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China 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 China.
Entry details
Travelling to China on a Ivory Coast passport, you need a visa obtained in advance. The Ivory Coast passport currently ranks #157 of 199 worldwide, with 53 destinations reachable visa-free or via visa on arrival / eTA.
China is moderately open to foreign passports, admitting 67 of the world's 198 other passports without a prior visa; its own passport ranks #106 with 83 open destinations. Interestingly China citizens have the better deal, facing only eta required in the opposite direction.
In the opposite direction, China citizens travelling to Ivory Coast face: eta required.
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