Visa requirements for Mauritanian citizens explained

Visa requirements for Mauritanian citizens should not be confused with Visa requirements for Mauritian citizens.

Visa requirements for Mauritanian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of the Mauritania. As of 11 April 2024, Mauritanian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 59 countries and territories, ranking the Mauritanian passport 84th in terms of travel freedom, in a tie with Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, and Togo according to the Henley Passport Index.^[1]

Visa requirements

Country	Visa requirement	Allowed stay	Notes (excluding departure fees)
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria		3 months
Andorra
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Australia and territories			May apply online (Online Visitor e600 visa).[2]
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh		30 days
Barbados		6 months
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
		90 days[3] [4]
Bhutan
		90 days
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso		90 days
Burundi
Cambodia		30 days
Cameroon
Canada
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad		3 months
Chile
Colombia			May apply online.[5]
Comoros
Costa Rica
Cote d'Ivoire
Croatia
Cuba			Tourist Card can be purchased if holding valid visas of United States, Canada, and Schengen Member state
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Djibouti	[6]	31 days
Dominica		21 days
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia		up to 90 days
Fiji
Finland
Gabon	[7]		Electronic visa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport.
Gambia		90 days
Georgia
Germany
Ghana		30 days
Greece
Grenada
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau		90 days
Guyana
Haiti		3 months
Honduras
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
	[8]	15 days
Iraq
Ireland
Israel			Confirmation from Israeli Foreign Ministry is required before a visa is issued.[9]
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya	[10]	3 months
Kiribati
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
		30 days
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho	[11]
Liberia
Libya		90 days
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Madagascar		30 days
Malawi
Malaysia		30 days
Maldives		30 days
Mali		3 months
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritius		30 days
Mexico
		30 days
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique		30 days
Myanmar
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal		90 days
New Zealand			Holders of an Australian Permanent Resident Visa or Resident Return Visa may be granted a New Zealand Resident Visa on arrival permitting indefinite stay (pursuant to the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement), subject to meeting character requirements and obtaining an Electronic Travel Authority prior to departure.[12]
Nicaragua		30 days
Niger		3 months
Nigeria
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Palau		30 days
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines		30 days
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Romania
Rwanda		30 days
Saint Kitts and Nevis	[13]
Saint Lucia		6 weeks
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines		1 month
Samoa		60 days
San Marino
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles		3 months
Sierra Leone		3 months
Singapore		30 days
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia		30 days
South Africa
	[14]		Obtainable online[15] Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname	[16]
Sweden
Switzerland
			According to the Law No. 2 of 2014 all visitors require visas prior to arrival.[17] [18] [19]
Tajikistan
	[20]
Timor-Leste		30 days
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu		1 month
Uganda			May apply online.[21]
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom and Crown dependencies
United States
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe

Dependent, disputed, or restricted territories

Unrecognized or partially recognized countries

Territory	Conditions of access	Notes
	[22]
	[23]	Do not need a visa a holder of a valid biometric residence permit issued by one of the Schengen member states or a valid multi-entry Schengen Visa, a holder of a valid Laissez-Passer issued by United Nations Organizations, NATO, OSCE, Council of Europe or European Union a holder of a valid travel documents issued by EU Member and Schengen States, United States of America, Canada, Australia and Japan based on the 1951 Convention on Refugee Status or the 1954 Convention on the Status of Stateless Persons, as well as holders of valid travel documents for foreigners (max. 15 days stay)[24]
	[25]
		Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed.[26]
		30 days for 30 US dollars, payable on arrival.[27] [28]
	[29]	Multiple entry visa to Russia and three day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia.[30] [31]
	[32]
	[33]	Registration required after 24h.[34] [35]

Dependent and autonomous territories

Territory	Conditions of access	Notes
China
Hong Kong		14 days
Denmark
Faroe Islands	[36]
Greenland	[37]
France
French Guiana
French Polynesia
French West Indies		French West Indies refers to Martinique, Guadeloupe, Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy.
Mayotte
New Caledonia
Reunion
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Wallis and Futuna	[38]
Netherlands
Aruba
Caribbean Netherlands		Caribbean Netherlands refers to Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba.
New Zealand
Cook Islands		31 days
Niue		30 days
Tokelau	[39]
United Kingdom
	[40]
Anguilla		Holders of a valid visa issued by the United Kingdom do not require a visa.[41]
Bermuda
British Indian Ocean Territory		Special permit required.[42]
Cayman Islands
Gibraltar
Montserrat
		14 days visa free and landing fee 35 USD or tax of 5 USD if not going ashore.[43] [44] [45]
	[46] [47]	3 months within any year period
	[48] [49]
		Permission to land required for 15/30 pounds sterling (yacht/ship passenger) for Tristan da Cunha Island or 20 pounds sterling for Gough Island, Inaccessible Island or Nightingale Islands.[50]
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands		Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling).[51] [52]
Turks and Caicos Islands		Holders of a valid visa issued by Canada, United Kingdom or the USA do not required a visa for a maximum stay of 90 days.
United States
American Samoa
Guam
Northern Mariana Islands
Puerto Rico
Antarctica and adjacent islands
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See also

