For a foreign national employed under an approved employment contract.
Official government source: securite.gouv.td · checked 2026-07-26
Middle Africa · Immigration
Chad
Chad sits in Middle Africa. Its immigration system runs 12 distinct routes — led by short stay & visit, transit and work, each set out in official law. 11 of them cite an official government source, shown on the route with the date we last read it. Who actually qualifies depends on your full profile.
- Immigration routes
- 12across 10 route categories, each set out in official law
- Source-cited routes
- 11 of 12cite an official government source, with the date we last read it
- Largest category
- Short stay & visit2 of the 12 routes — see them under Short stay & visit below
- Region
- Middle Africa
- Capital
- N'Djamena
- Population
- 21,003,705
- Official language
- Arabic, French
- Currency
- XAF
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
Source-cited pathways
Immigration routes
All 12 routes, grouped by purpose — 11 of 12 cite an official government source directly. Any route below without one says so on the route.
Work
1 route
Business & self-employment
1 route
For a foreign national authorized to exercise a commercial, industrial or liberal profession.
Official government source: securite.gouv.td · checked 2026-07-26
Study
1 route
For a person admitted to higher academic training or a long internship.
Official government source: securite.gouv.td · checked 2026-07-26
Family
1 route
For the legal spouse of a Chadian citizen.
Can bring: spouse
Official government source: securite.gouv.td · checked 2026-07-26
Residence-based status
1 route
For a purpose supporting a stay beyond the short-stay period.
Official government source: securite.gouv.td · checked 2026-07-26
Free movement
1 route
For a national of another CEMAC member state carrying an accepted biometric identity or travel document.
Official government source: securite.gouv.td · checked 2026-07-26
Cultural, religious & volunteer
1 route
For a member of a religious congregation admitted as a resident.
Official government source: securite.gouv.td · checked 2026-07-26
Short stay & visit
2 routes
For a qualifying temporary visit with a stay of no more than three months.
Official government source: securite.gouv.td · checked 2026-07-26
For a national covered by a visa-exemption agreement with Chad.
Official government source: securite.gouv.td · checked 2026-07-26
Humanitarian protection
1 route
Asylum and Refugee StatusUnknown
For a person requesting international protection from the competent administrative authority or CNARR.
Transit
2 routes
For a traveller passing through Chad en route to another destination.
Official government source: securite.gouv.td · checked 2026-07-26
For a traveller passing through Chad en route to another destination.
Official government source: securite.gouv.td · checked 2026-07-26
Official sources
- Tchad eVisaGovernment
- Citizenship Rights in Africa InitiativeGovernment
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