Côte d’Ivoire residence and citizenship
No residence route by investment with a stated minimum is on file for Côte d’Ivoire. The number of years to citizenship in Côte d’Ivoire is not on file yet.
Partly checked — So far the automated review covers non-ECOWAS, non-French employed adult resident card only (sources read 10 November 2026). Everything else on this page is provisional.
Residence routes in Côte d’Ivoire
No investment, own-income or remote-work route is on file for Côte d’Ivoire yet; the work, family and other routes on file are below.
"Minimum" is a cited investment threshold in its stated currency. A USD figure appears only when a supported conversion is on file; "—" means no supported amount is on file, not that it is free. "To citizenship" counts the years of residence before a naturalisation application. A zero-year entry states no residence wait; citizenship still needs a separate decision.
Work, family, study and other routes (1)
| Route | Kind | Minimum | Processing | To citizenship |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-ECOWAS employed adult resident card | Residence permit | — | — | — |
Each route's conditions and sources
Non-ECOWAS employed adult resident card
ONECI gives lower card tariffs for French and certain religious/cooperation categories. This card route does not itself establish a separate employment-authorization fee.
Sources: ONECI worker resident card and nationality-dependent tariffs (Côte d’Ivoire Office national de l’état civil et de l’identification), Separate residence-card pre-enrolment service (Côte d’Ivoire Office national de l’état civil et de l’identification)
Citizenship in Côte d’Ivoire
The citizenship rules of Côte d’Ivoire are not on file yet.
What is the cheapest residence visa in Côte d’Ivoire?
No residence route by investment with a stated minimum is on file for Côte d’Ivoire. The routes on file are listed below.
How many years to citizenship in Côte d’Ivoire?
The number of years to citizenship in Côte d’Ivoire is not on file yet.
Does Côte d’Ivoire allow dual citizenship?
The sources on file do not settle whether Côte d’Ivoire allows dual citizenship.
Tax and residence days
A residence permit and tax residence are different tests. See the Côte d’Ivoire tax rates, count your days with the Côte d’Ivoire day test and see what changed in the data, day by day.
Sources
The Côte d’Ivoire profile cites 2 sources, 2 of them from a government or a statute. Data as of 2026-Q4.
- ONECI worker resident card and nationality-dependent tariffs · Côte d’Ivoire Office national de l’état civil et de l’identification, official, read 10 November 2026
- Separate residence-card pre-enrolment service · Côte d’Ivoire Office national de l’état civil et de l’identification, official, read 10 November 2026
Rules, fees and minimums change, and many routes have conditions not shown here. Did you find an error? Tell us, with the source.
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