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Professional or Business Short-Stay Visa

DjiboutiShort stays and visits

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For the relevant traveller scope, is a visa, electronic authorisation, visa on arrival or no advance visa normally required?

A visa is normally required: admission requires an endorsement ("visé") by consular, diplomatic or immigration authorities, except where special conventions or special laws and regulations provide otherwise; short-stay visas are a distinct visa category.

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  • No nationality matrix or list of exempt nationalities is published in the law.

What short-visit purposes does this route cover?

Short-stay visas are issued to foreigners wishing to enter Djibouti for private, business or tourist reasons; this category is for professional or business reasons.

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What maximum stay, rolling-period rule, validity and entry rules apply?

The validity of short-stay visas must not exceed three (3) months; a foreigner staying beyond 3 consecutive months from entry must apply for a residence card. The official source does not state a rolling-period rule or the number of entries.

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Limits of the record
  • No rolling-period rule or number of entries is stated for the short-stay visa.

What important funds, accommodation, invitation, insurance, onward-travel or passport evidence may be required?

For a professional or business short-stay visa, the applicant must provide a letter from the inviting organisation, establishment, investment agency (ANPI or free zone) or employer confirming they are expected, a work authorisation from ANEFIP, and a hotel reservation or accommodation certificate. The law does not explicitly require proof of funds, insurance, or onward travel for this category, though a valid passport is required under Article 3.

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Limits of the record
  • The official law does not explicitly mention proof of funds, insurance, or onward travel for professional/business short-stay visas; only the listed documents are required.
  • Article 6, paragraph 2
    une lettre d’un organisme, établissement, agence d’investissement (ANPI ou zone franche) ou employeur justifiant que l’étranger y est attendu ; – une autorisation de travail de l’ANEFIP ; – une réservation d’hôtel ou certificat d’hébergement.

Where/how is permission obtained when required, and under what important circumstances can a stay be extended or changed?

Djibouti's diplomatic or consular authorities issue short-stay visas where Djibouti has representation; applicants from countries without representation may obtain a short-stay entry visa pre-authorisation via the E-Visa system. An overstayer who entered legally pays a penalty (up to 90 days: 40,000 FDJ; over 90 days: 80,000 FDJ) against a complementary stay authorisation.

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Limits of the record
  • No procedure to extend the short-stay visa itself before expiry is stated.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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