Visa requirements for Democratic Republic of the Congo citizens

A Democratic Republic of the Congo passport

Visa requirements for Democratic Republic of the Congo citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Democratic Republic of the Congo. In 2015, Democratic Republic of the Congo citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 37 countries and territories, ranking the Democratic Republic of the Congo passport 101st in the world (tied with Iran, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya).^[1]

Visa requirements map

  DR Congo

  Visa free access

  Visa on arrival

  Visa required

Visa requirements

Country	Visa requirement	Notes (excluding departure fees)
Afghanistan	Visa required[2]
Albania	Visa required[3]
Algeria	Visa required[4]
Andorra	Visa required[5]
Angola	Visa required[6]
Antigua and Barbuda	Visa required[7]
Argentina	Visa required[8]
Armenia	Visa required[9]
Australia	Visa required[10]	May apply online.[11]
Austria	Visa required[12]
Azerbaijan	Visa required[13]
Bahamas	Visa required[14]
Bahrain	Visa required[15]
Bangladesh	Visa required[16]
Barbados	Visa required[17]
Belarus	Visa required[18]
Belgium	Visa required[19]
Belize	Visa required[20]
Benin	Visa required[21]
Bhutan	Visa required[22]
Bolivia	Visa required[23]
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Visa required[24]
Botswana	Visa required[25]
Brazil	Visa required[26]
Brunei	Visa required[27]
Bulgaria	Visa required[28]
Burkina Faso	Visa required[29]
Burundi	Visa not required[30]	30 days
Cambodia	Visa on arrival[31]
Cameroon	Visa required[32]
Canada	Visa required[33]
Cape Verde	Visa on arrival[34]
Central African Republic	Visa not required[35]
Chad	Visa required[36]
Chile	Visa required[37]
China	Visa required[38]
Colombia	Visa required[39]
Comoros	Visa on arrival[40]
Republic of the Congo	Visa required[41]
Costa Rica	Visa required[42]
Côte d'Ivoire	Visa required[43]
Croatia	Visa required[44]
Cuba	Visa required[45]
Cyprus	Visa required[46]
Czech Republic	Visa required[47]
Denmark	Visa required[48]
Djibouti	Visa on arrival[49]
Dominica	Visa not required[50]	21 days
Dominican Republic	Visa required[51]
Ecuador	Visa not required[52]	90 days
Egypt	Visa required[53]
El Salvador	Visa required[54]
Equatorial Guinea	Visa required[55]
Eritrea	Visa required[56]
Estonia	Visa required[57]
Ethiopia	Visa required[58]
Fiji	Visa required[59]
Finland	Visa required[60]
France	Visa required[61]
Gabon	Visa required[62]
Gambia	Visa required[63]
Georgia	eVisa[64]
Germany	Visa required[65]
Ghana	Visa required[66]
Greece	Visa required[67]
Grenada	Visa required[68]
Guatemala	Visa required[69]
Guinea	Visa required[70]
Guinea-Bissau	Visa on arrival[71]	90 days
Guyana	Visa required[72]
Haiti	Visa not required[73]	3 months
Honduras	Visa required[74]
Hungary	Visa required[75]
Iceland	Visa required[76]
India	Visa required[77]
Indonesia	Visa required[78]
Iran	Visa on arrival[79]	15 days[80]
Iraq	Visa required[81]
Ireland	Visa required[82]
Israel	Visa required[83]
Italy	Visa required[84]
Jamaica	Visa required[85]
Japan	Visa required[86]
Jordan	Visa required[87]
Kazakhstan	Visa required[88]
Kenya	eVisa[89]	3 months; also visa on arrival until 1 September 2015
Kiribati	Visa required[90]
North Korea	Visa required[91]
South Korea	Visa required[92]
Kuwait	Visa required[93]
Kyrgyzstan	Visa required[94]
Laos	Visa required[95]
Latvia	Visa required[96]
Lebanon	Visa required[97]	In addition to a visa, an approval should be obtained from the Immigration department of the General Directorate for General Secutiy (La Surete Generale).
Lesotho	Visa required[98]
Liberia	Visa required[99]
Libya	Visa required[100]
Liechtenstein	Visa required[101]
Lithuania	Visa required[102]
Luxembourg	Visa required[103]
Macedonia	Visa required[104]
Madagascar	Visa on arrival[105]	90 days
Malawi	Visa on arrival[106]
Malaysia	Visa required[107]
Maldives	Visa on arrival[108]	30 days
Mali	Visa required[109]
Malta	Visa required[110]
Marshall Islands	Visa required[111]
Mauritania	Visa on arrival[112]
Mauritius	Visa not required[113]	90 days
Mexico	Visa required[114]
