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Senegal Student Foreigner Identity Card

13 facts quoted from the official source

For a foreign student currently enrolled in a Senegalese school or university and able to document financial support.

Income required
—
Means required · no figure published
Can bring
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Not stated in the official source
Requirements
3
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.

3 requirements quoted from the official source.

The conditions that decide it
  • Admission or enrolment at an education institutionCurrent enrolment at a school or university is required.
  • Financial means and repatriationA repatriation bond is required and varies by nationality.
What you’ll show with your application

Paperwork you prepare — it does not rule you out.

  • Passport or travel documentThe first five passport pages are required.
Also stated by the source
  • Birth Certificate Recency Months MaxThe birth certificate must be less than six months old.
  • Eligibility summaryThe Interior Ministry requires current school or university enrolment and scholarship or support confirmation for a student.
  • Fiscal Stamp XofThe current service page requires a 15,000 CFA-franc fiscal stamp.
  • Handwritten Request RequiredThe foreigner identity-card file includes a handwritten request to the Interior Minister.
  • How and where to applyFirst applications are decided by the Interior Minister after the administrative and police process.
  • Medical Certificate Recency Months MaxThe medical certificate must be less than three months old.
  • Official source basisThe Interior Ministry requires current school or university enrolment and scholarship or support confirmation for a student.
  • Origin Criminal Record Recency Months MaxThe criminal-record certificate from the country of origin must be less than three months old.
  • Photograph and biometricsThe file requires three identity photographs.
  • Report summaryThe Interior Ministry requires current school or university enrolment and scholarship or support confirmation for a student.
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 The official page for this route does not address dependent-family rights, so we do not publish a claim either way.
How it works

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FAQ

Straight answers

01Who qualifies for this route to Senegal?
The official source states: For a foreign student currently enrolled in a Senegalese school or university and able to document financial support.
02How much money do I need?
The official source states: A repatriation bond is required and varies by nationality. It does not publish a fixed amount — no minimum figure is stated.

Every answer is quoted from the official interieur.gouv.sn page for this route, last read 2026-07-26.

We checked 13 points against the official source; 13 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, 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 interieur.gouv.snLast read 2026-07-26 Every quote on this page is from this Senegal 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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