CDP Country requirements

Africa:

Required for:

  •  Egypt
  •  Lesotho
  •  Libya
  •  Malawi
  •  South Sudan

Recommended for:

  •  Benin
  •  Burkina Faso
  •  Cameroon
  •  Central African Republic
  •  Chad
  •  DR Congo
  •  Djibouti
  •  Ethiopia
  •  Gambia
  •  Ghana
  •  Guinea-Bissau
  •  Ivory Coast
  •  Mali
  •  Niger
  •  Nigeria
  •  Rwanda
  •  Senegal
  •  Togo
  •  Zambia
  •  Zimbabwe

Americas:

Note that as of 2016 the carnet is rarely used on the South American continent, in spite of the lingering perceptions suggested by entries here.

Required for:

  •  Brazil
  •  Colombia (only recommended according to some sources) not required if Canadian
  •  Ecuador (only recommended according to some sources) not required if Canadian
  •  Jamaica
  •  Peru (only recommended according to some sources) not required if Canadian
  •  Trinidad and Tobago
  •  Venezuela (only recommended according to some sources) not required if Canadian

Unless Canadian, recommended for:

  •  Argentina
  •  Chile
  •  Uruguay

Asia & Middle East:

Required for:

  •  Bahrain
  •  Brunei
  •  East Timor
  •  India
  •  Indonesia
  •  Iran
  •  Japan
  •  Kuwait
  •  Malaysia
  •    Nepal
  •  Oman
  •  Pakistan
  •  Qatar
  •  Singapore
  •  Sri Lanka
  •  UAE
  •  Myanmar

Recommended for:

  •  Bangladesh Foreigners cannot bring their own car to Bangladesh
  •  Jordan
  •  Syria

Oceania:

Required for:

  •  Australia
  •  New Zealand