Refreshed 11 Oct 2026
What changed in visa rules
Every refresh compares the new data with the previous snapshot. The latest one found 4,084 category changes worldwide and 1,600 changes to allowed stay.
Switched the main source to Wikipedia's visa articles (edited as recently as this week) from the Passport Index data of Feb 2026. Most changes below reflect that switch and eight months of rule changes, not changes made this week.
Easier for Congolese passport holders 11
AfghanistanVisa required→eVisa
Burkina FasoeVisa→Visa on arrival30 days
BahraineVisa→Visa on arrival14 days
FijiVisa required→eVisa
MalawieVisa→Visa on arrival90 days
SerbiaVisa required→eVisa
SurinameeTA90 days→Visa-free90 days
Trinidad and TobagoVisa required→eVisa
TanzaniaVisa on arrival→Visa-free
VenezuelaVisa required→eVisa
SamoaVisa on arrival90 days→Visa-free60 days
Harder for Congolese passport holders 15
United Arab EmirateseVisa→Visa required
Côte d'IvoireeTA90 days→eVisa
DjiboutiVisa on arrival90 days→eVisa
GuyanaeVisa→Visa required
IsraeleVisa→Visa required
IraqeVisa→Visa required
IranVisa on arrival30 days→eVisa
South KoreaeVisa→Visa required
KazakhstaneVisa→Visa required
MoldovaeVisa→Visa required
OmaneVisa→Visa required
Saudi ArabiaeVisa→Visa required
SeychellesVisa-free90 days→eTA90 days
El SalvadoreVisa→Visa required
ThailandeVisa→Visa required
Changes for visitors to DR Congo 9
MicronesiaeVisa7 days→Visa required
GambiaeVisa7 days→Visa required
GuatemalaeVisa7 days→Visa required
HonduraseVisa7 days→Visa required- IraneVisa7 days→Visa required
KenyaVisa on arrival7 days→Visa-free- SeychelleseVisa7 days→Visa required
- TanzaniaVisa on arrival7 days→Visa-free
UgandaeVisa7 days→Visa-free
Refresh history
- 11 Oct 2026Switched the main source to Wikipedia's visa articles (edited as recently as this week) from the Passport Index data of Feb 20264,084 category changes
- 17 Feb 2026Passport Index data update (January 2025 to February 2026)2,761 category changes