VisaComoros arrivals need to distinguish the visa charge from daily subsistence funds
Current entry guidance for British and French passport holders explains the arrival visa, supporting documents and practical payment and travel-document checks.
Official source date: 2026-09-15
Edited and checked by the VisaWand editorial team
Check the passport and the arrival route first
Visitors preparing to enter Comoros should distinguish the arrival-visa charge from the money needed to support the visit. British and French government guidance both describe a visa obtained on arrival, while the French resource separately specifies daily subsistence funds for its tourist travellers. This current procedural guide explains those published requirements; it does not announce a new November fee or visa concession. Other nationalities and unusual travel documents need confirmation from the Comorian authorities.
The UK entry page for full British-citizen passports requires at least six months’ validity after arrival and says a visa is needed to enter or travel through Comoros. It identifies Hahaya airport and other entry points as places where the visa can be purchased. Use that nationality-specific resource before booking the route, and ask the receiving authority about an unusual transit rather than assuming every connection is exempt from visa formalities.
Budget separately for the visa and evidence of maintenance
France Diplomatie’s entry page, updated on 15 September 2026, describes the visa issued at Moroni airport as costing approximately €30. For French tourists it also requires a return ticket, the address of the place of stay and subsistence of €30 per day. The daily amount is not described as an additional daily visa charge. A traveller should therefore prepare both the visa payment and evidence of the resources supporting the planned duration.
For example, an illustrative ten-day French tourist visit involves €300 of daily subsistence at the published rate, separately from the approximately €30 visa. This arithmetic does not establish that every nationality has the same evidence requirement or that a family can combine all applicants’ funds without further checks. Use the French entry resource for the stated requirement and establish how the relevant officer expects resources to be demonstrated. The page does not publish a universal extension procedure, residence entitlement or employment authorisation.
Keep cash, entry evidence and return documents available
The UK safety guidance says cash is the main means of payment and that banks and ATMs are scarce, including outside Grande Comore. Card acceptance and technical connections can be unreliable. This matters when budgeting for arrival formalities: a functioning international bank card should not be the only means of meeting an immediate payment. Check the arrangements for the intended entry point in advance and retain official payment evidence.
The same resource tells visitors to carry identification and printed copies of the passport photograph page and visa stamp. Keep those copies available after admission rather than leaving every record inaccessible in checked baggage or an online account. Separately, the British entry page warns against using a passport reported lost or stolen and requires a valid British passport or certificate of entitlement for British citizens returning to the UK. A Comoros visa does not replace the document required for the return journey.
Prepare medicines and cover for a possible onward medical journey
France Diplomatie’s Comoros health guidance warns that hospital treatment may require evacuation to better-equipped facilities, often Réunion and sometimes Mayotte or mainland France. It urges travellers to check medical and repatriation cover before departure. Use that resource to discuss the actual itinerary and emergency arrangements with the insurer; the existence of a nearby destination should not be treated as permission to enter it or evidence that evacuation costs are covered.
The health page also says personal medicines should remain in original packaging with their labels and a prescription identifying the medicines by international generic names. Travellers should verify that the medicines are permitted in the destination rather than assuming a foreign prescription removes every import restriction. These are preparation steps before departure, distinct from the arrival visa. None of the reviewed entry resources promises a fixed extension after arrival, so anyone whose return plans change should seek Comorian immigration instructions before the admitted stay ends.
