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Middle Africa travel guide

Chad

Entry rules for every passport, key facts and neighbouring destinations.

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Key facts

Official name: Republic of Chad
Capital: N'Djamena
Currency: Central African CFA franc (XAF Fr)
Languages: Arabic, French
Calling code: +235
Area: 12,84,000 km²
Region: Middle Africa · landlocked

Who can get in easily

17 of 198 passports can enter Chad without arranging a visa in advance.

Visa-free
Visa on arrival
eTA
eVisa
Visa required

Visa requirements for Chad by passport

IndiaeVisa
United StateseVisa
United KingdomeVisa
United Arab EmiratesVisa-free90 days
ChinaeVisa
SingaporeeVisa
PakistaneVisa
BangladeshVisa required
Sri LankaeVisa
NepaleVisa
NigeriaVisa-free90 days
PhilippineseVisa
CanadaeVisa
AustraliaeVisa
GermanyeVisa

Pick any passport above to see the full requirements, or use the selector at the top.

Nearby countries

Central African Republic

Sources: Wikipedia's "Visa requirements for … citizens" articles (CC BY-SA 4.0) for 199 passports; Passport Index Data (imorte), scraped from passportindex.org, published 17 Feb 2026 for the rest. Last checked 11 Oct 2026.