• Visa policy of Mauritania
• Mauritanian passport

References and Notes

References

Notes

Notes and References

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2. Web site: Visitor e600 Visa Online Applications. Department of Immigration and Border Protection. 16 January 2016.
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4. Web site: Benin abolishes short-stay visa for nationals of 31 African countries - Africanews. AfricaNews. africanews.com. 15 February 2017.
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15. Web site: Apply for a South Sudan Visa Online . . 'South Sudan.
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17. Web site: Syria issues law imposing visas on its visitors. english.alarabiya.net. 12 March 2014.
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19. Web site: قانون يحظر الدخول لسورية أو الخروج منها ...إلا لحامل جواز سفر ساري المفعول أو وثيقة مؤشر عليها بسمة دخول من إحدى البعثات الدبلوماسية السورية . https://archive.today/20140620203952/http://www.alwatan.sy/view.aspx?id=12892 . dead . 20 June 2014 . A law prohibiting entering or leaving Syria ... except for a holder of a valid passport or a document marked by an entry visa from a Syrian diplomatic mission . . 12 March 2014 . . 5 November 2017 . ar.
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23. Web site: Visas For Foreign Citizens - For Kosovo Citizens - Consular Services - Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Republic of Kosovo. Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Republic of Kosovo.
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26. Web site: Israel Country Specific Information. Bureau of Consular Affairs, U.S. Department of State. 18 November 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131114103216/http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1064.html#entry_requirements. 14 November 2013. dead. dmy-all.
27. Web site: Practical travel information on Visas in Somaliland, Puntland & Somalia - Lonely Planet Travel Information. lonelyplanet.com. 2014-07-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20141106194323/http://www.lonelyplanet.com/somaliland-puntland-and-somalia/practical-information/visas. 2014-11-06. dead.
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29. Web site: Procedure of the Entry to the Territory of the Republic of South Ossetia - Министерство иностранных дел. www.mfa-rso.su. 2017-09-29. 2013-10-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20131015140424/http://www.mfa-rso.su/en/node/406. dead.
30. Web site: О визах - Министерство иностранных дел. mfa-rso.su.
31. Web site: Procedure of the Entry to the Territory of the Republic of South Ossetia - Министерство иностранных дел. mfa-rso.su. 2017-09-29. 2013-10-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20131015140424/http://www.mfa-rso.su/en/node/406. dead.
32. Web site: 線上填寫簽證申請系統. 2017-09-29. 2016-01-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20160112075442/https://visawebapp.boca.gov.tw/BOCA_MRVWeb/subroot/MRVWeb0_form.jsp. dead.
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37. Web site: Advice & Services for travelling to and staying in Greenland.
38. Web site: Requesting a visa.
39. Web site: Welcome to nginx . 2014-03-15 . https://archive.today/20140315034207/https://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?FullText=1&COUNTRY=NZ&SECTION=VI&SUBSECTION=AI&user=KLMB2C&subuser=KLMB2C . 2014-03-15 . dead .
40. http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/archives/pdf/enlargement_process/future_prospects/negotiations/eu10_bulgaria_romania/treaty_2003/en/aa00042_re03_en.pdf Protocols No. 3 and 10 to the Treaty of Accession 2003
41. Web site: Visas & Travel . Government of Anguilla.
42. Web site: British Indian Ocean Territory travel advice. GOV.UK.
43. Web site: Tourist Information - Visas & Legal Info - Pitcairn Island Tourism. visitpitcairn.pn. 2014-08-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20131018001850/http://www.visitpitcairn.pn/visitpitcairn/visaslegalinfo/touristinfo/index.html. 2013-10-18. dead.
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46. Web site: Ascension Island E-Visa System. 13 November 2018.
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48. Web site: Saint Helena eVisa. Saint Helena Government.
49. Web site: VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR VISITING ST HELENA. St Helena Government. 25 January 2018. 14 December 2017.
50. Web site: Tristan da Cunha Tourism. Richard. Grundy. www.tristandc.com.
51. Web site: South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands (British Overseas Territory) travel advice. fco.gov.uk.
52. Web site: Information for Visitors - South Georgia Website. sgisland.gs. 2014-08-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20080412170649/http://www.sgisland.gs/index.php/(v)Information_for_Visitors_to_South_Georgia?useskin=vis. 2008-04-12. dead.