Visa requirements for Mauritanian 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]

A Mauritanian passport

Visa requirements map

Visa requirements for Mauritanian citizens
  Mauritania
  Visa-free
  eVisa
  Visa available both on arrival or online
  Visa on arrival
  Visa required

Visa requirements

CountryVisa requirementAllowed stayNotes (excluding departure fees)
 AfghanistanVisa required[2]
 AlbaniaVisa required[3]
 AlgeriaVisa not required[4]3 months
 AndorraVisa required[5]
 AngolaVisa required[6]
 Antigua and BarbudaElectronic Entry Visa[7]
 ArgentinaVisa required[8]
 ArmeniaVisa required[9]
 Australia and territoriesVisa required[10]
  • May apply online (Online Visitor e600 visa).[11]
 AustriaVisa required[12]
 AzerbaijanVisa required[13]
 BahamasVisa required[14]
 BahrainVisa required[15]
 BangladeshVisa on arrival[16]30 days
 BarbadosVisa not required[17]6 months
 BelarusVisa required[18]
 BelgiumVisa required[19]
 BelizeVisa required[20]
 BeninVisa not required[21]90 days[22][23]
 BhutanVisa required[24]
 BoliviaVisa on arrival[25]90 days
 Bosnia and HerzegovinaVisa required[26]
 BotswanaVisa required[27]
 BrazilVisa required[28]
 BruneiVisa required[29]
 BulgariaVisa required[30]
 Burkina FasoVisa not required[31]90 days
 BurundiVisa required[32]
 CambodiaeVisa / Visa on arrival[33]30 days
 CameroonVisa required[34]
 CanadaVisa required[35]
 Cape VerdeVisa not required[36]
 Central African RepublicVisa required[37]
 ChadVisa not required[38]3 months
 ChileVisa required[39]
 ChinaVisa required[40]
 ColombiaVisa required[41]
  • May apply online.[42]
 ComorosVisa on arrival[43]
 Republic of the CongoVisa on arrival[44]
 Democratic Republic of the CongoVisa required[45]
 Costa RicaVisa required[46]
 Côte d'IvoireVisa not required[47]
 CroatiaVisa required[48]
 CubaVisa required[49]
  • Tourist Card can be purchased if holding valid visas of United States, Canada, and Schengen Member state
 CyprusVisa required[50]
 Czech RepublicVisa required[51]
 DenmarkVisa required[52]
 DjiboutieVisa[53]31 days
 DominicaVisa not required[54]21 days
 Dominican RepublicVisa required[55]
 EcuadorVisa required[56]
 EgyptVisa required[57]
 El SalvadorVisa required[58]
 Equatorial GuineaVisa required[59]
 EritreaVisa required[60]
 EstoniaVisa required[61]
 EswatiniVisa required[62]
 EthiopiaeVisa / Visa on arrivalup to 90 days
 FijiVisa required[65]
 FinlandVisa required[66]
 FranceVisa required[67]
 GaboneVisa[68]
 GambiaVisa not required[69]90 days
 GeorgiaeVisa[70]
 GermanyVisa required[71]
 GhanaVisa on arrival[72]30 days
 GreeceVisa required[73]
 GrenadaVisa required[74]
 GuatemalaVisa required[75]
 GuineaVisa not required[76]
 Guinea-BissaueVisa / Visa on arrival[77]90 days
 GuyanaVisa required[78]
 HaitiVisa not required[79]3 months
 HondurasVisa required[80]
 HungaryVisa required[81]
 IcelandVisa required[82]
 IndiaVisa required[83]
 IndonesiaVisa required[84]
 IranVisa not required[85][86]15 days
 IraqVisa required[87]
 IrelandVisa required[88]
 IsraelVisa required[89]
  • Confirmation from Israeli Foreign Ministry is required before a visa is issued.[90]
 ItalyVisa required[91]
 JamaicaVisa required[92]
 JapanVisa required[93]
 JordanVisa required[94]
 KazakhstanVisa required[95]
 KenyaeVisa[96]3 months
 KiribatiVisa required[97]
 North KoreaVisa required[98]
 South KoreaVisa required[99]
 KuwaitVisa required[100]
 KyrgyzstaneVisa[101]
 LaoseVisa / Visa on arrival[102]30 days
 LatviaVisa required[106]
 LebanonVisa required[107]
 LesothoeVisa[108][109]
 LiberiaVisa required[110]
 LibyaVisa not required[111]90 days
 LiechtensteinVisa required[112]
 LithuaniaVisa required[113]
 LuxembourgVisa required[114]
 MadagascareVisa / Visa on arrival[115]30 days
 MalawiVisa required[116]
 MalaysiaVisa not required[117]30 days
 MaldivesFree Visa on arrival[118]30 days
 MaliVisa not required[119]3 months
 MaltaVisa required[120]
 Marshall IslandsVisa required[121]
 MauritiusVisa not required[122]30 days
 MexicoVisa required[123]
 MicronesiaVisa not required[124]30 days
 MoldovaVisa required[125]
 MonacoVisa required[126]
 MongoliaVisa required[127]
 MontenegroVisa required[128]
 MoroccoVisa required[129]
 MozambiqueVisa on arrival[130]30 days
 MyanmarVisa required[131]
 NamibiaVisa required[132]
 NauruVisa required[133]
   NepalVisa on arrival[134]90 days
 NetherlandsVisa required[135]
 New ZealandVisa required[136]
  • 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.[137]
 NicaraguaVisa on arrival[138]30 days
 NigerVisa not required[139]3 months
 NigeriaVisa required[140]
 North MacedoniaVisa required[141]
 NorwayVisa required[142]
 OmanVisa required[143]
 PakistaneVisa[144]
 PalauFree Visa on arrival[145]30 days
 PanamaVisa required[146]
 Papua New GuineaVisa required[147]
 ParaguayVisa required[148]
 PeruVisa required[149]
 PhilippinesVisa not required[150]30 days
 PolandVisa required[151]
 PortugalVisa required[152]
 QatareVisa[153]
 RomaniaVisa required[154]
 RussiaVisa required[155]
 RwandaeVisa / Visa on arrival[156]30 days
 Saint Kitts and NeviseVisa[157]
 Saint LuciaVisa on arrival[158]6 weeks
 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVisa not required[159]1 month
 SamoaVisa not required[160]60 days
 San MarinoVisa required[161]
 São Tomé and PríncipeeVisa[162]
 Saudi ArabiaVisa required[163]
 SenegalVisa on arrival[164]
 SerbiaVisa required[165]
 SeychellesFree Visitor's Permit on arrival[166]3 months
 Sierra LeoneVisa not required[167]3 months
 SingaporeVisa not required[168]30 days
 SlovakiaVisa required[169]
 SloveniaVisa required[170]
 Solomon IslandsVisa required[171]
 SomaliaVisa on arrival[172]30 days
 South AfricaVisa required[173]
 South SudaneVisa[174]
  • Obtainable online[175]
  • Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel[175]
 SpainVisa required[176]
 Sri LankaeVisa[177]
 SudanVisa required[178]
 SurinameeVisa[179]
 SwedenVisa required[180]
  SwitzerlandVisa required[181]
 SyriaVisa required[182]
  • According to the Law No. 2 of 2014 all visitors require visas prior to arrival.[183][184][185]
 TajikistanVisa required[186]
 TanzaniaVisa required[187]
 ThailandVisa required[188][189]
 Timor-LesteVisa on arrival[190]30 days
 TogoVisa required[191]
 TongaVisa required[192]
 Trinidad and TobagoVisa required[193]
 TunisiaVisa not required[194]
 TurkeyVisa required[195]
 TurkmenistanVisa required[196]
 TuvaluVisa on arrival[197]1 month
 UgandaVisa on arrival[198]
 UkraineVisa required[200]
 United Arab EmiratesVisa required[201]
 United Kingdom and Crown dependenciesVisa required[202]
 United StatesVisa required[203]
 UruguayVisa required[204]
 UzbekistanVisa required[205]
 VanuatuVisa required[206]
 Vatican CityVisa required[207]
 VenezuelaVisa required[208]
 VietnamVisa required[209]
 YemenVisa required[153]
 ZambiaeVisa[210]
 ZimbabweeVisa[211]

