← Djibouti · all routes
Djibouti · Independent means

Djibouti Visitor Temporary Stay Card

8 facts quoted from the official source

For a foreign national who can live entirely from personal resources and undertakes not to perform regulated professional activity.

Route type
Independent means
Can bring
Not stated in the official source
Requirements
2
each quoted below
Who qualifies

Who this route is for

Every item below is the government’s own wording, quoted from the official source. Whether you personally qualify depends on your full profile.

2 requirements quoted from the official source.

The conditions that decide it
  • No Regulated Professional Activity Undertaking RequiredThe applicant must undertake not to exercise professional activity subject to authorisation.
  • Sufficient Personal Resources RequiredLa carte de séjour temporaire est délivrée à l’étranger qui apporte la preuve qu’il peut vivre de ses seules ressources et qui prend également l’engagement de n’exercer à Djibouti aucune activité professionnelle soumise à une autorisation porte la mention « visiteur ».checked 2026-08-03 · Law 201/AN/07/5th L of 22 December 2007, articles 4, 5 and 22; verified 3 August 2026
Also stated by the source
  • Eligibility summaryArticle 22 creates the Visitor temporary stay card for a person living from personal resources and undertaking not to work.
  • Official source basisArticle 22 creates the Visitor temporary stay card for a person living from personal resources and undertaking not to work.
  • Report summaryArticle 22 creates the Visitor temporary stay card for a person living from personal resources and undertaking not to work.
  • Work and study rightsThe Visitor card is conditioned on not exercising regulated professional activity.
Family

Who you can bring

Not stated in the official source. The official page for this route does not address dependent-family rights, so we do not publish a claim either way.
Costs & timelines

What the source prices

Validity
2 proven from the official source.
  • Permit Validity Months MaxThe temporary stay card cannot be valid for more than one year or beyond the travel document.
  • Renewal or extensionThe holder may seek renewal before the temporary stay card expires.
How it works

From here to a yes

See if you qualify — freeThe 3-minute check scores your profile against every Djibouti route at once, this one included. No signup, no card.
Get your full report — €10One personalised report ranks every route you can actually get, with the full requirement set for your profile — so you apply for the right one.
Apply with the official sourceThe application itself always happens with the government — the enacting authority linked below. The report points you straight at it.
FAQ

Straight answers

01Who qualifies for this route to Djibouti?
The official source states: For a foreign national who can live entirely from personal resources and undertakes not to perform regulated professional activity.

Every answer is quoted from the official journalofficiel.dj page for this route, last read 2026-07-26.

We checked 8 points against the official source; 8 are quoted on this page. The other 0 are either not addressed by the source or not yet backed by a quote — we would rather show you the edge of the record than fill it with a plausible guess.

See the 0 open points

Fees and processing time are not published in the official source for this route. We publish a number only when the official text states that number.

Not stated in the official source — the official source names no exclusion for this route.

The source

Where every quote comes from

Official government source journalofficiel.djLast read 2026-07-26 Every quote on this page is from this Djibouti government page.
Compiled from official sources · pending independent re-check · Last checked 2026-07-26 · Our methodology
· Compiled by António Mira · How we verify · Not legal advice — rules change; confirm with the official source before deciding.
Same category, elsewhere

Independent means routes in other countries

99 other countries publish at least one independent means route. Nearest first.

Does this route fit your numbers?

That depends on your income, savings and family — the parts of the story only you know. The free 3-minute check scores your profile against every Djibouti route at once, this one included. Then the full Djibouti report takes you the rest of the way.

• Free • 3 minutes • No signup