Côte d’Ivoire

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Italian offices, emergency numbers, entry requirements, and official sources for people traveling to or living in Côte d’Ivoire.

Official sources

Last checked Oct 9, 2026

Côte d’Ivoire at a glance

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

Local time (UTC)

19:49:34

November 6, 2026

Capital

Yamoussoukro

Data status

Update delayed

26.5 °C

Clear

High 31.4°

Low 22.8°

Precipitation 0 mm

Wind 4.0 m/s

Today · Nov 6

Rain

22.8° / 31.4°

Precipitation 0.1 mm

Tomorrow · Nov 7

Showers

23.2° / 30.9°

Precipitation 0.3 mm

Sunday · Nov 8

Showers

23.3° / 31.1°

Precipitation 0.5 mm

Weather: Yamoussoukro (capital) Official API

Essential facts

Currency: West African CFA franc (XOF)
Language: French
Capital: Yamoussoukro
Population: 31,719,275
Timezone: UTC

Country overview

The Italian presence in Côte d’Ivoire 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 Côte d’Ivoire

Planning a trip to Côte d’Ivoire 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 Côte d’Ivoire.

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.

The government's 2018 visa guide says nationals of ECOWAS member countries, and of the other countries it lists, holding ordinary or official passports are not subject to a visa. Other foreigners can get a biometric visa from an Ivorian diplomatic or consular post, or pre-enrol online for the biometric e-Visa (73 euros including bank charges), which is printed and issued on arrival at the airport. The guide says yellow fever vaccination is compulsory to enter and stay in the country.

Passport validity: At least 6 months of remaining validity are required (basis not specified in structured data).
Vaccinations: The government's 2018 visa guide says yellow fever vaccination is compulsory to enter and stay in the country, and that vaccination records are checked on arrival.
Remaining validity (months): 6
How validity is counted: INGRESSO_O_ARRIVO_DA_VERIFICARE
Electronic visa (eVisa): An online visa pathway is cited in the source.

Passport validity: At least 6 months of remaining validity are required (basis not specified in structured data). Viaggiare Sicuri — schede Paese (MAE) · Viaggiare Sicuri page updated 2026-03-11
Remaining validity (months): 6 Viaggiare Sicuri — schede Paese (MAE) · Viaggiare Sicuri page updated 2026-03-11
How validity is counted: INGRESSO_O_ARRIVO_DA_VERIFICARE Viaggiare Sicuri — schede Paese (MAE) · Viaggiare Sicuri page updated 2026-03-11
Electronic visa (eVisa): An online visa pathway is cited in the source. Viaggiare Sicuri — schede Paese (MAE) · Viaggiare Sicuri page updated 2026-03-11

Entry & documents

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Safety

Travel advisory: Level 2 - Exercise Increased Caution

There was no change to the advisory level or risk indicators. Advisory summary was updated.

Official source

Source: U.S. Department of State

Health

Official health guidance

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

Italian offices

3 offices listed

Office

Italian office in Côte d’Ivoire

Embassy - Abidjan

embassy · Abidjan

Office switchboard: 2252722446170

Office

Italian office in Côte d’Ivoire

Head of mission accreditation office in - Abidjan (Costa d'Avorio)

accreditation office · Abidjan

Office switchboard: 2252722446170

Office

Italian office in Côte d’Ivoire

Head of mission accreditation office in - Abidjan (Costa d'Avorio)

accreditation office · Abidjan

Office switchboard: 2252722446170

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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 Côte d’Ivoire.

Sources and updates

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

Last institutional source check: 9 Oct 2026, 02:00

Official country sources

Data used on this page

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

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MET Norway Weather conditions and forecast for the capital

Weather reference: 6 Nov 2026, 18:18 · Retrieved: 6 Nov 2026, 20:00 · 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.

Côte d’Ivoire

Today in the country

Today · Nov 6

Tomorrow · Nov 7

Sunday · Nov 8

Essential facts

Country overview