Ivory Coast Artisan Resident Card
For a non-ECOWAS foreign national practising an artisan trade in Cote d'Ivoire with the required professional qualification.
- Route type
- Business & self-employment
- Can bring
- — Not stated in the official source
- Requirements
- 9 each quoted below
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.
9 requirements quoted from the official source.
- Application Receipts Required
The official payment and pre-enrolment receipts are part of the common file.
- Artisan Activity Required
The applicant must be residing as an artisan.
- Birth Certificate Required
A birth certificate is required.
- Character and security
A criminal-record certificate is required.
- Eligibility summary
ONECI requires proof of professional aptitude for the artisan resident-card purpose.
- Passport And Consular Card Required
The common file requires passport and consular-card evidence.
- Pre Enrolment Required
Resident-card pre-enrolment is required.
- Professional Aptitude Evidence Required
The purpose file requires evidence of professional aptitude.
- Visa And Entry Stamp Required
The common file requires the visa and entry stamp.
- Official source basis
ONECI requires proof of professional aptitude for the artisan resident-card purpose.
- Qualification Confers Residence Alone
Professional aptitude evidence supports but does not replace the resident-card application.
- Report summary
ONECI requires proof of professional aptitude for the artisan resident-card purpose.
- Residence Certificate Recency Months Max
The residence certificate must be less than six months old.
Who you can bring
What the source prices
- Non Ecowas Resident Card Fee Xof
ONECI publishes a general non-ECOWAS resident-card tariff of 300,000 CFA francs.
checked 2026-07-26
From here to a yes
Straight answers
01Who qualifies for this route to Ivory Coast?
For a non-ECOWAS foreign national practising an artisan trade in Cote d'Ivoire with the required professional qualification.
Every answer is quoted from the official oneci.ci page for this route, last read 2026-07-26.
We checked 14 points against the official source; 14 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.
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Validity 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.
Where every quote comes from
Official government source oneci.ciLast read 2026-07-26 Every quote on this page is from this Ivory Coast government page.Other business & self-employment routes to Ivory Coast
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