Spain to Côte d'Ivoire visa requirements

Spanish ordinary passport holders need an eVisa to visit Côte d'Ivoire. Apply online via the official SNEDAI portal before travel, then complete biometric enrollment and collect the visa on arrival at Abidjan airport. A Spain (ES) ordinary passport holder traveling to Côte d'Ivoire (CI) for tourism is not visa-exempt and must obtain an eVisa. Côte d'Ivoire's visa exemptions cover ECOWAS member states and a short list of other nationalities (e.g., Morocco, Singapore, Philippines, Tunisia), but Spain is not among them. The eVisa is processed through SNEDAI, the platform mandated by the Ivorian authorities, at snedai.com/e-visa. The process is a "pre-enrollment": the applicant completes the online form, uploads passport data pages, a round-trip flight reservation, and proof of accommodation or an invitation letter, then pays the fee (EUR 73, banking fees included). After approval (typically within about 48 hours), the traveler prints the approved pre-enrollment document and presents it on arrival at Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport (Port-Bouët) in Abidjan, where biometric fingerprinting and a photo are taken and the physical visa is issued and pasted into the passport immediately. The eVisa is valid for entry within 90 days of issue, permits multiple entries, and allows stays of up to 90 days. Crucially, the eVisa is only valid for entry via Abidjan airport; travelers entering by land or other ports must obtain a visa from an Ivorian diplomatic mission in advance. Côte d'Ivoire is in West Africa and is not part of the Schengen area, so the Schengen 90/180 rule and ETIAS do not apply. A passport valid at least six months beyond the visa expiry and proof of yellow fever vaccination are required.