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Most visitors to Mauritania may obtain an electronic visa to Mauritania, unless they are a national of one of the visa-exempt countries.
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Most visitors to Mauritania may obtain an electronic visa to Mauritania, unless they are a national of one of the visa-exempt countries.
Citizens of the following 9 countries can visit Mauritania without a visa for a stay up to 90 days: [1] [2]
* — Not listed by Timatic as being visa-exempt. [2]
Holders of diplomatic and service passports issued to nationals of Brazil, [3] Bulgaria, China, Egypt, Guinea-Bissau, Iran, Morocco and Turkey do not require a visa for Mauritania.
Nationals of any country with a diplomatic passport except Italy do not require a visa.
Mauritania launched e-Visa system in January 2025. [4]
As of 5 January 2025, all visa required nationals will be required to apply for an e-Visa before boarding their flight to Mauritania. [5]
As of June 2025, Mauritanian embassies no longer issue visas; they instead direct prospective applicants to obtain a e-Visa online prior to entering Mauritania. [6]
Before 2025 holders of passports issued by any country could obtain a visa on arrival at any international airport, [6] [7] such as Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport, [2] as well as any land border crossing. [6] However, according to Timatic, nationals of Syria were ineligible to obtain a visa on arrival, and had to obtain prior confirmation from the Direction General of National Security (DGSN) in order to enter Mauritania. [2]
