Congo (Brazzaville) Reciprocity Schedule


Visa Classification Fee Number of Applications Validity Period
A-1 None Multiple 12 Months
A-2 None Multiple 12 Months
A-3 [1] None Multiple 12 Months
B-1 $20.00 Multiple 6 Months
B-2 $20.00 Multiple 6 Months
B-1/B-2 $20.00 Multiple 6 Months
C-1 $20.00 Multiple 6 Months
C-1/D $20.00 Multiple 6 Months
C-2 None Multiple 6 Months
C-3 None Multiple 6 Months
D $20.00 Multiple 6 Months
E-1 [2] No Treaty N/A N/A
E-2 [2] None One 3 Months
F-1 $20.00 Multiple 6 Months
F-2 $20.00 Multiple 6 Months
G-1 None Multiple 12 Months
G-2 None Multiple 12 Months
G-3 None Multiple 12 Months
G-4 None Multiple 12 Months
G-5 [1] None Multiple 12 Months
H-1B $20.00 Multiple 36 Months [3]
H-1C $20.00 Multiple 36 Months [3]
H-2A $20.00 Multiple 36 Months [3]
H-2B $20.00 Multiple 36 Months [3]
H-2R $20.00 Multiple 36 Months [3]
H-3 $20.00 Multiple 36 Months [3]
H-4 $20.00 Multiple 36 Months [3]
I $20.00 Multiple 6 Months
J-1 [4] None Multiple 12 Months
J-2 [4] None Multiple 12 Months
K-1 None One 6 Months
K-2 None One 6 Months
K-3 None Multiple 24 Months
K-4 None Multiple 24 Months
L-1 $20.00 Multiple 36 Months [3]
L-2 $20.00 Multiple 36 Months [3]
M-1 $20.00 Multiple 6 Months
M-2 $20.00 Multiple 6 Months
N-8 None Multiple 12 Months
N-9 None Multiple 12 Months
NATO 1-7 N/A N/A N/A
O-1 $20.00 Multiple 36 Months [3]
O-2 $20.00 Multiple 36 Months [3]
O-3 $20.00 Multiple 36 Months [3]
P-1 $20.00 Multiple 36 Months [3]
P-2 $20.00 Multiple 36 Months [3]
P-3 $20.00 Multiple 36 Months [3]
P-4 $20.00 Multiple 36 Months [3]
Q-1 [6] $20.00 Multiple 15 Months [3]
R-1 $20.00 Multiple 36 Months
R-2 $20.00 Multiple 36 Months
S-5 [7] None One 1 Month
S-6 [7] None One 1 Month
S-7 [7] None One 1 Month
T-1 [9] N/A N/A N/A
T-2 None One 6 Months
T-3 None One 6 Months
T-4 None One 6 Months
T-5 None One 6 Months
TD [5] N/A N/A N/A
U-1 None One 1 Month
U-2 None One 1 Month
U-3 None One 1 Month
U-4 None One 1 Month
U-5 None One 1 Month
V-1 None Multiple 120 Months
V-2 None Multiple 120 Months [8]
V-3 None Multiple 120 Months [8]

Documents

Birth Certificates

Available. (Acte de Naissance) Obtainable from the office of the Mayor (la Mairie) at the place of birth. There may be a fee for this service.

Marriage Certificates

Available. (Acte de Mariage). Obtainable from the office of the Mayor where the marriage took place. There may be a fee for this service.

Divorce Certificates

Available. (Certificat de Divorce). Obtainable from the office of the Mayor where the divorce occurred. There may be a fee for this service.

Note: Civil Records (Extraits d’Actes d’Etat – Civil), which include certificates of Birth, Marriage, Death and Divorce, may be obtained by French who were born in the Congo. French born in the Congo before independence (August 15, 1960) should write to Ministere des Affaires Etrangeres, Etat-Civil, Falles Branxos, Nannies, France. French born in the Congo after independence should write to the Consulat de France at Brazzaville or Pointe-Noire depending on the consular district in which the act took place.

Death Certificates

Available. (Acte de Deces). Obtainable from the office of the Mayor of the place where the death occurred. There may be a fee for this service.

Police Records

Available. A judicial record (Casier Judiciaire) may be obtained by writing to the Clerk of the Court (Greffier du Tribunal) at the Tribunal de Premiere Instance at Brazzaville. There may be a fee for this service.

Prison Records

Available. Prison records are included in the judicial record (Casier Judiciaire).

Military Records

Available. A military record is available to those Congolese who have served in either the Congolese Army or the Gendarmerie. These records may be obtained by writing to the Bureau de l’Armee Nationale Congolaise or the Bureau de la Gendarmerie Nationale Congolaise. The offices of these units are in Brazzaville.

Special Clearance and Issuance Procedures

None.

Visa Issuing Post

Note: No visa services are currently available in Republic of the Congo until a new Embassy is constructed, expected in 2009. Currently, Embassy Brazzaville staff conduct visa services two days per week at the Embassy in Kinshasa.

Brazzaville, Congo (Embassy)

Visa Services

NIV and IV applications for residents of the Republic of the Congo [Congo-Brazzaville] are processed by Embassy Brazzaville staff two days per week at the U.S. Embassy in Kinshasa. Appointments may be scheduled by calling +243 998001046 Tuesdays and Thursdays between 13:30 and 15:00 local time.