Latest News: N'Djamena International Airport and land borders have reopened; nationwide curfew in effect (OSAC, 21.04.2021).
International Restrictions:
*Entry to Chad: Airports have re-opened for commercial flights. All passengers from the UK are banned from entering Chad until further notice due to the new COVID-19 variant. All international travellers need to present a negative COVID-19 PCR test certificate dated no more than 72 hours prior to arrival in Chad. If you enter Chad and are planning to stay for 7 days or more, you will need to surrender your passport, quarantine at home for 7 days and take a COVID-19 test on the seventh day. Passports will be returned upon presentation of the COVID-19 test receipt. If you’re staying in Chad for less than 7 days you will not be need to quarantine.
*Leaving Chad: You are likely to be asked to present a negative COVID-19 test (less than 72 hours old) upon departing Chad. Internal Restrictions:
*Quarantine and curfew measures. The Government has extended the health emergency, which includes measures such as the compulsory wearing of face masks, until 11 September. However, the curfew in N’Djamena and the provincial capitals has been lifted.
*Face masks: Wearing of face masks when outdoors is compulsory throughout the country with penalties, including potential imprisonment, for non-compliance.