The Discreet Investor
World Passport Index · October 2026
Chad passport: rank 149 of 199
The Chad passport scores 43.8 out of 100 in our Investor Score and opens 52 destinations without a prior visa (Mobility Score 61.9, rank 162).
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Investor Score
How the Chad passport scores on each pillar
| Pillar | Points | What drives it |
|---|---|---|
| Weighted mobility | 3.2 / 30 | 52 of 198 destinations without a prior visa; 11% of the maximum once destinations are weighted by economic importance. |
| Right to live and work | 0.0 / 20 | No automatic right to live and work in another country. |
| Banking access | 15.0 / 15 | Not on the FATF, EU or sanctions lists that banks check. |
| Tax and obligations | 15.0 / 15 | No worldwide tax, military service or exit permit for citizens abroad. |
| Citizenship flexibility | 7.5 / 10 | Dual citizenship allowed; Passed to children born abroad under conditions; Can be withdrawn on strict security grounds |
| Stability and consular protection | 3.1 / 10 | Political stability 38/100 · rule of law 35/100 · embassies or consulates in 32 countries. |
| Investor Score | 43.8 / 100 |
Weighted mobility
Where Chad passport holders can travel
Entry rules for a short tourist or business stay, by category. Destinations are the 199 passport-issuing jurisdictions; dependent territories will be added in the first full edition.
Visa-free27
- Barbados · 90 days
- Benin · 90 days
- Cameroon · 90 days
- Central African Republic · 90 days
- Côte d’Ivoire
- Dominica · 21 days
- Equatorial Guinea · 90 days
- Gabon · 90 days
- Gambia · 90 days
- Haiti
- Hong Kong · 14 days
- Kenya · 60 days
- Malaysia · 30 days
- Mali
- Mauritania · 90 days
- Mauritius · 90 days
- Micronesia · 30 days
- Niger
- Nigeria · 90 days
- Palestine
- Philippines · 30 days
- Republic of the Congo · 90 days
- Rwanda · 90 days
- Samoa · 60 days
- Seychelles
- Singapore · 30 days
- St Vincent & the Grenadines
Electronic travel authorisation1
- Sri Lanka · 30 days
Visa on arrival24
- Bangladesh · 30 days
- Bolivia · 90 days
- Burundi · 30 days
- Cambodia · 30 days
- Cape Verde
- Comoros
- Ethiopia · 90 days
- Ghana · 30 days
- Guinea-Bissau · 90 days
- Iran · 30 days
- Laos · 30 days
- Macao
- Madagascar · 90 days
- Maldives · 30 days
- Mozambique · 30 days
- Namibia
- Nepal · 90 days
- Nicaragua · 30 days
- Palau · 30 days
- Senegal · 90 days
- Sierra Leone · 30 days
- Timor-Leste · 30 days
- Tuvalu
- Uganda
E-visa43
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Angola
- Antigua & Barbuda
- Australia
- Bahamas
- Bahrain
- Bhutan
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Colombia
- Cuba
- DR Congo
- Djibouti
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- Guinea
- Iraq
- Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Malawi
- Moldova
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Papua New Guinea
- Qatar
- Somalia
- South Sudan
- St Kitts & Nevis
- Suriname
- Syria
- São Tomé & Príncipe
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Togo
- United Arab Emirates
- Vietnam
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Visa required102
- Algeria
- Andorra
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Belize
- Bosnia & Herzegovina
- Brazil
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Canada
- Chile
- China
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Dominican Republic
- Egypt
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Eswatini
- Fiji
- Finland
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Greece
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Guyana
- Honduras
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kiribati
- Kosovo
- Kuwait
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- Marshall Islands
- Mexico
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Myanmar
- Nauru
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- North Korea
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Russia
- San Marino
- Saudi Arabia
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Spain
- St Lucia
- Sudan
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Taiwan
- Tonga
- Trinidad & Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkmenistan
- Türkiye
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Vatican City
- Venezuela
- Yemen
Entry refused or restricted1
Right to live and work
Where Chad citizens can live and work
Chad citizens have no automatic right to live and work in another country: residence abroad depends on each country's immigration rules — or on a residence or citizenship by investment programme.
Banking access · Tax and obligations · Citizenship flexibility
Banking, tax and citizenship rules for Chad citizens
Banking
- Not on the FATF, EU or sanctions lists that banks check.
Tax and obligations
- No worldwide tax, military service or exit permit for citizens abroad.
Citizenship
- Dual citizenship allowed
- Passed to children born abroad under conditions
- Can be withdrawn on strict security grounds
Stability and consular network
- Political stability 38/100 · rule of law 35/100 · embassies or consulates in 32 countries.
Some indicators are estimated from regional medians: Tax and obligations.
Chad passport: common questions
How many countries can Chad passport holders visit without a visa? +
52 of the 198 other passport-issuing jurisdictions: 27 visa-free, 1 with an electronic travel authorisation and 24 with a visa on arrival. A further 43 offer an e-visa, and 103 require a visa from an embassy or consulate.
Do Chad citizens need a visa for the Schengen area, the United Kingdom and the United States? +
Schengen area (France): Visa required. United Kingdom: Visa required. United States: Entry refused or restricted.
Is the Chad passport good for investors? +
It ranks 149 of 199 in the Investor Score, with 43.8 points out of 100. Its strongest pillar is Banking access; its weakest is Right to live and work.
Sources: entry rules from the Wikipedia article Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), read in October 2026; other pillars from official lists, legislation, the World Bank, UNDP and UN Tourism. Preliminary edition — see the methodology.
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