Ivory Coast Individual Refugee Status Procedure
For a person seeking individual refugee recognition in Cote d'Ivoire.
- Route type
- Humanitarian protection
- Can bring
- — Not stated in the official source
- Requirements
- 5 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.
5 requirements quoted from the official source.
- Application form
The SAARA form must be completed.
- Eligibility summary
SAARA describes an individual procedure based on filing, registration, documentary evidence and an eligibility interview.
- Ground for protection
The applicant must seek refugee protection under the national refugee framework.
via refworld.org - Supporting evidence
The file includes the protection narrative and travel itinerary.
- Where and how to apply
The current procedure directs filing to SAARA in Abidjan.
- Decision is discretionary
Recognition follows the national eligibility determination.
via refworld.org - Official source basis
SAARA describes an individual procedure based on filing, registration, documentary evidence and an eligibility interview.
- Passport or travel-document requirement
The current procedure requires four identity photographs.
- Report summary
SAARA describes an individual procedure based on filing, registration, documentary evidence and an eligibility interview.
Who you can bring
What the source prices
- Initial duration or stay ceiling
The filing receipt and interview appointment are issued within fifteen days.
From here to a yes
Straight answers
01Who qualifies for this route to Ivory Coast?
For a person seeking individual refugee recognition in Cote d'Ivoire.
Every answer is quoted from the official saara.gouv.ci page for this route, last read 2026-07-26.
We checked 10 points against the official source; 10 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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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.
Where every quote comes from
Official government source saara.gouv.ciLast read 2026-07-26 Every quote on this page is from this Ivory Coast government page.Other humanitarian protection routes to Ivory Coast
1 other humanitarian protection route to Ivory Coast.
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