Document checklist
Serbia → Côte d'Ivoire: Short-stay tourist
What you need before you submit, checked against official requirements, not guesswork.
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Required documents
9 itemsIdentity
Online pre-enrollment and payment
RequiredComplete pre-enrollment at snedai.com, the only site the Ivorian government recognizes for visa applications, with your personal details, travel information, and Côte d'Ivoire contact references, plus the documents above. After payment, you'll get an emailed payment confirmation. The Direction de la Surveillance du Territoire (DST) reviews applications and typically responds within 48 business hours by email with a barcoded document, approved or refused, no reason is required and there's no refund either way. An approved pre-enrollment is valid for 3 months. On arrival at Abidjan, you complete biometric enrollment (fingerprints and photo, mandatory for everyone except children under 12, though their presence is still required) at the airport's dedicated Visa area, available 24/7, and your visa is issued on the spot.
Source: SNEDAI GROUPE (state-recognized e-Visa operator for Côte d'Ivoire)
Passport identity page(s)
RequiredA scan of your passport's identity page(s), uploaded during pre-enrollment. Accepted formats: JPG, PNG, GIF, or PDF, 1 MB or smaller per file.
Source: SNEDAI GROUPE (state-recognized e-Visa operator for Côte d'Ivoire)
Valid ordinary passport
RequiredMust be valid for at least 6 months from your date of application. Only ordinary passports can use the e-visa system.
Source: SNEDAI GROUPE (state-recognized e-Visa operator for Côte d'Ivoire)
Financial
Visa fee
Required73 EUR (including banking fees) for a 3-month multi-entry visa, paid online by Visa or Mastercard. Non-refundable regardless of outcome.
Source: SNEDAI GROUPE (state-recognized e-Visa operator for Côte d'Ivoire)
Accommodation
Invitation letter or accommodation certificate
RequiredAn invitation letter or a certificate of accommodation, uploaded during pre-enrollment. If it's an invitation letter, it must be typed (not handwritten), printed, signed, stamped, and legalized, a scan of the registered copy is what you upload.
Source: SNEDAI GROUPE (state-recognized e-Visa operator for Côte d'Ivoire)
Travel
Round-trip flight booking
RequiredProof of your round-trip flight reservation, uploaded during pre-enrollment (same file format/size limits as above).
Source: SNEDAI GROUPE (state-recognized e-Visa operator for Côte d'Ivoire)
Other
If you're a minor and apply at the Embassy in Spain: birth certificate, parental authorization and a parent's ID
The Embassy of Côte d'Ivoire in Madrid asks for a birth certificate extract (marked mandatory), the original legalized parental authorization from the father, mother or legal guardian, and proof of identity of the parent or guardian who gave the travel authorization (passport, national ID card or residence card).
If you're under 12: no fingerprints, but you must be present
The biometric visa needs the applicant to be present. Fingerprints are mandatory for everyone except minors under 12, but those minors still have to be present.
Source: SNEDAI GROUPE (state-recognized e-Visa operator for Côte d'Ivoire)
International yellow fever vaccination certificate
RequiredRequired to present on arrival at Abidjan airport, alongside your passport and approved pre-enrollment document.
Why applications on this route get refused
Missing one of the three required uploads
SNEDAI's own page states that missing even one of the three required documents (passport page, flight booking, invitation/accommodation proof) results in automatic rejection of the application.
How to avoid it: Confirm all three files are uploaded, each under 1 MB and in an accepted format, before submitting.
Invitation letter doesn't meet the formatting requirements
An invitation letter must specifically be typed, printed, signed, stamped, and legalized, a handwritten or informal letter is likely to be rejected.
How to avoid it: Have your host prepare a properly formatted, legalized invitation letter, or use a hotel accommodation certificate instead if that's simpler.
Application refused despite payment
The pre-enrollment fee doesn't guarantee approval, the DST can refuse the application, and the site is explicit that there's no refund either way.
How to avoid it: Make sure your documents genuinely meet every requirement before applying, since a refusal doesn't get your money back.
Sources
- SNEDAI GROUPE (state-recognized e-Visa operator for Côte d'Ivoire) · checked 11 Sept 2026
- Embassy of Côte d'Ivoire in Spain · checked 11 Sept 2026
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