Visa policy of Central African Republic
Visitors to the Central African Republic must obtain a visa from one of the Central African Republic diplomatic missions or French diplomatic missions unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries.
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Visa exemption
Citizens of the following 11 countries can visit Central African Republic without a visa for up to the duration listed below:[1][2][3]
180 days 90 days |
ID: may enter CAR using a valid ID card.
According to the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs website, United Arab Emirates nationals can obtain a visa upon arrival.[4]
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Passengers with a confirmed onward ticket for a flight on the same aircraft to a third country. They must stay in the aircraft or in the international transit area of the airport and have documents required for the next destination.
See also

References
- "Visa and passport". Timatic. International Air Transport Association through Emirates. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- sonapresse, L'Union (19 October 2017). "Libre-circulation dans la zone Cemac : La Centrafrique annule les visas d'entrée sur son territoire". L'UNION | L'actualité du Gabon (in French). Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- "Arrêté interministériel Fixant les conditions d'exemption de l'obligation de visa d'entrée sur le territorie de la République Centrafricaine aux citoyens américains". Archived from the original on 2018-07-17. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
- "Travel requirements by destination".
- "Central African Republic International Travel Information". travel.state.gov.
- Olivier, Mathieu (19 October 2017). "Cemac: la Centrafrique annule les visas d'entrée sur son territoire". www.jeuneafrique.com.
- "Note Circulaire". Retrieved 2023-08-12.
- "Visa-free travel for Emiratis to Central Africa". gulfnews.com. 30 September 2019.