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France visa requirements for Chad citizens
Updated 2026-07-07 · verified against the Passport Index dataset
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Visa required
Yes — Chad citizens need a visa for France.
Entry details
Holders of a Chad passport need a visa obtained in advance when visiting France. The Chad passport currently ranks #169 of 199 worldwide, with 50 destinations reachable visa-free or via visa on arrival / eTA.
France is middling in how freely it admits visitors, admitting 93 of the world's 198 other passports without a prior visa; its own passport ranks #7 with 165 open destinations. The arrangement is reciprocal — France citizens face the same visa required requirement in the other direction.
In the opposite direction, France citizens travelling to Chad face: visa required.
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