Rights by status
Read the row matching the status you would hold. Domestic citizenship rules remain country-specific.
TR
Visa-free entry (90 days) + implemented right of residency via ECOWAS residence card.
PR
Right of establishment (phase 3) unevenly implemented.
CIT
Citizenship of any member = entry + residency rights bloc-wide.
Member countries
Open a country for its domestic naturalization, birth, ancestry, and investment rules.
Scope notes
Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger withdrew effective Jan 29, 2025 (now Alliance of Sahel States). ECOWAS still honors their citizens' movement/residence rights 'until further notice'.