Green hills of Masisi, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Who needs a visa for DR Congo?

Sub-Saharan Africa · Kinshasa

Photo: MONUSCO/Pooja Chawda / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

Of 198 nationalities, 4 enter DR Congo with no paperwork at all. The rest: 3 can get a visa at the border and 191 must be approved before they travel.

Government fee
$50
Typical decision
Within 72 hours
Apply on the official DR Congo government site

This is the government's own portal. We are not paid to send you there.

Checked 18 October 2026 — read the fees and rules on evisa.gouv.cd

Worth knowing

  • The visa price the platform shows does not include a separate, non-refundable US$50 administrative fee.

Photo requirements

We have not yet read the photo rules for DR Congo on an official page, so we print no sizes. Photo rules we have checked, and official links for the rest

Resize a photo in your browser. It is never uploaded.

What do you need?

Who needs what

Visa free 4

Nothing to apply for and nothing to pay before you travel.

eVisa (electronic visa) 191

A real visa application, made online instead of at an embassy. It is assessed, it takes days rather than minutes, and it can be refused.

Visa on arrival 3

Issued at the border rather than beforehand. Bring the fee in cash in the currency the border post accepts. It is a permission, not a guarantee.

About DR Congo

Region
Middle Africa
Capital
Kinshasa
Population
112,832,473 2025 · 15th of 197
Size
2,344,858 km² 11th largest of 199
Density
48 per km²
Languages
French, Kikongo, Lingala, Tshiluba, Swahili
Currency
Congolese franc CDF
Borders
Angola Burundi Central African Republic Republic of the Congo Rwanda South Sudan Tanzania Uganda Zambia

Capital, area, languages and currency from the open country dataset, pulled 21 September 2026. Population from the World Bank, series updated 13 July 2026. Density is calculated from the two figures above.