Congo - Brazzaville

Africa

Italian offices, emergency numbers, entry requirements, and official sources for people traveling to or living in Congo - Brazzaville.

Official sources

Last checked Oct 3, 2026

Congo - Brazzaville at a glance

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

Local time (UTC+01:00)

20:51:11

November 6, 2026

Capital

Brazzaville

Data status

Update delayed

24.4 °C

Rain

High 29.5°

Low 22.8°

Precipitation 0.1 mm

Wind 2.2 m/s

Today · Nov 6

Heavy rain

22.8° / 29.5°

Precipitation 10.2 mm

Tomorrow · Nov 7

Showers

23.5° / 30.9°

Precipitation 0.9 mm

Sunday · Nov 8

Heavy rain

23.9° / 31.9°

Precipitation 2 mm

Weather: Brazzaville (capital) Official API

Essential facts

Currency: Central African CFA franc (XAF)
Language: French, Kikongo, Lingala
Capital: Brazzaville
Population: 6,142,180
Timezone: UTC+01:00

Country overview

The Italian presence in Congo - Brazzaville 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 Congo - Brazzaville

Planning a trip to Congo - Brazzaville 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 Congo - Brazzaville.

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.

Visa required

Source and verification date are shown in the card below.

Under a CEMAC Additional Act, citizens of CEMAC member states may travel without a visa and stay in any other member state for up to 90 days. The Congolese embassy in Washington says no Congolese visa is issued at any port of entry and applications must be made before departure, and the UK, Canadian and German governments say their citizens need a visa obtained before travel. Law No. 29-2017 requires a foreigner who is not a national of a country with special immigration agreements with the Republic of the Congo to present a passport with a valid visa to be allowed to enter; no official source we could read lists those agreements.

Passport validity: At least 6 months of remaining validity are required (basis not specified in structured data).
Return or onward ticket: The embassy in Washington says a copy of your airline ticket or reservation showing arrival and departure dates is mandatory for a visa application, along with an invitation letter or hotel reservation; the embassy in Paris also asks for a copy of the flight reservation with departure and return dates.
Vaccinations: The UK government says that to pass border control you must have a certificate proving yellow fever vaccination, due to a risk of yellow fever transmission., The UK government says that to pass border control you must have a certificate proving polio vaccination, due to the risk of polio transmission.
Remaining validity (months): 6
How validity is counted: INGRESSO_O_ARRIVO_DA_VERIFICARE
Visa requirement: Italian citizens must hold a visa according to the ministerial text.

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 2026-02-23
Remaining validity (months): 6 Viaggiare Sicuri — schede Paese (MAE) · Viaggiare Sicuri page updated 2026-02-23
How validity is counted: INGRESSO_O_ARRIVO_DA_VERIFICARE Viaggiare Sicuri — schede Paese (MAE) · Viaggiare Sicuri page updated 2026-02-23
Visa requirement: Italian citizens must hold a visa according to the ministerial text. Viaggiare Sicuri — schede Paese (MAE) · Viaggiare Sicuri page updated 2026-02-23

Entry & documents

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Safety

Travel advisory: Level 2 - Exercise Increased Caution

Reissued after periodic review with minor updates. Exercise increased caution in the Republic of the Congo due to crime.

Official source

Source: U.S. Department of State

Health

Official health guidance

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

Italian offices

2 offices listed

Office

Italian office in Congo - Brazzaville

Embassy - Brazzaville

embassy · Brazzaville

Office switchboard: 00242044440060

Office

Italian office in Congo - Brazzaville

Honorary consulate - Pointe Noire

honorary consulate · Pointe-Noire

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

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Sources and updates

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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)

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MET Norway Weather conditions and forecast for the capital

Weather reference: 6 Nov 2026, 18:17 · Retrieved: 6 Nov 2026, 20:00 · Update delayed

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GeoNames Capital, coordinates and time zone

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