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Visa République centrafricaine.
Procedure, documents, timeline and pricing for an application filed from Belgium. The office prepares the file, books the consular appointment, submits and collects your passport.
✓ Visa summary — up to dateVerified on 25 August 2026
Visa required — application at the consulate/embassy (no e-visa for Belgians)
Official fees (indicative)
To be confirmed (consular fees)
Processing time
To be confirmed
Validity / stay
Depending on the type of visa
Recent change — Discouraged area: consult the travel advice of the FPS Foreign Affairs before taking any steps.
Indicative information, checked against an official source and subject to change. The decision rests with the consulate. Source.
Documents to provide
Documents and procedures.
Passport
- — Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months after the date of your visa application.
- — It must also contain at least 3 blank pages, 2 of which facing each other.
An identity photo
- — These must be in colour, taken against a plain light background, in 35x45mm format and printed on photo paper (as for your identity card or passport).
- — You can check whether your photos meet the required standards using the following document: Photo requirements
An official visa application form
- — Travisum can fill in the form for you. Do not hesitate to contact us by email or telephone in this regard.
- — Below are the different steps to fill in the form (to print, fill in, date and sign in black ink).
- — Start by following this link for the application.
- — State the type of visa requested (the duration of stay and the number of entries).
- — Then write the number, the date and place of issue and the expiry date of your passport.
- — Provide your personal information, including your full name, date and place of birth, your current and original nationality.
- — State your family situation.
- — State whether you have children.
- — Then write the address of your permanent residence.
- — State your profession and write the name and address of your employer.
- — Write the telephone number and your email address.
- — Then indicate the nature of the visa requested, the purpose of the trip, the duration of the stay and the date of entry into RCA.
- — If you have already stayed in RCA, provide the details of this stay.
- — State whether you intend to settle in the CAR.
- — Under the heading «Lieu de votre résidence en RCA», write your hotel's address.
- — Write the details of a contact person in the DRC.
- — Sign and date your application form.
A photocopy of the resident card
- — Applicants who do not hold a Belgian passport must present a color copy of both sides of their identity card and their residence card in Belgium (if they hold one).
The return flight reservation
- — • Print a copy of your return flight reservation.
- — • The details of all flights are required when it concerns an itinerary (transit, etc.)
A hotel reservation(s)
- — • Print a copy of your accommodation reservation.
- — • It is important that your name and the dates of stay are shown on the reservation.
Yellow fever vaccination certificate
- — • If you are not up to date with your vaccinations (vaccination booklet), check with your treating doctor, an approved centre or a hospital. Note that there is a travel clinic (the Travel and Vaccine Clinic of the CHU Saint-Pierre in Brussels) where you can get vaccinated without an appointment.
Passport
- — Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months after the date of your visa application.
- — It must also contain at least 3 blank pages, 2 of which facing each other.
Two identity photos
- — These must be in colour, taken against a plain light background, in 35x45mm format and printed on photo paper (as for your identity card or passport).
- — You can check whether your photos meet the required standards using the following document: Photo requirements
An official visa application form
- — Travisum can fill in the form for you. Do not hesitate to contact us by email or telephone in this regard.
- — Below are the different steps to fill in the form (to print, fill in, date and sign in black ink).
- — Start by following this link for the application.
- — State the type of visa requested (the duration of stay and the number of entries).
- — Then write the number, the date and place of issue and the expiry date of your passport.
- — Provide your personal information, including your full name, date and place of birth, your current and original nationality.
- — State your family situation.
- — State whether you have children.
- — Then write the address of your permanent residence.
- — State your profession and write the name and address of your employer.
- — Write the telephone number and your email address.
- — Then indicate the nature of the visa requested, the purpose of the trip, the duration of the stay and the date of entry into RCA.
- — If you have already stayed in RCA, provide the details of this stay.
- — State whether you intend to settle in the CAR.
- — Under the heading «Lieu de votre résidence en RCA», write your hotel's address.
- — Write the details of a contact person in the DRC.
- — Sign and date your application form.
A photocopy of the resident card
- — Applicants who do not hold a Belgian passport must present a color copy of both sides of their identity card and their residence card in Belgium (if they hold one).
The return flight reservation
- — • Print a copy of your return flight reservation.
- — • The details of all flights are required when it concerns an itinerary (transit, etc.)
A hotel reservation(s)
- — • Print a copy of your accommodation reservation.
- — • It is important that your name and the dates of stay are shown on the reservation.
Yellow fever vaccination certificate
- — • If you are not up to date with your vaccinations (vaccination booklet), check with your treating doctor, an approved centre or a hospital. Note that there is a travel clinic (the Travel and Vaccine Clinic of the CHU Saint-Pierre in Brussels) where you can get vaccinated without an appointment.
Certificate of good conduct
- — • You can obtain your certificate of good conduct from your municipal office.
Cover letter from the applicant's employer
- — • This letter must be written on the company's headed paper.
- — • State the traveller's name, date of birth and passport number, as well as the name and address of the company.
- — • Check that the arrival and departure date of the visited country is also stated and specify the desired visa duration and the number of entries.
- — • It is important to state that the company guarantees all costs related to the trip, with a company stamp and a signature.
- — • You can download a sample letter of introduction here: Sample letter of introduction
Letter of invitation
- — • This letter must be written by a company or organisation officially registered in the DRC.
- — • State the traveller's name, date of birth and passport number.
- — • Check that the arrival and departure date of the destination country is also stated, as well as the desired visa duration and the number of entries.
- — • It is necessary to explain the purpose of the trip and specify the places the traveller will visit.
- — • Also state that the company guarantees all costs related to the stay in the DRC.
- — • The letter must be signed and bear an official company stamp.
- — • You can download a sample invitation letter here: Sample invitation letter
Processing time
- — We can handle your application and obtain your visa within 2 working days.
The rates
| Consular fees | Travisum service fees | |||
| The duration of stay | Normal processing time | Individuals | Travel agency | |
| * | * | * | ||
| * | * | * | ||
| 90 days, single | 135€ | * | * | * |
| 185€ | * | * | * |
Delivery
- — We can also handle delivery in Brussels, elsewhere in Belgium or internationally. The price of delivery in Brussels is 10€; for rates within Belgium and internationally please contact us.
Contact Embassy of the Central African Republic
- — Address: Avenue de Meysse 101, 1020 Brussels
- — Tel.: +32 (0)2 705.56.03
- — email: contact@ambassaderca.be
- — Opening days: Monday to Friday
- — Opening hours: 9h-12h for submission and from 14h for collection
Prepare your file République centrafricaine.
Send us your passport as a scan and the purpose of your trip: we check the applicable conditions and the list of documents.