Micronesia	Visa not required[115]	30 days
Moldova	Visa required[116]
Monaco	Visa required[117]
Mongolia	Visa required[118]
Montenegro	Visa required[119]
Morocco	Visa required[120]
Mozambique	Visa on arrival[121]
Myanmar	eVisa[122]	28 days. eVisa holders must arrive via Yangon, Nay Pyi Taw or Mandalay airports.
Namibia	Visa required[123]
Nauru	Visa required[124]
Nepal	Visa on arrival[125]
Netherlands	Visa required[126]
New Zealand	Visa required[127]
Nicaragua	Visa required[128]
Niger	Visa required[129]
Nigeria	Visa required[130]
Norway	Visa required[131]
Oman	Visa required[132]
Pakistan	Visa required[133]
Palau	Visa on arrival[134]	30 days
Panama	Visa required[135]
Papua New Guinea	Visa required[136]
Paraguay	Visa required[137]
Peru	Visa required[138]
Philippines	Visa not required[139]	30 days
Poland	Visa required[140]
Portugal	Visa required[141]
Qatar	Visa required[142]
Romania	Visa required[143]
Russia	Visa required[144]
Rwanda	Visa on arrival[145]	30 days
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Visa not required[146]	3 months
Saint Lucia	Visa required[147]
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Visa not required[148]	1 month
Samoa	Entry Permit on arrival[149]	60 days
San Marino	Visa required[150]
São Tomé and Príncipe	Visa not required[151]
Saudi Arabia	Visa required[152]
Senegal	Visa on arrival[153]	3 months
Serbia	Visa required[154]	Visa free for a maximum stay of 90 days for valid visa holders or residents of the European Union member states and the United States.
Seychelles	Visitor's Permit on arrival[155]	1 month
Sierra Leone	Visa required[156]
Singapore	Visa not required[157]	30 days
Slovakia	Visa required[158]
Slovenia	Visa required[159]
Solomon Islands	Visa required[160]
Somalia	Visa on arrival[161]	30 days, provided an invitation letter issued by the sponsor has been submitted to the Airport Immigration Department at least 2 days before arrival.
South Africa	Visa required[162]
South Sudan	Visa required[163]
Spain	Visa required[164]
Sri Lanka	Electronic Travel Authorization[165]	30 days
Sudan	Visa required[166]
Suriname	Visa required[167]
Swaziland	Visa required[168]
Sweden	Visa required[169]
Switzerland	Visa required[170]
Syria	Visa required[171]
Tajikistan	Visa required[172]
Tanzania	Visa on arrival[173]
Thailand	Visa required[174]
Timor-Leste	Visa on arrival[175]	30 days
Togo	Visa on arrival[176]	7 days
Tonga	Visa required[177]
Trinidad and Tobago	Visa required[178]
Tunisia	Visa required[179]
Turkey	Visa required[180]	eVisa can be obtained by holders of a valid physical visa or residence permit from Schengen or OECD countries.
Turkmenistan	Visa required[181]
Tuvalu	Visa on arrival[182]	1 month
Uganda	Visa on arrival[183]
Ukraine	Visa required[184]
United Arab Emirates	Visa required[185]
United Kingdom	Visa required[186]
United States	Visa required[187]
Uruguay	Visa required[188]
Uzbekistan	Visa required[189]
Vanuatu	Visa required[190]
Vatican City	Visa required[191]
Venezuela	Visa required[192]
Vietnam	Visa required[193]
Yemen	Visa required[194]
Zambia	Visa on arrival[195]	3 months
Zimbabwe	Visa not required[196]	3 months

See also

• Visa policy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Democratic Republic of the Congo passport

References

1. "Global Ranking - Visa Restriction Index 2015" (PDF). Henley & Partners. Retrieved 5 Oct 2015.
2. "Visa Information for Afghanistan: Holders of Normal Passports from Congo, the Democratic Republic of the". Timatic. International Air Transport Association (IATA).
11. "Online lodgement Arrangements for Subclass 600". Department of Immigration and Border Protection. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
89. Republic of Kenya - eCitizen portal
106. "Visa Information for Malawi: Holders of Normal Passports from Congo, the Democratic Republic of the". Timatic. International Air Transport Association (IATA). Retrieved 5 October 2015.
122. Myanmar eVisa
153. "Visa Information for Egypt: Holders of Normal Passports from United Kingdom". Timatic. International Air Transport Association (IATA).