Republic of Cote d'Ivoire · residence general
Provisional Stay Title
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Service Public procedure for a first provisional stay title, used by foreign nationals in Cote d'Ivoire for civil-life acts and supported by worker, student, trader, religious, retired or no-profession evidence.
- Processing time
- Filed with the Department of Immigration and Emigration / ONECI context named on the Service Public procedure; applicants should confirm appointment and collection steps locally.
- Government fees
- Service Public lists 6,000 F CFA for the first provisional stay title.
- Typical duration
- Service Public does not publish a fixed validity period or decision time on the reviewed procedure page.
- Sponsorship required
- No
- Leads to permanent residency
- No
Overview
Service Public describes the titre provisoire de sejour as a document allowing foreign nationals to carry out civil-life acts in Cote d'Ivoire. The first-request checklist includes passport, visa and entry-stamp copies; a recent residence certificate; work attestation for workers or religious-life attestation for religious applicants; school or student evidence for pupils and students; trade-register evidence for traders; special ONECI handling for people without a profession or retirees; and two colour identity photos. This is the clearest official worker-facing public route found in the reviewed source set, but it should not be presented as a complete work permit.
Additional sources
Primary source
Service Public - Renouvellement du titre provisoire de sejour ↗ · Service Public de Cote d'Ivoire
Link last verified:
Primary source
SNEDAI - Visa en Ambassade ↗ · SNEDAI, official visa service recognised by the State of Cote d'Ivoire
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Eligibility
Typical criteria
- ✓The applicant is a foreign national in Cote d'Ivoire needing a provisional stay title for civil-life acts.Service Public de Cote d'Ivoire ↗
- ✓For a first request, passport, visa and entry-stamp copies are available.Service Public de Cote d'Ivoire ↗
- ✓The applicant can show current residence evidence less than six months old.Service Public de Cote d'Ivoire ↗
- ✓The applicant provides status evidence such as work attestation, school or student evidence, trade-register evidence, retirement evidence or ONECI handling for no-profession cases.Service Public de Cote d'Ivoire ↗
Common blockers
- !The applicant lacks passport, visa or entry-stamp copies for the first request.Service Public de Cote d'Ivoire ↗
- !No current residence certificate or status evidence is available.Service Public de Cote d'Ivoire ↗
- !The applicant treats this stay-title procedure as a substitute for any separate work authorisation required by the competent authority.Service Public de Cote d'Ivoire ↗
Typical evidence
- ·Passport copy plus visa and entry-stamp copies.Service Public de Cote d'Ivoire ↗
- ·Original residence certificate less than six months old.Service Public de Cote d'Ivoire ↗
- ·Work attestation, religious-life attestation, school/student evidence, trade-register evidence, retirement evidence or ONECI instruction depending on status.Service Public de Cote d'Ivoire ↗
- ·Two colour identity photographs with white background.Service Public de Cote d'Ivoire ↗
Application pathway
Check the route fit
Confirm that the first provisional stay-title route is the correct procedure for the applicant status.
Build the evidence pack
Prepare identity, visa-entry, residence and status evidence, plus two photos.
Submit through the official channel
File with the competent immigration or ONECI service named by Service Public.
After approval
Keep the issued title and use the renewal procedure before it expires or when instructed.
Official application links
Where to actually go next
These are the official pages to use for this route. Open them before preparing documents: the forms, fees, appointment systems, and sponsor steps can change without warning.
- ChecklistApplicantRead the first stay-title checklist ↗
Use this official Cote d'Ivoire source to confirm the current requirements, filing channel and evidence for read the first stay-title checklist.
Service Public de Cote d'Ivoire · verified
- ChecklistApplicantCheck the renewal checklist if already documented ↗
Use this official Cote d'Ivoire source to confirm the current requirements, filing channel and evidence for check the renewal checklist if already documented.
Service Public de Cote d'Ivoire · verified
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Frequently asked questions
Does the provisional stay-title page mention workers?+
Yes. Service Public lists an original work attestation for workers among the supporting documents.
How much does the first provisional stay title cost?+
Service Public lists 6,000 F CFA.
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