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Home  >  World  > Africa  > Mauritania

Passport/Visa

 Passport Required?Visa Required?Return Ticket Required?
BritishYesYesYes
AustralianYesYesYes
CanadianYesYesYes
USAYesYesYes
OtherEUYesYesYes
JapaneseYesYesYes


PASSPORTS: Valid passports required by all except nationals of some other ECOWAS countries (Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Sierra Leone) and Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Gabon and Madagascar holding a valid national ID card.

VISAS: Required by all except the following:
(a) nationals of Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Chad, Congo (Rep), Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Romania, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo and Tunisia;
(b) transit passengers continuing their journey by the same or first connecting aircraft provided holding onward or return documentation and not leaving the airport.


Types of visa and cost: Tourist or Business: £42. All visas are multiple-entry.

Validity: Three months.

Application to: Consulate (or Consular section at Embassy); see Contact Addresses section.

Application requirements: (a) Valid passport. (b) Two application forms. (c) Two passport-size photos. (d) Fee. (e) Evidence of return ticket or onward ticket or sufficient currency for the length of stay. (f) For Business visas, a letter of invitation from sponsor may be required. (g) Stamped, self-addressed envelope if applying by post.

Working days required: Can usually be processed on the same day as application.

Temporary residence: Applications should be made to the Home Ministry in Mauritania.


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