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Chad needs a visa for most travellers, and living in the UAE does not change that. The UK government says a visa is mandatory, and Chad has its own e-visa site at evisa.td. We check your passport, vaccination certificate and trip purpose, then file with you. Chad is a hard destination, so read the warnings below first.
What we could and could not confirm
The UK page on Chad entry requirements says a visa is mandatory and names Chadian embassies in Belgium and France as places to apply. Chad's own e-visa site, evisa.td, has a home page with news about new visa tariffs. The inner pages with fees and rules did not load when we checked in .
A visa news site reports that new applications go through evisa.td only, with older paper visas losing validity after late May. We read that on a media page, not on a government page, so treat it as a lead and confirm on the site.
Because of this gap we show no visa fee. Anyone quoting you a price should show where it comes from.
Paperwork the UK page lists
- A passport with an expiry date at least 6 months after your arrival date.
- Proof of yellow fever vaccination, if you travel from a country with transmission risk.
- A passport photograph, needed for police registration if you stay more than 72 hours.
Stays beyond 72 hours need registration at the Commissariat Central, the police headquarters in N'Djamena.
Travel warnings
The UK foreign office updated its Chad advice on . It advises against all travel to Borkou, Ennedi Ouest, Ennedi Est and Tibesti, western Kanem including Nokou, the Lake Chad region and areas within 30km of all other borders. It advises against all but essential travel to the rest of Chad, including N'Djamena, and says in-person UK help is not available.
Check your own government's advice as well. Your insurer may not cover areas your government warns against.
How it works with us
Send a passport copy and your dates on WhatsApp. An adviser checks the entry rule that applies to your passport and tells you what we can file and what we cannot confirm. You get one total price before you pay. We are a private visa service, and Chad's immigration authority decides every application.
If a visa is refused, government fees are not returned by the authorities. Your adviser tells you in writing before payment what part of our fee, if any, comes back.
Chadian passport holders
If you hold a Chadian passport and want to visit the UAE, see Dubai visa for Chadians. For other trips from the UAE, see visas from Dubai and the neighbours Cameroon and Central African Republic.
Official sources
- Chad e-visa site: home page only
- UK entry requirements for Chad: visa, passport, yellow fever, police registration
- UK travel advice for Chad: areas advised against
