Immigration
CEMAC free movement over a limited national framework
Entry is governed by mid-century ordinances and their decrees, with CEMAC nationals entitled to free movement. Chad hosts very large refugee populations from Sudan and CAR under the 2020 asylum law.
Key rules
- Jurisdiction — The Direction de la Police des Étrangers et de l'Immigration controls status.
- Deadline — Residence permit: applied for after arrival
- Deadline — Asylum claim: lodged with the CNARR
Governing law
- Ordonnances on the entry and residence of foreign nationals
- Loi n° 027/PR/2020 portant asile en République du Tchad
- CEMAC free movement protocol
In practice
The 2020 asylum law is the operative instrument of Chadian immigration practice: the country hosts one of Africa's largest refugee populations relative to its own, and the statute created a domestic status determination procedure where previously UNHCR performed it.