Chad: visas, documents and safety

Chad at a glance

Key information to orient yourself in the country: current situation, essential facts and useful guidance.

Local time (UTC+01:00)

01:28:06

November 1, 2026

Capital

N'Djamena

Data status

Update delayed

28.5 °C

Partly cloudy

High 39.4°

Low 25.1°

Precipitation 0 mm

Wind 3.1 m/s

Today · Nov 1

Partly cloudy

25.1° / 39.4°

Precipitation 0 mm

Tomorrow · Nov 2

Partly cloudy

25.4° / 39.4°

Precipitation 0 mm

Tuesday · Nov 3

Clear

28.5° / 29.4°

Precipitation 0 mm

Weather: N'Djamena (capital) Official API

Essential facts

Currency: Central African CFA franc (XAF)
Language: Arabic, French
Capital: N'Djamena
Population: 19,340,757
Timezone: UTC+01:00

Country overview

The Italian presence in Chad brings together essential services, community organizations, official references and cross-country collaboration opportunities to support Italians traveling, living, working or connecting between countries.

Travel in Chad

Planning a trip to Chad means understanding entry requirements, the documents you need and safety guidance before you leave.

In this guide you will find information on visas for Italian citizens, passport validity, health and safety, along with embassy contacts, consular services and emergency numbers in Chad.

Before you leave

Italian passport · citizens of Italy

Entry requirements

Visa rules, permitted stay, required documents and official sources. Always confirm what applies to you before you travel.

eVisa

Source and verification date are shown in the card below.

Chad's immigration directorate says that after 21 May 2026 any visa issued outside the evisa.td platform is considered invalid and does not allow entry into the country.

Passport validity: The UK government says that to enter Chad your passport must have an expiry date at least 6 months after the date you arrive.
Return or onward ticket: The Government of Canada tells Canadian travellers, who need a visa for Chad, that they must also have a return or onward ticket. No Chadian official source we could read states this requirement.
Vaccinations: Chad's e-Visa platform says you must carry your proof of yellow fever vaccination for checking by the immigration services on arrival.

Entry & documents

Open the «Travel without surprises» checklist for this destination

Safety

Travel advisory: Level 3 - Reconsider Travel

Updated to reflect additional information about violent crime and travel to border areas. Reconsider travel to Chad due to crime, terrorism, civil unrest, and kidnapping.

Official source

Source: U.S. Department of State

Health

Official health guidance

World Health Organization (WHO) Viaggiare Sicuri (Italy) CDC Travel Health

Italian offices

1 office listed

Office

Head of mission accreditation office in - Yaounde' (Camerun)

N'Djamena

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Automated data for information only. It does not replace guidance from local authorities, MAECI or Viaggiare Sicuri.

Data transparency

Sources and updates

Origin, time reference and terms of use for data shown for Chad.

Sources and updates

Official references, verification dates and provenance of the information published on this page.

Last institutional source check: 3 Oct 2026, 02:00

Official country sources

Data used on this page

TravelRequirements.info Entry requirements for Italian citizens (Travel tab and /travel hub)

Official source Terms CC BY 4.0
MET Norway Weather conditions and forecast for the capital

Weather reference: 1 Nov 2026, 00:17 · Retrieved: 1 Nov 2026, 01:00 · Update delayed

Official source Terms NLOD 2.0 / CC BY 4.0
GeoNames Capital, coordinates and time zone

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Data is stored in the UnitedItalians database and refreshed periodically from the listed sources. Reference year, update date and availability may vary between providers.

Chad

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Essential facts

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