Entry right

Mauritania, on a Burkinabè passport

E-visa to apply for online before leaving.

The record sets no duration. Check the stay limit with the consulate before a long stay.

All visa-free countries with a Burkinabè passport

What changed

In the 12 January 2025 dataset: visa on arrival. Today: e-visa, applied for online. The rule has tightened.

The official portal

Applications go through ANRPTS — Mauritanie. It is the only source that counts.

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Medical insurance

Many consulates require proof of medical insurance among the supporting documents — the Schengen area, for instance, asks for €30,000 of cover. The exact list is on the official portal above: that is the authority, not us.

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Staying longer

No dedicated nomad stay scheme is documented in this country.

The other way round

A Mauritania passport travelling to Burkina Faso: visa-free.

Same region, same passport

West Africa: with a Burkinabè passport, all 14 other countries in the region open visa-free or with a simple online authorisation.

Visa-free (14)
Benin (90 d), Cape Verde, Gambia (90 d), Ghana (90 d), Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast (90 d), Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal (90 d), Sierra Leone, Togo
Once you are there
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What this page does not replace

Entry rules change often, sometimes overnight. This record gives the known state, with its source; it does not replace checking with the destination’s embassy or consulate, the only authority on the day you leave.

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