Congo (DRC)

Government advisories

• ☐ United States: level 4/4 — Level 4: Do Not Travel
• ☐ Canada: level 4/4 — Avoid all travel

Health notices

• ☐ Ebola Bundibugyo Virus Disease in Ituri and Nord-Kivu Provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (level 4)
• ☐ Ebola Bundibugyo Virus Disease in Haut-Uélé and Tshopo Provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (level 3)
• ☐ Tap water: avoid — bottled/filtered only

Entry requirements

☐ Visitors to the Democratic Republic of the Congo must obtain a visa from one of the Democratic Republic of the Congo diplomatic missions unless they are citizens of visa-exempt countries, citizens who can obtain a visa on arrival or citizens eligible to obtain an e-Visa.

Practical

• ☐ Plug type C/E, 220V — bring an adapter if yours differs
• ☐ Drives on the right
• ☐ Emergency (police): 112
• ☐ Emergency (ambulance): 112
• ☐ Emergency (fire): 118
• ☐ Money: The local currency is the Congolese franc, sometimes abbreviated FC and sometimes just with a capital F placed after the amount (ISO international currency code: CDF). The currency is freely convertible (but impossible to get rid of outside the country).

Before you go

General trip-prep, not specific to Congo (DRC) — 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