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United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom.

Entry details

Travelling to United Kingdom 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.

United Kingdom is moderately open to foreign passports, admitting 89 of the world's 198 other passports without a prior visa; its own passport ranks #20 with 162 open destinations. Interestingly United Kingdom citizens have the better deal, facing only eta required in the opposite direction.

In the opposite direction, United Kingdom citizens travelling to Ivory Coast face: eta required.

How to get the visa

🏛️ Official government option

Official UK ETA (GOV.UK) · fee: £16. Applying directly through the government portal is always the cheapest option.

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More destinations for Ivory Coast citizens

🇫🇷 Ivory Coast → France: Visa required🇪🇸 Ivory Coast → Spain: Visa required🇺🇸 Ivory Coast → United States: Visa required🇮🇹 Ivory Coast → Italy: Visa required🇹🇷 Ivory Coast → Turkey: Visa required🇲🇽 Ivory Coast → Mexico: Visa required

Visiting United Kingdom on other passports

🇫🇷 France → United Kingdom: Visa-free🇪🇸 Spain → United Kingdom: Visa-free🇺🇸 United States → United Kingdom: eTA required🇮🇹 Italy → United Kingdom: Visa-free🇹🇷 Turkey → United Kingdom: Visa required🇲🇽 Mexico → United Kingdom: eTA required

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