The e-visa platform aims to facilitate visa application processes, rendering the country attractive. 

Togo announced, Monday (July 11), that it has updated and re-launched “Togo Voyage,” its digital visa issuance platform.  Unlike its previous version launched in August 2020, the new platform now integrates an online visa application and Covid-19 processes, greatly facilitating the application process.    

“I am pleased with the Voyage Togo platform because it is revolutionizing our work methods. We now have access to a unique and virtual database of travelers coming in and moving out of the country, making it a hundred times faster to process and allowing our national security services to deliver more efficiently,” commented Minister of Security and Civil Protection Yark Damehame.

The platform, available in French and English, also offers travelers the possibility to store their data in user accounts to avoid entering them again for every application. 

Payments have also been fully digitized (either via bank cards or mobile money) while cash payment is simply prohibited. 

The e-visa project is one of the many reforms on the Togolese government’s 2025 agenda.  A few months ago, the government announced the digitization of every public service to become more conducive to business operations and provide efficient public services to the population.

The new version of Togo Voyage was developed by Togo Digital Agency (ATD), and created by the government to steer the country’s digital transformation process. By the end of this year, the platform will be extended to include land and sea borders.

Samira Njoya