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Please note: All payments must be made in cash in U.S. dollars or the equivalent in West African CFA francs at the time of the appointment. Credit cards or personal checks are not accepted. Fees for passports are available on our website here.
There is limited walk-in service for certain renewals of adult passports. All other applicants, including minors, must make an appointment for any services related to passports, citizenship, or birth registration. These services are by appointment only. Please visit our appointment website here: https://evisaforms.state.gov to make an appointment.
Passport services are not available on weekends, or on Ivoirian or American federal holidays.
U.S. Embassy Côte d’Ivoire
Cocody Riviera Golf
01 BP 1712 Abidjan 01
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
On the day of your appointment, please bring the following documents. Failure to provide the documents requested may delay the processing of your passport application. You make be asked to reschedule your appointment once you have gathered all the documents.
All entrants to the Consular Section at the U.S. Embassy Abidjan are strongly encouraged to wear a mask that covers the nose and mouth while inside the building. Individuals who are exhibiting symptoms of COVID-19 or may have been exposed to someone with COVID-19 may not enter U.S. Embassy grounds.
Mobile phones and other electronic devices are not permitted on U.S. Embassy grounds, including the Consular Section.
Emergency passports: For the issuance of an emergency passport, please be prepared to state the reason for the emergency and present a flight itinerary showing urgent travel. Since mobile phones and electronic devices are not permitted on U.S. Embassy grounds, please bring hard copies of your supporting documents.
Please allow 2-3 weeks for routine passport processing.
Please call: (+225) 27 22 49 4000
Outside of Côte d'Ivoire: (+225) 27 22 49 4000
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