DR Congo: embassies, consulates & entry rules
- foreign missions here
- 65
- Consulates
- 6
- missions abroad
- 56
- Visa-free / Visa on arrival
- 7
Live & travel in DR Congo
Monthly budget
$1,550/mo
Prices vs USA: 35%
Exchange rate
1 USD = 2,299.32 CDF
Internet access
20%
of people online
Air quality
35.8
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
Official languages
French
Emergency
113 · 118 · 114
Plug types
Europlug, Type E, British and related types
Calling code
+243
Estimate for a remote worker (rent + living) from World Bank price levels. Capitals can be higher. · US travel advisory: Jul 14, 2026
2.4
/ 5
embassly score
Sources: World Bank · NASA · U.S. State Dept
- Cost4.3
- Safety1.0
- Internet access1.0
- Air quality1.0
- Climate4.6
SOS · DR Congo113Restaurants, cafés and dishes in DR CongoBabute · Moambe chicken
Government consensus
Do not travel· 2 of 3 governmentsSources: official travel advice of the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada.
Upcoming public holidays
- Dec 25, 2026 · Christmas Day
- Jan 1, 2027 · New Year’s Day
- Jan 4, 2027 · Day of the Martyrs
- Jan 16, 2027 · Anniversary of President Laurent Kabila
- Jan 17, 2027 · Anniversary of Prime Minister Patrice Emery Lumumba
- Jan 18, 2027 · Anniversary of Prime Minister Patrice Emery Lumumba (substitute day)
- May 1, 2027 · Labour Day
- May 17, 2027 · Liberation Day
Cities in DR Congo
Traveller essentials · DR Congo
- Emergency
- 113 · 118 · 114
- Calling code
- +243
- Currency
- CDF
- Plug types
- Europlug, E, British and related types
- Drives on the
- right
- Capital
- Kinshasa
Foreign missions in DR Congo
AlgeriaKinshasa1AngolaKinshasa4BelgiumKinshasa, Lubumbashi2BrazilKinshasa1BurundiKinshasa1CameroonKinshasa1CanadaKinshasa1Central African RepublicKinshasa1ChadKinshasa1ChinaKinshasa1Côte d’IvoireKinshasa1CubaKinshasa1CzechiaKinshasa1EgyptKinshasa1FranceKinshasa2GabonKinshasa1GermanyKinshasa1GhanaKinshasa1GreeceKinshasa1GuineaKinshasa1IndiaKinshasa1IranKinshasa1ItalyKinshasa1JapanKinshasa1KenyaKinshasa1LebanonKinshasa1LiberiaKinshasa2LibyaKinshasa1MaltaKinshasa1MoroccoKinshasa1NamibiaKinshasa1NetherlandsKinshasa1North KoreaKinshasa1NorwayKinshasa1PortugalKinshasa1Republic of the CongoKinshasa1RussiaKinshasa1RwandaKinshasa1SenegalKinshasa2SerbiaKinshasa1South AfricaKinshasa1South KoreaKinshasa1South SudanKinshasa1SpainKinshasa1SudanKinshasa1SwedenKinshasa1SwitzerlandKinshasa, Bukavu2TanzaniaKinshasa1TogoKinshasa1TunisiaKinshasa1TürkiyeKinshasa1UgandaKinshasa1United KingdomKinshasa1United StatesKinshasa1Vatican CityKinshasa1ZambiaKinshasa1ZimbabweKinshasa1
DR Congo missions abroad
AlgeriaAlgiers1ArgentinaBuenos Aires1BelgiumBrussels, Antwerp2BeninPorto-Novo1BrazilBrasília1CameroonYaoundé1CanadaOttawa1Central African RepublicBangui1ChadN'Djamena1ChileSantiago1ChinaBeijing1Côte d’IvoireAbidjan1CroatiaZagreb1CubaHavana1CzechiaPrague1EgyptCairo1Equatorial GuineaMalabo1EthiopiaAddis Ababa1FranceParis1GermanyBerlin, Leipzig, Bohmte3GhanaAccra1GreeceAthens1IndiaNew Delhi1IsraelTel Aviv1ItalyRome2JapanTokyo1KenyaNairobi1NamibiaWindhoek1Netherlands's-Gravenhage1PolandWarsaw1PortugalLisbon1Republic of the CongoBrazzaville1RomaniaBucharest1RussiaMoscow1Saudi ArabiaRiyadh1SenegalDakar1SerbiaBelgrade2South AfricaPretoria1South KoreaSeoul1SpainMadrid1SwedenStockholm1SwitzerlandBern1TanzaniaDar es Salaam2TunisiaTunis1TürkiyeAnkara, Istanbul2UgandaKampala1United KingdomLondon1United StatesWashington, D.C.1ZambiaLusaka1
Who can enter DR Congo without a visa?
Visa rules change often. Always confirm with the official embassy or government site before you travel.
Frequently asked questions
Embassies & consulates in DR Congo?
65 missions, 57 countries.
Emergency: DR Congo?
113 (fire department), 118 (police), 114 (police)
Who can enter DR Congo without a visa?
7: Burundi, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Zimbabwe…