Chad

Government advisories

• ☐ United States: level 4/4 — Level 4: Do Not Travel
• ☐ United Kingdom: level 2/4
• ☐ Canada: level 3/4 — Avoid non-essential travel (with regional advisories)

Health notices

• ☐ Diphtheria in Sub-Saharan Africa (level 1)
• ☐ Global Polio (level 2)
• ☐ Global Measles (level 1)

Entry requirements

☐ Visitors to Chad must obtain either an electronic visa online or a regular visa in advance, unless if they are a national of one of the visa-exempt countries.

Practical

• ☐ Plug type C/D/E/F, 220V — bring an adapter if yours differs
• ☐ Drives on the right
• ☐ Emergency (police): 17
• ☐ Emergency (ambulance): 2251-4242
• ☐ Emergency (fire): 18
• ☐ Money: The currency of the country is the Central African CFA franc, denoted FCFA (ISO currency code: XAF). It's also used by five other Central African countries. It is interchangeable at par with the West African CFA franc (XOF), which is used by six countries. Both currencies are fixed at a rate of €1 = 655.957 CFA francs.

Laws that could get a tourist arrested

• ☐ Photography Ban — Photography is strictly prohibited, and officials will enforce this rule to target individuals.

Before you go

General trip-prep, not specific to Chad — the same short list applies anywhere.

• ☐ Register with your embassy's traveler program if one exists
• ☐ Check your passport's validity and blank-page requirements on your destination's official entry-rules page
• ☐ Photograph/screenshot your passport, visa, and travel insurance documents
• ☐ Download offline maps for your destination
• ☐ Confirm your bank/card issuer knows you're traveling
• ☐ Check whether your phone plan needs a travel add-on or a local SIM