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Mauritania passport: visa requirements for Africa
A Mauritania passport gives visa-free entry to 14 African countries, visa on arrival in 12 more, and e-visa or eTA access to 18. A visa must be arranged in advance for 9. That puts Mauritania at #34 of 54 in our intra-African passport ranking (visa-free plus visa on arrival), based on January 2025 data.
Data snapshot: January 2025. Confirm with the destination's embassy before you book.
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Where Mauritania passport holders can go in Africa
Visa-free (14)
Algeria (90d)Benin (90d)Burkina Faso (90d)Cabo VerdeChad (90d)Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) (90d)Mali (90d)Niger (90d)Rwanda (30d)Senegal (90d)Seychelles (90d)Sierra Leone (90d)The Gambia (90d)Tunisia
Visa on arrival (12)
BurundiComorosDjiboutiEthiopiaGhanaGuinea-BissauMadagascarMauritiusMozambiqueNamibiaNigeriaRepublic of the Congo
e-Visa (17)
BotswanaCameroonDR CongoEquatorial GuineaGabonGuineaLesothoLibyaMalawiSomaliaSouth SudanSão Tomé and PríncipeTanzaniaTogoUgandaZambiaZimbabwe
Electronic travel authorisation (eTA) (1)
Visa required in advance (9)
Full list
| Destination | Entry requirement |
|---|---|
| Algeria | Visa-free, up to 90 days |
| Angola | Visa required in advance |
| Benin | Visa-free, up to 90 days |
| Botswana | e-Visa |
| Burkina Faso | Visa-free, up to 90 days |
| Burundi | Visa on arrival |
| Cabo Verde | Visa-free |
| Cameroon | e-Visa |
| Central African Republic | Visa required in advance |
| Chad | Visa-free, up to 90 days |
| Comoros | Visa on arrival |
| DR Congo | e-Visa |
| Djibouti | Visa on arrival |
| Egypt | Visa required in advance |
| Equatorial Guinea | e-Visa |
| Eritrea | Visa required in advance |
| Eswatini | Visa required in advance |
| Ethiopia | Visa on arrival |
| Gabon | e-Visa |
| Ghana | Visa on arrival |
| Guinea | e-Visa |
| Guinea-Bissau | Visa on arrival |
| Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) | Visa-free, up to 90 days |
| Kenya | Electronic travel authorisation (eTA) |
| Lesotho | e-Visa |
| Liberia | Visa required in advance |
| Libya | e-Visa |
| Madagascar | Visa on arrival |
| Malawi | e-Visa |
| Mali | Visa-free, up to 90 days |
| Mauritius | Visa on arrival |
| Morocco | Visa required in advance |
| Mozambique | Visa on arrival |
| Namibia | Visa on arrival |
| Niger | Visa-free, up to 90 days |
| Nigeria | Visa on arrival |
| Republic of the Congo | Visa on arrival |
| Rwanda | Visa-free, up to 30 days |
| Senegal | Visa-free, up to 90 days |
| Seychelles | Visa-free, up to 90 days |
| Sierra Leone | Visa-free, up to 90 days |
| Somalia | e-Visa |
| South Africa | Visa required in advance |
| South Sudan | e-Visa |
| Sudan | Visa required in advance |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | e-Visa |
| Tanzania | e-Visa |
| The Gambia | Visa-free, up to 90 days |
| Togo | e-Visa |
| Tunisia | Visa-free |
| Uganda | e-Visa |
| Zambia | e-Visa |
| Zimbabwe | e-Visa |
Planning a trip to Sierra Leone? See our Sierra Leone travel guide.
Other passports
- Algeria
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cabo Verde
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Comoros
- DR Congo
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire)
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritius
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Republic of the Congo
- Rwanda
- Senegal
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- São Tomé and Príncipe
- Tanzania
- The Gambia
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe