Chad → France

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From: Chad
To: France
Inflow, 2023 (OECD): 557
Change since 2018: +47.4%
Share of all arrivals in France, 2023: 0.21%

Inflow 2023557OECD

Year by year

Data as at 2025

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Migration from Chad to France

Inflows of nationals of Chad recorded by France; stock of nationals of Chad living there; and acquisitions of France's nationality (OECD).

Inflows by year

Data table


2000	85
2001	122
2002	162
2003	294
2004	220
2005	243
2006	205
2007	186
2008	212
2009	233
2010	203
2011	180
2012	210
2013	194
2014	215
2015	187
2016	274
2017	321
2018	378
2019	441
2020	448
2021	464
2022	435
2023	557

Year	Inflow	Stock	Acquired nationality
2023	557	—	151
2022	435	—	189
2021	464	6,365	238
2020	448	6,279	140
2019	441	5,311	160
2018	378	4,973	198
2017	321	4,300	249
2016	274	3,810	153
2015	187	3,439	157
2014	215	—	142
2013	194	—	81
2012	210	—	100
2011	180	—	162
2010	203	2,473	229

Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

France's consulates in Chad

Short-stay Schengen (C) visa applications at France's consulates located in Chad.

Year	Applications	Issued	Not issued	Refusal rate
2024	7,243	4,621	2,644	36.5%
2023	8,380	5,672	2,095	25.0%
2022	6,785	4,972	1,655	24.4%
2021	2,537	1,934	536	21.1%
2020	1,715	1,045	613	35.7%
2019	8,334	5,546	2,696	32.3%
2018	7,419	5,128	2,209	29.8%
2017	7,209	5,596	1,542	21.4%
2016	6,222	5,164	996	16.0%
2015	6,028	5,336	546	9.1%
2014	5,783	5,280	490	8.5%
2013	5,292	4,933	357	6.7%
2012	4,216	3,945	271	6.4%
2011	4,016	3,548	468	11.7%
2010	4,329	3,886	452	10.4%
2009	610	259	357	58.5%

Applications by year

Data table


2009	610
2010	4,329
2011	4,016
2012	4,216
2013	5,292
2014	5,783
2015	6,028
2016	6,222
2017	7,209
2018	7,419
2019	8,334
2020	1,715
2021	2,537
2022	6,785
2023	8,380
2024	7,243

Source: European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024

Residence permits in France

First residence permits issued by France to citizens of Chad (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025

Education914
Other reasons470
Family140
Work33

Year	First permits	EU Blue Cards	Citizenships acquired	Students
2025	1,557	0	0	0
2024	1,182	0	184	2,441
2023	1,170	2	151	2,538
2022	1,183	1	189	2,394
2021	1,348	0	238	2,025
2020	1,218	0	140	1,443
2019	1,344	0	160	1,040
2018	944	1	198	755
2017	583	0	249	724
2016	505	0	153	623
2015	460	0	157	520
2014	417	0	142	462
2013	331	1	81	418
2012	345	0	100	0
2011	300	0	162	0
2010	347	0	229	0

Work permits by type, 2025

Other paid activities30
Researchers2
Highly skilled workers (national schemes)1

Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025: 10,579
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025: 304
Changed status into work, 2025: 263
Intra-corporate transferee permits, 2025: 1
Seasonal work authorisations, 2024: 1

Source: Eurostat (migr_resfirst, migr_resbc11, migr_acq, educ_uoe_mobs02, migr_eirfs, migr_pop1ctz), CC BY 4.0Data as at 2025

Embassy and consulates

Missions of France in Chad, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

Mission	City	Official website
Embassy	N'Djamena	td.ambafrance.org

Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in France, 2023; Chad ranks 72.

Inflows to France, 2023

Algeria20,762
Morocco17,703
Tunisia14,656
Afghanistan10,974
Italy10,113
Spain9,628
Côte d’Ivoire7,945
Belgium7,813
Portugal7,426
Germany7,105
Türkiye6,780
Romania6,667

Other destinations for people from Chad, 2023

Türkiye695
Canada260
United States210
Germany93
Italy42
Belgium37
Japan13
Switzerland12
Netherlands11