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Belgium visa requirements for Ivory Coast citizens
Updated 2026-07-07 · verified against the Passport Index dataset
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Visa required
Yes — Ivory Coast citizens need a visa for Belgium.
Entry details
Holders of a Ivory Coast passport need a visa obtained in advance when visiting Belgium. The Ivory Coast passport currently ranks #157 of 199 worldwide, with 53 destinations reachable visa-free or via visa on arrival / eTA.
Belgium 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 #18 with 163 open destinations. Access is actually lopsided the other way — Belgium citizens enter Ivory Coast more easily (eta required).
In the opposite direction, Belgium citizens travelling to Ivory Coast face: eta required.
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