Document checklist
Portugal → Togo: Short-stay tourist
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
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If you're under 18: your own passport, and a visa application through an account a parent or guardian creates in your name
The Togo Voyage FAQ says the Republic of Togo makes no difference between an adult and a minor under 18. A minor who plans to travel must have their own passport and apply for a visa through a user account created in the minor's name by their parents or guardians. It adds that the visa costs the same as for an adult. The FAQ page also mentions COVID-19 testing, so some of its content may be dated.
Passport copy (first three pages)
RequiredA scanned copy of the first three pages of your passport. Your passport must stay valid for at least 3 months beyond the end of the visa you are asking for.
Recent ID photo
RequiredA recent colour photo that meets the international (ICAO) biometric standards: 35 x 45 mm, plain light background, face fully visible and centred (about 70-80% of the image), looking straight at the camera with a neutral expression and closed mouth. No filters or retouching, no reflective or tinted glasses and no head covering (unless for religious or medical reasons). A non-compliant photo can lead to automatic rejection.
Financial
Proof of funds (recommended)
A bank certificate or account statement showing you can support yourself during your stay. The platform lists it as optional, but Togolese law lets the authorities refuse a visa to someone who cannot show enough funds to support themselves, so it is worth attaching.
Visa fee
RequiredThe fee depends on how long you will stay and on the number of entries: 25,000 FCFA for a single-entry visa of 1-15 days. Multiple-entry visas cost 35,000 FCFA for 1-15 days, 45,000 FCFA for 16-30 days and 65,000 FCFA for 31-90 days. You pay online when you submit the application. The platform's assistant shows the exact fee for your case.
Purpose of travel
Choose the right purpose of visit
RequiredThe application form asks for your purpose of visit. "Tourism / visit" covers a tourist stay and, on invitation, meetings, trade shows, seminars or conferences. The purpose you choose decides the visa type and the documents you are asked for, so pick the one that matches the real reason for your trip.
Invitation letter (recommended)
If a person or organisation is inviting you, for example to a meeting, trade show, seminar or conference, a letter of invitation from them is listed as optional but strongly recommended. The platform's FAQ says the person or organisation can write it themselves; it does not have to be notarised.
Accommodation
Proof of where you'll stay
RequiredA hotel reservation, or an accommodation certificate from the person hosting you together with proof of their housing (a lease or land title). The certificate does not have to be notarised. The platform's visa information page marks this document as optional (strongly recommended), but its FAQ lists it among the documents the application asks you to upload, so have it ready.
Insurance
Travel insurance (recommended)
The platform lists travel insurance as optional and strongly recommended.
Travel
Apply for an e-visa online, well before you travel
RequiredTogo issues visas through the government's Togo Voyage platform (voyage.gouv.tg); applying at an embassy is not the normal route. Visas on arrival and express visas are suspended until further notice, so apply before you fly: at least 5 days before you arrive. Processing takes up to 5 working days, and the platform advises applying about 6 working days ahead. Check your nationality with the platform's "Do I need a visa?" assistant before you pay: it is the platform's own answer for your passport.
Flight booking or ticket
RequiredA flight reservation confirmation or a copy of your ticket. It is required if you arrive by air, and it is the platform's proof that you will leave Togo again (a return or onward ticket).
Immigration form and entry slip (bordereau)
RequiredEvery traveller, with or without a visa, completes the immigration formalities on Togo Voyage and carries the entry slip (the "bordereau", with a QR code) that results. If you need a visa, the slip is issued once your visa is approved and includes the e-visa details. Show the slip at the border; airlines may check it before boarding. Immigration may also ask for proof of accommodation and a return or onward ticket.
Other
Yellow-fever vaccination certificate
RequiredCarry your international yellow-fever vaccination certificate (the "yellow card"). The platform says it should be ready for entry and lists it among the documents to prepare; another FAQ answer says whether it is checked at the border can depend on where you are travelling from, so have it with you. No COVID-19 document is currently required.
Why applications on this route get refused
Application sent back for correction
The platform sends an application back if information is inconsistent, a document is unreadable or non-compliant, or the photo is not valid. Photos are checked against international biometric standards, and a non-compliant one can lead to automatic rejection.
How to avoid it: Make sure your details match your passport, upload clear scans, and follow the photo rules (colour, plain light background, face fully visible, neutral expression, no filters). If your application is sent back, read the correction message in the application and use "Resubmit" to fix it.
Applied too late, or travelled without an approved visa
Visas on arrival and express visas are suspended, applications must be made at least 5 days before arrival, and processing can take up to 5 working days. Paying the fee does not guarantee approval, and fees are generally not refundable once the application is submitted and paid.
How to avoid it: Apply well before you travel (the platform advises about 6 working days ahead) and wait for the approved visa before you rely on it. If an application is rejected and you want to know why, the platform points you to the DGDN (the national documentation directorate).
Grounds the law gives for refusing a visa
Togo's foreigners' police law says a visa can be refused if you have been convicted of an offence; are or have been linked to people or groups suspected of criminal activity; do not meet the application requirements; deliberately misused an earlier visa or residence card; gave false information in the application; cannot show enough funds to support yourself; may threaten national security, public order, public safety or morals; or are banned from entry or subject to an expulsion order.
How to avoid it: Give accurate information, supply every document the form asks for, and be ready to show you can support yourself during your stay.
Sources
- Government of Togo (Togo Voyage platform) · checked 25 Sept 2026
- Government of Togo (Togo Voyage platform) · checked 25 Sept 2026
- Republic of Togo (Law 2022-005 on foreigners' police, published by the DGDN) · checked 25 Sept 2026
- Togo Voyage, the Republic of Togo's e-visa platform: FAQ on voyage.gouv.tg (the page also mentions COVID-19 testing, so parts of it may be dated) · checked 8 Oct 2026
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