Formalities

French nationals must apply for a visa and have a valid passport, valid for six months after the date of return, with at least three blank pages, two of them facing each other. Visas can be obtained from the Djibouti diplomatic representation or by using the e-visa procedure:https://www.evisa.gouv.dj

To obtain a business visa, applicants must have a signed and stamped company engagement letter and a letter of invitation from a correspondent in Djibouti.

Embassy of Djibouti in Paris :
26, rue Emile-Menier
75116 Paris
Tel.: 01 47 27 49 22

French residents are required to obtain a foreigner's residence permit, which entitles them to a renewable one-year visa. If they are in employment, they must hold a work permit for foreigners.

Compulsory vaccinations
It is advisable to update the vaccinations included in the vaccination calendar and add the hepatitis A vaccine 15 days before departure, as well as the hepatitis B vaccine for long or repeated stays. Malaria is transmitted all year round by mosquito bites. Preventive treatment is required: chemoprophylaxis with Atovaquone/Proguanil, or Doxycycline, or Mefloquine.

Currency and exchange rates

The national currency is the Djibouti franc (DJF). One euro is equivalent to 197.137 DJF. Cash is the rule outside the capital. In the capital, currency can be exchanged at banks or bureaux de change (Place du 27 juin, in particular). Some bank branches have cash dispensers. Major hotels and car hire companies generally accept payment by credit card. Banks are closed on Fridays.

Time difference

Djibouti is at GMT+3: in summer, there is a 1-hour time difference with France and a 2-hour time difference in winter.

Language French and Arabic are the official languages. Within the country, Afar and Somali dialects are widely spoken.

How to get there

Air France operates three flights a week. The airline Turkish Airlines offers very competitive prices for its flights with a stopover in Istanbul. Djibouti can also be reached via Dubai using Emiratesor via Addis Ababa using the Ethiopian Airlines or via Doha with Qatar Airways.

Djibouti has one international airport, Ambouli Airport (JIB), around 5km south of Djibouti City. All the airlines serving the country have an office or representative in the capital.
Air France (tel: +21351010; www.airfrance.com; pl. of 27 June 1977). Three flights a week to/from Paris.
Daallo Airlines (tel.: +21353401 ; www.daallo.com rue de Paris). Two flights a week to/from Somaliland, with connections to Dubai. Also serves Mogadishu.
Ethiopian Airlines (tel.: +21351007 ; www.flyethiopian.com near bd Cheikh Osman). Daily flights to/from Addis Ababa and Dire Dawa.
FlyDubai (tel: +21350964; www.flydubai.com; near Pl. du 27 Juin 1977). Three flights a week to/from Dubai.
Kenya Airways (tel.: +21353036 ; www.kenya-airways.com pl. Lagarde). Daily services to/from Nairobi.
Turkish Airlines (tel: +21340110; www.turkishairlines.com, Hôtel Kempinski, Îlot du Héron, Djibouti). Serves Istanbul daily.

Business services

Offices at the Salaam Tower

Office space and meeting rooms with exceptional views: the Salaam Tower business centre managed by Regus offers 5^th On the first floor of one of the capital's most emblematic buildings, a wide choice of office space, a large co-working area and meeting rooms, ten minutes from the airport, close to the business centre and overlooking the Gulf of Aden.
5^th floor, Salaam Tower - Rue de Salines Ouest, Djibouti

Co-working with Djibouti entrepreneurs

The Djibouti Leadership and Entrepreneurship Centre is a coworking, business hosting and training centre supported by the World Bank and the European Union.
Djibouti City - Q6 - Tel: +253 21333800 - E-mail: info@cledjibouti.com

Consultancy and translation agency

Mrs Ifrah Ali AhmedDirector-Consultant
Rue d'Assay, Dijouti - Tel: +21 34 61 14 - Email : ccetdjibouti@intnet.dj

IDAAN Consulting Inc
Mr Abdoulkader Omar Youssouf, Managing Director
Route Nelson Mandela, Djibouti - Tel: +21 34 07 31 - Email : idaanconsulting@gmail.com

Capital RENT A CAR
Mr Mahamoud Youssouf Elmi, Manager
Imbl. Bellevue, Blv. Cheik Osman - Tel : 21 35 23 75 - Email : capitalrentacar@intnet.dj

Establishment Al Gamil
Gamil Abdoukarim Ali, CEO
Zone Industrielle sud/Gabode, Djibouti - Tel: + 21 35 66 59, 21 35 69 23, 21 35 87 50 - Website: http://www.algamil.net

Business Information

French Embassy in Djibouti
45, boulevard du Maréchal Foch BP 2039 Djibouti - Tel: +253 21 35 09 63 - Tel (emergencies): + 253 77 86 32 93 - Website: https://dj.ambafrance.org/

A member of the French diplomatic services, the Business France Addis Ababa is located on the premises of the French Embassy in Ethiopia.
Address: Kebena, Faransay Ligaçu, Addis Ababa
Postal address: P.O. Box 2000, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Mr Amilcar Cabral
Director of Business France for Ethiopia and Djibouti
Export manager + V.I.E Ethiopia contact point
French tel.: +33 (0)1 73 07 30 99 / +251 (0)11 140 00 38
Mob. : +251 (0)251 944 345 110
Email : amilcar.cabral@businessfrance.fr

Djibouti Chamber of Commerce
Address: Place Lagarde, Djibouti - Tel: + (253) 21 35 10 70 - Email: ccd@ccd.dj