France to Côte d'Ivoire visa requirements

French passport holders need a visa for Côte d'Ivoire. The standard route is the official online e-Visa (e-Visa SNEDAI), pre-approved online and finalized on arrival at Abidjan's Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport. It costs about 73 EUR, allows multiple entries and stays up to 90 days. A yellow fever vaccination certificate is mandatory. Côte d'Ivoire is not in the Schengen area and France is not on its visa-exemption list, so the 90/180 Schengen rule and ETIAS are irrelevant here. French ordinary passport holders must obtain a visa before or on arrival. The recommended channel is the official e-Visa operated by SNEDAI (the government-mandated provider): travelers pre-enroll online, pay roughly 73 EUR, receive an approval/pre-enrollment confirmation, and biometrics plus the physical visa sticker are completed on landing at Abidjan Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport (the e-Visa is valid only for arrival at this airport). The e-Visa is a multiple-entry visa valid 90 days from issuance, permitting stays up to 90 days; pre-enrollment should be submitted at least 5 business days before travel and approval is typically issued within about 48 hours. Required uploads are the passport bio page, a round-trip flight reservation, and a hotel booking or letter of invitation/accommodation certificate. An alternative is the biometric visa applied for through the Ivorian Embassy/consular service in Paris (around 58 EUR), useful for travelers entering via other airports or land borders. Separately, proof of yellow fever vaccination (international vaccination certificate) is mandatory for entry; travelers without it can be vaccinated at the airport for a fee. Passport must be valid at least 6 months. Always verify on the official SNEDAI portal before travel as fees and procedures can change.