Immigration
CEMAC free movement over a limited national framework
Entry and residence are governed by mid-century legislation and decrees, with CEMAC nationals entitled to free movement. Both refugee reception and large-scale outward displacement are governed by the asylum framework and international arrangements.
Key rules
- Jurisdiction — The immigration police control entry and status.
- Deadline — Residence permit: applied for after arrival
- Deadline — Asylum claim: lodged with the national eligibility commission
Governing law
- Ordonnances on the entry and residence of foreign nationals
- CEMAC free movement protocol
- Loi on the status of refugees
In practice
CAR is primarily a country of origin for refugees rather than a destination, so the operative legal questions concern the status of Central Africans in Cameroon, Chad and the Congos rather than the domestic immigration regime.