ENTRY/EXIT REQUIREMENTS:  A valid passport and visa are required.  Visitors must check in with the National Police and obtain a registration stamp within 72 hours of arrival.  Further entry information may be obtained from the Embassy of the Republic of Chad, 2002 R St. N.W., Washington D.C. 20009, telephone (202) 462-4009.  Overseas, inquiries should be made at the nearest Chadian embassy or consulate.  Some travelers originating in countries with no Chadian embassy or consulate can arrange for airport entry visas.  This process is generally limited to business or official travelers, and arrangements must be made by the traveler’s local contact in Chad several days in advance of arrival.  The U.S. Embassy is not in a position to assist private U.S. citizens with their visa application for travel to Chad. 

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MEDICAL FACILITIES AND HEALTH INFORMATION: 

Medical facilities in Chad are extremely limited.  Medicines are in short supply or unavailable, including many over-the-counter preparations sold in the United States.  Travelers should carry any needed, properly labeled, medicines with them.  In the event of major injury or illness, visitors generally will require medical evacuation.

There are two medical clinics in the capital of N’Djamena, International SOS and the Centre Medico-social de l’Ambassade de France.  Advance membership is required to access these two clinics.

Malaria is a serious and sometimes fatal disease.  Plasmodium falciparum malaria, the type that predominates in Chad, is resistant to the antimalarial drug chloroquine.  Because travelers to Chad are at high risk for contracting malaria, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advises that travelers should take one of the following antimalarial drugs: mefloquine (Lariam - TM), doxycycline, or atovaquone/proguanil (Malarone -TM).  Travelers who become ill with a fever or flu-like illness while traveling in a malaria-risk area and up to one year after returning home should seek prompt medical attention and tell the physician their travel history and what antimalarials they have been taking. 

Information on vaccinations and other health precautions, such as safe food and water precautions and insect bite protection, may be obtained from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s hotline for international travelers at 1-877-FYI-TRIP (1-877-394-8747)

Other widespread diseases in Chad include diarrhea and upper respiratory infections.  AIDS is becoming an increasingly serious problem as infection rates have risen to alarming levels (up to 25 percent in high-risk groups).  Meningitis outbreaks usually occur annually and several other diseases (cholera, diphtheria, chicken pox, typhoid) periodically appear.

MEDICAL INSURANCE:  The Department of State strongly urges Americans to consult with their medical insurance company prior to traveling abroad to confirm whether their policy applies overseas and whether it will cover emergency expenses such as a medical evacuation.

REGISTRATION / EMBASSY LOCATION:  Americans living or traveling in Chad are encouraged to register with the U.S. Embassy in Chad through the State Department’s travel registration website.   Americans withoutInternet access may register directly with the nearest U.S. Embassy or Consulate.  By registering, American citizens make it easier for the Embassy to contact them in case of emergency.  The U.S. Embassy in Chad is located in N'Djamena on Avenue Felix Eboue; mailing address is B.P. 413; telephone (235) 51-62-11, 51-70-09, 51-77-59, 51-90-52, 51-92-18 and 51-92-33, fax (235) 51-56-54.