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Passport Everyone needs a passport. If you do not have one, make sure to start application at least 4 months a head of time.
Visa Essentials
-Application Form
-Invitation Letter
-Proof of financial stability
-3 Passport photos
-Passport
-Letter of Reference
-Yellow Fever Vaccination
-$120 ($80 USA)
Invitation letter To get into the country you need to be officially invited. The process is as follows:
-(Individual) Send the mission team leader your full name as it appears on your passport and your citizenship.
-(Team leader) Send the list of names to the MBMSI representative in Kinshasa including a fax number and the dates planned for the visit.
-(MBMSI DRC representative) Prepare an invitation letter signed by the church leadership and fax it to the team leader.
**This process can take 2-3 weeks

Visa The visa document is stuck into your passport and allows you to enter the country. Appendix A is an example of the visa application including the items that need to be included. All the prepared documents, including a return self addressed and pre-paid courier return envelope, will be couriered to the DRC embassy. Allow 2 weeks for this step.
For Canada: Embassy of Democratic Republic of Congo 18 Range Rd., Ottawa, ON K1N 8J3 Phone: (613) 230-6391, Fax: (613) 230-9145
For USA: Embassy of Democratic Republic of Congo 1800 New Hampshire Avenue, NW, Washington DC 20009 Phone: (202) 234-7690, Fax: (202) 234-2609