United Arab Emirates to Côte d'Ivoire visa requirements

UAE ordinary passport holders need a visa for Côte d'Ivoire. The standard route is the official eVisa (pre-enrollment) via snedai.com, with the biometric visa issued on arrival at Abidjan (Port Bouët) International Airport. A yellow fever vaccination certificate is mandatory. Côte d'Ivoire does not grant visa-free entry or a separate visa-on-arrival channel to ordinary United Arab Emirates passport holders, so a visa must be obtained before travel. UAE MoFA lists Côte d'Ivoire as requiring a normal electronic visa for UAE ordinary passports, and the official SNEDAI pre-enrollment route is the standard tourist channel. Travelers complete the pre-enrollment application online at snedai.com, pay a fee of 73 EUR, and receive a response within 48 working hours, though SNEDAI notes processing may exceed 48 working hours. The physical biometric visa sticker is then issued at the airport on arrival in Abidjan, where fingerprints and a photo are captured. A critical condition is that the eVisa is valid only for entry through Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport (Port Bouët) in Abidjan; travelers entering by land or sea must obtain a traditional visa from an Ivorian diplomatic mission instead. The tourist eVisa permits a stay of up to 90 days. A yellow fever vaccination certificate is compulsory for all travelers entering Côte d'Ivoire, and the passport must be valid for at least six months with at least one blank visa page. Because UAE is not on the visa-exemption list for ordinary passports, the verdict is firmly eVisa-required, and travelers should default to applying online before departure rather than assuming any waiver.