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Côte d'Ivoire visa for South Korean citizens

e-Visa

e-Visa · 90 days

South Korean citizens need an e-Visa for Côte d'Ivoire, applied for online before the trip. It covers stays of up to 90 days. Visitors who need a visa pre-register and pay online for the e-visa, then receive the biometric visa at Abidjan airport on arrival. A yellow fever certificate is required for everyone.

Official details are shown in English.

Status
e-Visa
Max stay
90 days
Last checked
30 October 2026

What it means in practice

90 days is about three months. If you arrive on 1 November 2026, your last legal day is 29 January 2027, because the arrival day is day one. Use the stay calculator for your own dates.

How Côte d'Ivoire counts your stay: Within the visa's validity (e-visa: 3 months, multiple entry). Foreigners must be able to show a valid visa or residence card to police on request.

Before you go

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  • Côte d'Ivoire biometric e-visa — Cost: 73 EUR including bank charges; Processing: Usually more than 48 working hours; apply at least 10 working days ahead; Validity: 3 months, multiple entry; Stay: Within the visa's validity. Apply on the official site
  • Côte d'Ivoire e-visa pre-enrolment (SNEDAI) — At least 10 working days before travel; 73 EUR including bank charges, by Visa or Mastercard; non-refundable. For ordinary passports valid at least 6 months. Enter personal, travel and local contact details and upload the passport photo page, a round-trip flight booking and an invitation letter or accommodation certificate. You get a payment code by e-mail, then a barcoded approval (or refusal). The approval is valid 3 months. Print the payment receipt and the approval before boarding. At Abidjan airport go to the 'Visa aéroport' area: fingerprints and photo are taken and the visa is printed on the spot (open 24/7). Official site
  • Yellow fever vaccination certificate — At least 10 days before departure (the certificate becomes valid 10 days after vaccination); Cost of the vaccination at a certified centre. Required for all arriving travellers aged 9 months and over; it is also checked at the airport visa counter.

At the border

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  • Passport valid for at least 6 months from arrival
  • Printed e-visa payment receipt and approved pre-enrolment document
  • Yellow fever vaccination certificate
  • Declare foreign currency on entry
  • Travellers from Ebola-affected countries (including DRC and Uganda) face health screening and possible monitoring for up to 21 days

How to avoid overstaying

  • Go by your stamp or visa. The date the officer gives you is the one that counts, even if it is shorter than the maximum.
  • Plan to leave a day or two early. With 90 days, book your exit before the last legal day so a cancelled flight doesn't push you over.
  • Extensions. Our data has no extension route for Côte d'Ivoire; plan to leave on time or arrange a different visa in advance.
  • Penalties. Our data does not list the overstay penalty for Côte d'Ivoire. Ask the immigration authority before you risk it: fines, deportation and entry bans are common elsewhere.

Good to know

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  • The UK FCDO advises against all travel within 40 km of the borders with Burkina Faso and Mali, in northern Zanzan and Savanes and in Comoé National Park, and against all but essential travel within 20 km of the Liberian border.

Questions

Do South Korean citizens need a visa for Côte d'Ivoire?

South Korean citizens need an e-Visa for Côte d'Ivoire, applied for online before the trip. It covers stays of up to 90 days.

How long can South Korean citizens stay in Côte d'Ivoire?

Up to 90 days, according to Bordr's data. Within the visa's validity (e-visa: 3 months, multiple entry). Foreigners must be able to show a valid visa or residence card to police on request.

What do I need at the border in Côte d'Ivoire?

Passport valid for at least 6 months from arrival; Printed e-visa payment receipt and approved pre-enrolment document; Yellow fever vaccination certificate.

When was this checked?

Bordr last checked the entry rules for Côte d'Ivoire against official sources on 30 October 2026. Rules change: confirm with the official source before you travel.

Sources and last check

Entry rules for this destination were last checked against official sources on 30 October 2026. Visa-free days come from the passport matrix in the Bordr app, corrected where the official rules differ.

This page is general information, not legal advice. Entry rules change and border officers have the final say. Check the official government source for your destination before you travel.

Includes visa data from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), retrieved 1 November 2026; Bordr's official-source checks take precedence.

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