season, during which there is a rise in temperatures and abundant precipitation.
Abidjan has a sub-equatorial climate, hot and humid, with an average temperature of 27 °C and an average degree of relative humidity of more than 80 %.
Paperwork & Formalities
To enter Côte d’Ivoire, any foreigner must have a valid national passport, laissez-passer or travel document containing at least the photograph of the holder, on which a biometric entry visa has been deposited beforehand.
Request for a visa online
https://snedai.com/e-visa/
E-visa – SNEDAI GROUP
Visa application forms are available free of charge at the Embassies of Côte d’Ivoire in your country of residence, or online on the website www.snedai.ci.
NB: The online application for the E-visa does not give entitlement to a visa. Your request can be accepted or refused by the authority and there is no refund. The online application for the E-visa is only valid for holders of ordinary passports with a minimum validity period of 6 months.
Payment method
Online: Total cost: 73 Euro (excluding bank fees)
Biometric e-VISA procedure
Get your biometric Visa at Abidjan’s Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport:
– Step 1: Pre-enlistment (online www.snedai.ci);
– Step 2: Payment (in Euro, 73€) ;
– Step 3: Receipt of the confirmation document (case of online pre-enrolment) ;
– Step 4: Enlistment at the airport.
However, whether ordinary or official, the biometric entry visa depends on the length of stay: – the transit visa cannot exceed three (03) days;
– the short stay visa cannot exceed three (03) months;
– the long stay visa cannot exceed one (01) year.
List of countries with or without visa
Nationals of the following countries holding ordinary or official passports are not subject to visa requirements :
ECOWAS: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea – Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo.
Other countries : Central African Republic, Republic of Congo (Brazzaville), Morocco, Mauritania, Seychelles, Singapore, Chad, Tunisia, Philippines
Nationals of the following countries, holders of diplomatic, service or official passports are not subject to the visa requirement: South Africa, Austria, Brazil, Gabon, Israel, Iran, Uganda.
Health
The yellow fever vaccine is mandatory to enter and stay in the country. A check of the vaccine carnet is carried out on arrival in Côte d’Ivoire. It is strongly recommended to take out health insurance covering care abroad, as well as repatriation insurance
Banks
Credit cards (Visa and Mastercard) are accepted in major hotels, travel agencies and some shops in Abidjan and cities in the interior of the country. Many ATMs are offered by banking services.
Some banks of the place :
– SGCI
– SIB
– BOA
– ECOBANK
– BICI-CI
– BACI
Telecommunication
Since January 31, 2021, the numbers have increased to 10 digits.
The mobile phone companies are :
- Orange Côte d’Ivoire (07),
- MTN (05), and
- Moov Africa (01),
GSM coverage, 4G and 5G network is available.