Passavant renewal | Customs and Immigration

April 17th, 2024 by fajitas

Got it for free. Spend about 10 mins discussing with the gentleman. He tries to pocket some money for himself, I think. 5k CFA to be precise. In the end, he said, its a "gift" by him. I don't believe he has the authority to gift the money that belongs to the Senegalese people to a tourist like me and I told him so.

There were two pages of DINA 4, with some stamps, glued to the door of the his office. It mentioned something about 5k CFA. I was permitted to take a picture, but screwed up with the dark light. Its very blury. Might try to upload it later. I had no time to translate it all. I just asked for a receipt. He stapled a receipt with 5k CFA onto my passavant. However, the bottom half with the signature was missing. (It was similar to the small receipt that you get at the Diama border (2500 CFA in that case.). I explained that I won't accept a receipt without his signature and returned the broken receipt to him. After another 5 min of arguing he asked me to leave :-)

BTW, he didn't ask for my passport or any other ID. So if you need a second stamp and think he will refuse, you might try to send your friend or spouse ;-)

It was also interesting to see that he was aware of the 'scheme' at the Diama border with the Zargane 'company'. He even new and told me the price they ask there: 250 EUR and said he wasn't happy about it.

March 22nd, 2024 by braden.mann

Went for motorcycle passavant extension. during stamping he told me it is 2500cfa and I refused to pay without a receipt. did not pay. he said that he will not issue me a second stamp if I come back.

February 26th, 2024 by retailchaise19

Got the stamp, did not have to pay, but had to discuss a little with the person in charge there. He wanted 2500 cfa originally.

January 19th, 2024 by instagram.com/lifeofshack

There was a line of people waiting to extend their passavant today. It was all surprisingly orderly and locals helped us know where to sit in line to wait our turn. About 20-30 min wait. Once we got in, the guy said the “normal” price for extension was 100k XAF, but he was happy to see tourists, so that we could give him any price that was in our hearts. We already knew this was supposed to be free, so we gave him a handshake and a big thanks 🙏. We smiled and we left.

December 11th, 2023 by toxice-reader34

The official said I should have renewed my passavant in St Louis and said he could not renew it unless I paid a fine of 50,000 CFA for my motorcycle. I asked why this is so, but he was quite adamant so I ended up paying for the 15 days extensi

July 31st, 2023 by Thibault_D

Visited this place today. Waited 45 minutes and got a 15 day extension for free. Passavant had been issued at Rosso for import instead or tourism...absurd...the guy granted the extension exceptionally (usually passavants for import can't be extended apparently). Make sure to get tourism indicated on your passavant when you enter.

January 25th, 2023 by avaldesmolina

Solved in 10', they stamped our passavant in advance of the official deadline for 'tourism purpose'
The guy doesnt speak really good french

December 5th, 2022 by Ropy

yes still same. 4th floor. there is an elevator. small office friendly dude stamped me 15 days didn't ask for anything except if I was a tourist. no fee.

July 26th, 2019 by jack.borealis.kim

Don't have to come here if you have cpd. Go directly to Customs Dakar with original copy of passavant.

April 8th, 2019 by ruth.budge

You can also buy your carte brune here on the ground floor. After some haggling we got 4 months for 19,000 CFA (initially quoted 35000 CFA). We were told price depends on size of vehicle, we drive 1000cc motorbike.

November 19th, 2018 by BikingOverYonder.com

Paid 2500 CFA for 15-day extension. Required photocopy of passavant, which I got for 100 CFA from a small shop North of the building. I asked guy at main desk and he directed me where to go. It's very close.

February 9th, 2018 by margoo_

AXA building, 4th floor. Close between 1 and 3pm. Possible to park but 1000 FCFA.
Very easy and fast process, 10 minutes max, no copy of the passavant needed but just the original and a form to fill in the office.
Officially 2500FCFA for 15 days but as the officer had no receipt he offered it to us!

February 9th, 2018 by tourdeafrica.com

This is not the place to go if you have a carnet(!!) Go to the other costums at the port.

December 5th, 2017 by salop61055

Went here today and renewed but cost is now 2500 cfa for 15 days

May 30th, 2017 by smontic

Passavant renewed today without problem, only ten minutes wait. We have paid nothing. Just remember to bring with you a copy of the passavant.

March 2nd, 2017 by ourepictrip.com

We had to bribe the office with 2,000 CFA as the passavant was noted for import not tourism, an obvious scam. There is parking - find a space blocked with a road cone and you can pay the attendant approx 1,000 CFA to use it.

February 22nd, 2017 by glob3trotters

AXA building. 4th floor. Place de l'indépendance
The place to go to get extra 15 days for the " passavant ".
Closed betweem 1 pm and 2 pm
Got the stamp in 10 min.
Quite difficult to park, better to come by taxi