Document checklist
Democratic Republic of the Congo → Senegal: Foreigner's identity card: student (Carte d'identité d'étranger: étudiant)
What you need before you submit, checked against official requirements, not guesswork.
Checked by our automated verification on 20 Oct 2026: every source on this page resolves and the data is structurally complete. This does not confirm a person re-read the source text for accuracy.
Required documents
10 itemsIdentity
Birth certificate (less than 6 months old)
RequiredA copy of your birth certificate issued within the last 6 months.
Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur (Senegal), Carte d'identité d'étranger
Copy of the first five pages of your valid passport
RequiredA photocopy of the first five pages of your passport. The passport must be valid.
Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur (Senegal), Carte d'identité d'étranger
Handwritten request to the Minister of the Interior
RequiredA letter you write by hand, addressed to the Minister in charge of the Interior, asking for a foreigner's identity card.
Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur (Senegal), Carte d'identité d'étranger
Three identity photos
RequiredThree identity photos of you.
Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur (Senegal), Carte d'identité d'étranger
Financial
Fiscal stamp (timbre fiscal) of 15,000 F CFA
RequiredA fiscal stamp worth 15,000 F CFA, used to pay for the card.
Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur (Senegal), Carte d'identité d'étranger
Receipt for the repatriation bond (caution de rapatriement)
RequiredA receipt showing you paid the repatriation bond. The amount depends on your country, and the page doesn't list the amounts.
Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur (Senegal), Carte d'identité d'étranger
Support or scholarship certificate from your embassy
RequiredA certificate from your own country's embassy confirming that you are supported (taken in charge) or that you hold a scholarship.
Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur (Senegal), Carte d'identité d'étranger
Purpose of travel
School or university enrolment certificate for this year
RequiredA certificate from your school or university in Senegal showing you are enrolled for the current academic year.
Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur (Senegal), Carte d'identité d'étranger
Other
Criminal record extract from your home country (less than 3 months old)
RequiredA criminal record extract (police record) from your country of origin, issued within the last 3 months.
Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur (Senegal), Carte d'identité d'étranger
Medical certificate (less than 3 months old)
RequiredA medical certificate issued within the last 3 months.
Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur (Senegal), Carte d'identité d'étranger
Why applications on this route get refused
Certificates older than allowed
The Ministry asks for a criminal record extract and a medical certificate less than 3 months old, and a birth certificate less than 6 months old.
How to avoid it: Check the issue date on each certificate before you apply, and get new ones if they are too old.
Missing enrolment or embassy support certificate
Students must add an enrolment certificate for the current academic year and a support or scholarship certificate from their embassy.
How to avoid it: Ask your school for this year's enrolment certificate, and contact your embassy in Senegal early for the support or scholarship certificate.
Missing fiscal stamp or repatriation bond receipt
The file needs a 15,000 F CFA fiscal stamp and the receipt for the repatriation bond.
How to avoid it: Buy the fiscal stamp and pay the repatriation bond before you hand in your file, and keep the receipt.
Sources
- Ministère de l'Intérieur (Senegal), Carte d'identité d'étranger · checked 18 Oct 2026
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