Country guide
Chad
Visa
Visa required
Vaccinations
Required
Currency
Central African CFA Franc (XAF)
Time zones
UTC / GMT +1 (1 hour behind South Africa)
Dialing code
+ 235
Best time to go
November – May (winter and spring)
Drinking water
Bottled water recommended. Milk is unpasteurised.
Travel tips
Travel outside the capital requires 4 wheel drive, but road travel is not safe and often restricted by the government.
Visa guide
Visa requirements
Visas are required by South African passport holders.
Tourist Visa:
- Application form fully completed
- Employment letter from employer (on the Company letterhead)
- An invitation letter from Chad
- An Introductory letter presenting yourself (Full names, Nationality, Physical address in South Africa, Work address in South Africa) and indicating the purpose of your visit and the duration of your stay in Chad.
- Proof of accommodation or hotel from Chad
- 2 passport size photos ( colour, recent )
- Passport (Valid for 6 months)
- Copy of passport
- Copy of return ticket or confirmed flight booking
- Copy of Yellow Fever Certificate
- Proof of means of subsistence
- Compulsory Covid-19 vaccine certificate or a rapid Covid-19 test with a negative result on application
- Compulsory Covid-19 PCR test with Negative result OR a vaccination booklet with complete vaccine (Fully vaccinated with all doses received). Either of these is to be presented upon arrival in Chad.
Business Visa:
- Application form fully completed
- Employment letter from employer (on the Company letterhead)
- Proof of accommodation or hotel from Chad
- An invitation letter from Chad
- 2 passport-size photos ( colour, recent )
- Passport (Valid for six (06) months)
- Copy of passport
- Copy of return ticket or confirmed flight booking
- Copy of Yellow Fever Certificate
- Proof of means of subsistence
- Compulsory Covid-19 vaccine certificate or a rapid Covid-19 test with a negative result on application
- Compulsory Covid-19 PCR test with Negative result OR a vaccination booklet with complete vaccine (Fully vaccinated with all doses received). Either of these is to be presented upon arrival in Chad.
Issuing authorities
Embassy of the Republic of Chad
157 Banket Street, Cnr Dely Road & Club Avenue, Waterkloof, Pretoria
Tel: 087 898 0032
E-mail: ambpretoria1122@gmail.com
Web: www.chadembassy.co.za
Visa processing time
Normal: 5 working days, excluding Fridays
Urgent: 2 working days, excluding Fridays
Visa cost
Tourist / Business Visa: R1400
Urgent Processing: R1600
Cash only.
SA representative
SA Embassy in Chad
Quartier Mardjan Daffac,1124 Rue 3035, Ave Gaourang, N’Djaména, Chad
Tel: + 235 66 43 08 68/69
Health / vaccinations
Compulsory: Yellow Fever
Recommended: Hepatitis A & B, Meningitis, Rabies, Typhoid, Tetanus, Polio
Malaria Risk
Public holidays
2026: Jan 1; Mar 8-9, 20; Apr 6; May 1, 27; Aug 11, 26; Nov 1, 28; Dec 1, 25