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Côte d’Ivoire Spouse Residence

Ivory Coast Residency
Pathway overview

At a glance

If your spouse is an Ivorian citizen or qualifying foreign resident and will support you, you can apply for a resident card in Côte d’Ivoire. You need to document the marriage, your spouse’s status, and how they will support you. The application goes through ONECI, the national identity office.

Family connection
Marriage to an Ivorian citizen or qualifying foreign resident
Support
Your spouse must show accepted financial means to support you
Declaration
A support declaration certified as required by ONECI

Summary

A foreign spouse supported by their husband or wife in Côte d’Ivoire can seek residence under the supported-spouse category, using marriage records and proof of the supporting spouse's identity or status. ONECI also asks the spouse to demonstrate financial means and provide a support declaration certified in the required way.

Use the supported-spouse checklist together with the general resident-card documents. The resulting residence permission should not be treated as an independent right to employment or business; those activities may require separate authorization.

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Eligibility

Your spouse must provide accepted proof of identity or residence status and the financial means to support you. They also need a support declaration certified in the way ONECI requires.

Prepare marriage records and the general resident-card documents. Ask for the current supported-spouse checklist so you know which personal and supporting records to bring.

Applying to live with your spouse in Côte d’Ivoire
  1. Confirm your spouse’s status and support Check that the relationship and financial arrangements qualify.
  2. Prepare and certify the required records Gather marriage, status, financial, and personal documents.
  3. Complete ONECI registration and the appointment Check the approved residence conditions and any separate work permission.

The residence card does not itself grant citizenship or an independent right to work.

What This Route Allows

If approved, you can live in Côte d’Ivoire through your spouse’s status and support for the period granted. Check the card’s conditions and renewal requirements.

What This Route Is Not

This residence application does not grant citizenship or an independent right to work. Before taking a job or running a business, confirm the separate permission needed for that activity.

Next Steps

  1. Confirm that your spouse’s status and support arrangements meet ONECI’s requirements.
  2. Gather the marriage, financial, status, and personal records and arrange certification of the support declaration.
  3. Complete ONECI’s online registration before the appointment, then attend the in-person residence process.
  4. Check the approved conditions, expiry date, and any separate work requirements.

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