Not listed yet· Visa exemption (ECOWAS)

Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months after you arrive.

A return or onward ticket may be checked at the border as part of demonstrating a genuine short visit.

You should have No fixed official amount is published for a short visit; sufficient funds for the length of stay may be requested at the border..

No routine arrival registration is required for an ordinary short stay tourist beyond standard passport control.

Check with the embassy for overstay penalties.No single confirmed overstay fine figure was found against a primary government source in this research, kept honest about that gap.

Declare cash above Under a Directorate General of Customs circular dated 20 February 2026, a real, very recently dated clarification, declaration depends on residency and trip origin/destination: WAEMU residents must declare CFA 10,000,000 or more, or foreign currency exceeding the equivalent of CFA 500,000..

A short stay can sometimes be extended before it expires through the relevant immigration authority; a genuinely new circumstance needs its own separate application, not a routine extension.

Always confirm with the official embassy or consulate before you fly.