Vietnam to Côte d'Ivoire visa requirements

A Vietnamese ordinary passport holder needs a visa to enter Côte d'Ivoire for tourism. The practical route is the official e-visa: apply and pay online at snedai.com before departure, then collect the biometric visa on arrival at Abidjan's Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport. Only Vietnamese diplomatic and service passports are visa-exempt — ordinary passports are not. Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) is not in the Schengen area and has no visa-waiver agreement with Vietnam for ordinary passports. Vietnam appears on Côte d'Ivoire's exemption list only for diplomatic and service passport holders, so ordinary-passport tourists must obtain a visa. The standard mechanism is the e-visa operated through SNEDAI (snedai.com/e-visa): the traveler completes an online pre-enrollment, uploads a passport bio page, photo, return flight booking and proof of accommodation or an invitation letter, and pays the fee of EUR 73 (inclusive of bank charges, non-refundable). Approval is normally issued within about 48 hours, after which a confirmation/pre-enrollment letter is e-mailed and must be printed. The physical biometric visa is finalized and pasted into the passport on arrival at Abidjan Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport, where fingerprints are captured at the e-visa counter — for this reason the e-visa is valid only when entering through Abidjan airport. The e-visa permits a short stay and is valid for up to 90 days; the official airport guidance describes it as a single-entry visa. Passports should be valid for at least six months with blank pages, and travelers must carry yellow fever vaccination proof, which is mandatory for Côte d'Ivoire. Conditions and fees can change with diplomatic developments, so travelers should confirm on the official SNEDAI portal before applying.