Do Australia passport holders need a visa to visit CG?

Yes - Australian passport holders need a visa to enter the Republic of the Congo (Congo-Brazzaville). There is no visa-free entry, no visa on arrival, and no widely available eVisa for ordinary tourists. You must apply in advance at a Congolese embassy or consulate before you travel, and a yellow fever vaccination certificate is mandatory on arrival. The Republic of the Congo (CG, Congo-Brazzaville - not to be confused with the neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo) requires Australian ordinary passport holders to obtain a tourist visa in advance. Australia is not on the country's short visa-exemption list, which is limited mainly to fellow CEMAC member states, and there is no visa-on-arrival facility for Australian tourists. While the government has periodically announced an electronic visa, there is no reliable, generally operational eVisa channel for ordinary Australian travellers as of mid-2026, so the safe and correct route is a consular (embassy) visa applied for before departure. Applications are typically lodged at a Congolese diplomatic mission - the nearest accredited mission to Australia is generally handled via missions in the region or the embassy in Paris/Pretoria, as there is no resident Congolese embassy in Australia. Requirements include a passport valid at least six months with a blank page, a completed application, photos, a hotel reservation or letter of invitation, proof of onward/return travel, and proof of sufficient funds. A WHO yellow fever vaccination certificate is compulsory for entry. Tourist visas are commonly issued for short stays (single or multiple entry) with processing of roughly one to two weeks, so travellers should apply four to eight weeks ahead. Conservatively, with no confirmable no-visa channel, the verdict is visa-required.