Visit. Study. Work. Live in Togo

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You will need a visa to enter or travel through Togo as a visitor. Visas are no longer issued on arrival. You must apply for an e-visa at least 6 days before your arrival. Togo offers its visitors four types of Visas depending on the travel’s motive. Below, find the list of documents to be provided (this varies according to the type of visa, which is determined based on the motive for your trip).

Categories of Entry Visas/Permits to Togo:
Tourist e-visa
  • Tourist visa allows foreign travellers to visit Togo or participate, upon invitation, in meetings, fairs, seminars or conferences.

Immigration e-visa
  • This immigration visa is a multiple entries visa that allows you to settle permanently in Togo for professional or study purposes or for family reunification. There are three (3) types of immigration visa:
    • Immigration visa for study or internship purposes
    • Family immigration Visa
    • Professional immigration Visa.

Professional Visa
  • A multiple entries visa that allows you to practice certain professions or activities (journalism, reporting, trade, etc.) or respond to the requests or invitations from partners established in Togo in order to carry out some projects or professional activities limited in time (public works construction, expertise). It is granted for a maximum duration of ninety (90) days.

Courtesy Visa
  • A multiple entries visa issued in the context of bilateral or multilateral international relations. It allows you as an official (members of Government, state officials, administration executives) to complete missions and official visits on the Togolese territory.
Requirements for Entry Visas/Permits to Togo:

The visas and permits have different requirements regarding forms and documents. There are some general requirements, but there are also visa-specific forms.

  1. Passport: Your passport must be machine readable and also must. be valid for the next six months and have at least one blank visa page.
  2. Visa application form completed online
  3. A scanned copy of the first three pages of the passport with at least a validity period which is three (3) months longer than that of the requested visa
  4. One (1) recent passport photo
  5. A flight booking certificate or photocopy of the ticket – Required if arriving by air –
  6. Travel insurance (highly recommended) 
  7. A hotel booking or an accommodation certificate issued by the town hall or the prefecture (highly recommended)
  8. A letter of invitation from the inviting person or organization (highly recommended)
  9. Bank certificate or statement of account as proof of sufficient financial resources to support the stay
  1. Passport: Your passport must be machine readable and also must. be valid for the next six months and have at least one blank visa page.
  2. A duly completed online visa application form – Mandatory –
  3. A scanned copy of the first three pages of the passport, the validity of which is three (3) months longer than that of the Visa applied for – Mandatory –
  4. One (1) recent passport photo – Mandatory –
  5. A flight booking certificate or a photocopy of the ticket – Required if arriving by air
  6. A travel insurance (highly recommended) – Optional –
  7. A hotel reservation or an accommodation certificate issued by the town hall or the prefecture (highly recommended) – Optional –
  8. A letter of invitation from the person or the organization inviting (highly recommended) – Optional –
  9. A bank certificate or statement of account as proof of sufficient financial resources to support the stay – Optional –
  1. Passport: Your passport must be machine readable and also must. be valid for the next six months and have at least one blank visa page.
  2. A duly completed online visa application form – Mandatory –
  3. A scanned copy of the first three pages of the passport, the validity of which is three (3) months longer than that of the Visa applied for – Mandatory –
  4. One (1) recent passport photo – Mandatory –
  5. A flight booking certificate or photocopy of the ticket – Required if arriving by air –
  6. Proof of profession (professional card or accreditation issued by the supervising ministry or the organization with which the applicant will be working – Mandatory –
  7. A letter of invitation from the inviting person or organization – Mandatory –
  8. Travel insurance (highly recommended) – Optional –
  9. A hotel booking or an accommodation certificate issued by the town hall or the prefecture (highly recommended) – Optional –
  10. A letter of invitation from the inviting person or organization (highly recommended) – Optional – 
  11. Bank certificate or statement of account as proof of sufficient financial resources to support the stay – Optional –
  1. A duly completed online visa application form – Mandatory –
  2. A scanned copy of the first three pages of the passport, the validity of which is three (3) months longer than that of the Visa applied for – Mandatory – 
  3. One (1) recent passport photo – Mandatory –
  4. Flight booking certificate or photocopy of the ticket – Required if arriving by air
  5. Verbal note signed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent to the Minister of Security (compulsory) or a mission order for those who are on an official visit travelling with service passport or to some extent to an ordinary passport
  6. Hotel booking or accommodation certificate issued by the town hall or prefecture (highly recommended) – Optional –
  7. Travel insurance – Optional –
  8. Bank certificate or statement of account as proof of sufficient financial resources to support the stay – Optional –
  9. Copy of passport datapage of signatories (host) in Ivory Coast
  10. Copy of Return Air ticket
  11. Valid passport with 6 months validity and blank pages

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