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Ivory Coast Trader Resident Card

14 facts quoted from the official source

For a non-ECOWAS foreign national registered to carry on trade in Cote d'Ivoire.

Route type
Business & self-employment
Can bring
—
Not stated in the official source
Requirements
9
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.

9 requirements quoted from the official source.

The conditions that decide it
  • Application Receipts RequiredThe official payment and pre-enrolment receipts are part of the common file.
  • Birth Certificate RequiredA birth certificate is required.
  • Character and securityA criminal-record certificate is required.
  • Commercial Activity RequiredThe applicant must be residing as a trader.
  • Commercial Register RequiredThe purpose file requires commercial-register evidence.
  • Eligibility summaryONECI requires the commercial-register evidence for a trader resident card.
  • Passport And Consular Card RequiredThe common file requires passport and consular-card evidence.
  • Pre Enrolment RequiredResident-card pre-enrolment is required.
  • Visa And Entry Stamp RequiredThe common file requires the visa and entry stamp.
Also stated by the source
  • Business Registration Confers Residence AloneBusiness evidence supports the resident-card application but does not replace it.
  • Official source basisONECI requires the commercial-register evidence for a trader resident card.
  • Report summaryONECI requires the commercial-register evidence for a trader resident card.
  • Residence Certificate Recency Months MaxThe residence certificate must be less than six months old.
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 The official page for this route does not address dependent-family rights, so we do not publish a claim either way.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

Fees
1 proven from the official source.
  • Non Ecowas Resident Card Fee XofONECI publishes a general non-ECOWAS resident-card tariff of 300,000 CFA francs.checked 2026-07-26
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FAQ

Straight answers

01Who qualifies for this route to Ivory Coast?
The official source states: For a non-ECOWAS foreign national registered to carry on trade in Cote d'Ivoire.

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.

See the 0 open points

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.

The source

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.
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.
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