Chad

Chad · Africa · updated 22.08.2026

Some descriptions for this country are still Russian only: 88% translated. Numbers, prices and timelines are complete.

Entry

Entry rules depend on citizenship. Choose a passport to see the requirement for that one.

Work and visas

Long-term visas and residence permits

Chad e-Visa

Other

term 3 morenewableprocessing 3 days

Fee: The schedule is set by joint arrêté n°033/PR/PM/MFBEPCI/MSPI/2026 “on visa categories and their pricing”, but the text of the act has not been published and the platform prints no amounts: the price appears only at the payment step inside a submitted application. The missions' pre-reform rates (100 euros in Berlin, 110 and 160 francs in Geneva, the amounts individual missions quoted before the reform, 50,000 CFA francs for a short-stay and 100,000 for a long-stay visa in Libreville and Bamako) relate to visas issued outside the platform and have had no force since 21 May 2026

official source · read 2026-08-22

Long-stay visa

Other

term 3 morenewableprocessing 3 days

Fee: The Geneva mission states outright that the visa fee depends on the duration applied for and granted, and its schedule has no line of its own for a long-stay visa: it lists 110 francs for a period of 1 day to 1 month with one entry and 160 francs for a period of 1 day to 3 months with two entries. Before the reform the embassies in Libreville and Bamako charged 100,000 CFA francs for a long-stay visa against 50,000 for a short-stay one, but since 21 May 2026 visas outside the evisa.td platform are invalid, and the new schedule is set by the unpublished arrêté n°033/PR/PM/MFBEPCI/MSPI/2026

official source · read 2026-08-22

Long-stay visa — work

Work

renewableprocessing time not published

Fee: The visa with the “work” ground has no line of its own in any published schedule: the missions print the price by length of stay rather than by ground, and since 11 May 2026 the amount is calculated by the evisa.td platform under the unpublished arrêté n°033/PR/PM/MFBEPCI/MSPI/2026

official source · read 2026-08-22

Family visit visa

Family

renewableprocessing 3 days

Fee: There is no separate fee for the family ground: the missions print the price by length of stay, and since 11 May 2026 the amount is calculated by the evisa.td platform under the unpublished arrêté n°033/PR/PM/MFBEPCI/MSPI/2026

official source · read 2026-08-22

Extension of stay

Other

processing time not published

Fee: The agency does not publish a renewal fee: neither the evisa.td platform, nor the foreign ministry, nor the missions print a renewal rate, and the Directorate of Emigration and Immigration has no site of its own — the platform's replies give only the address of the central commissariat in N'Djamena and a telephone number

official source · read 2026-08-22

Programme terms change, and the final decision rests with the consulate or the country migration service. The data is collected from official sources on the date shown and is not legal advice.

Residence and citizenship

Documents

Document certification: consular legalisation

The country does not accept apostilles: documents go through consular legalisation in three steps — ministry of justice, foreign ministry, consulate.

Family

Partner

Parents

Partner's parents

Pets

Limit: no limit

Safety

Climate

22J

24F

30M

33A

35M

34J

32J

30A

32S

32O

27N

23D

Quality of life

Grocery basket

Bread, 500 g: $ 0,62
Milk, 1 l: $ 1,21
Eggs, 12: $ 1,55
Chicken breast, 1 kg: $ 4,38
Cheese, 1 kg: $ 7,08
Rice, 1 kg: $ 1,12
Potatoes, 1 kg: $ 0,96
Apples, 1 kg: $ 2,33
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 l: $ 1,06
Total: $ 20,3

The same set for every country, so the comparison is fair.

Cost of living across the country

Rent, 1 bedroom: $ 210 a month
Rent, 3 bedrooms: $ 476 a month
Utility bills: $ 59,1 a month
Home internet: $ 24,5 a month
Monthly transport pass: $ 11,8 a month
Single transport ticket: $ 0,29
Petrol, litre: $ 0,99
Cold medicine: $ 3,40 for a week

Country averages. City prices, where collected, are shown above and are more precise.

Indicators

Life expectancy: 55,2 years2024
Road deaths: 26,4 per 100k2021
Unemployment: 1,1 %2025
Unemployment, ages 15–24: 1,5 %2025
Inequality (Gini): 37,42022
Health spending per person: $ 47,4 a year
Air pollution, PM2.5: 43 µg/m³2023
Access to clean water: 52,2 %2024

Governance

Political stability: low · -1,8
Control of corruption: low · -1,4
Rule of law: low · -1,4
Government effectiveness: low · -1,1

World Bank estimates on a −2.5 to +2.5 scale, higher is better.

Natural hazards

Earthquakes: 0,1 out of 10
River floods: 8,1 out of 10
Coastal floods: 0 out of 10
Tropical cyclones: 0 out of 10
Droughts: 5,5 out of 10
Tsunamis: 0 out of 10

Each value carries the year it refers to. “Data lags behind” means this country's figure was collected noticeably earlier than the rest. Natural hazards use one 0–10 scale and are meant to be compared against each other.

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Official sources

Chad electronic visa portal

The ministry publishes its summary of issuing conditions as a .docx file in the diplomatie.gouv.td downloads; there is no separate page carrying the tariff on a government domain.

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