How to get a Central African Republic Tourist Visa

 Entry visa: required. There is no Embassy of the Central African Republic in Rome; the competent Embassy is located in Paris, 30 rue des Perchamps 75016 tel: (+33) 1 55747310 - (+33) 1 45253974.

To obtain the tourist one, it is necessary to present the following documentation:

1. Visa form - completed in all its parts and signed

2. Passport valid for at least 6 months

3. Two recent passport photos on a white background

4. Confirmation of the hotel reservation, stamped and signed by the Hotel located in the Central African Republic and certified by a local authority, or an original letter of invitation from the person / body / company / NGO located in the Central African Republic.

5. Flight tickets or return flights operating

6. Photocopy of the health card proving the vaccination against yellow fever

7. Consular rights

Obtaining a Hotel Booking Confirmation, stamped and signed by the Hotel located in the Central African Republic and certified by a local authority, or an original letter of invitation from the person / organization / company / NGO located in the Central African Republic, is truly difficult.

Therefore I decided to take the Central African Republic Visa abroad, which is cheaper and easier.

So I went to the Embassy of the Central African Republic in Yaoundé in Cameroon, because here is the easiest place in the world to get a tourist visa. And in fact I showed up at 9.00 in the morning and presented 2 completed and signed forms, 2 passport photos, a photocopy of the Yellow Fever booklet and 150,000 CFA in cash (130,000 CFA for the normal procedure (issued in 2 days), in addition to 20,000 CFA for the urgent procedure to obtain the same day visa). This is the price to obtain the tourist visa valid for 3 months from the date of issue. If you are interested in a tourist visa for 1 month from the date of issue, the price to be paid is as follows: 70,000 CFA in cash (50,000 CFA for the normal procedure (issued in 2 days), in addition to 20,000 CFA for the urgent procedure for obtaining a visa on the same day). At 11.30 I returned to the Embassy and collected my passport with my tourist visa affixed.

 

My complete travel report with map, photographs and videos is available at this link: https://vivendosalendo.blogspot.com/2019/10/travel-in-repubblica-centrafricana.html