Dependent, disputed, or restricted territories

Unrecognized or partially recognized countries
TerritoryConditions of accessNotes
 AbkhaziaVisa required[212]
 KosovoVisa required[213]
  • 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)[214]
 Northern CyprusVisa not required[215]
 PalestineVisa not required[216]Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed.[217]
 SomalilandVisa on arrival30 days for 30 US dollars, payable on arrival.[218][219]
 South OssetiaVisa not required[220]Multiple entry visa to Russia and three day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia.[221][222]
 TaiwanVisa required[223][224]
 TransnistriaVisa not required[225]Registration required after 24h.[226][227]
Dependent and autonomous territories
TerritoryConditions of accessNotes
China
 Hong KongVisa not required[228]14 days
 MacauVisa on arrival[229]
Denmark
 Faroe IslandsVisa required[230]
 GreenlandVisa required[231]
France
 French GuianaVisa required[232]
 French PolynesiaVisa required[233]
French West IndiesVisa requiredFrench West Indies refers to Martinique, Guadeloupe, Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy.
 MayotteVisa required[234]
 New CaledoniaVisa required[235]
 RéunionVisa required[236]
 Saint Pierre and MiquelonVisa required[237]
 Wallis and FutunaVisa required[238]
Netherlands
 ArubaVisa required[239]
Caribbean NetherlandsVisa required[240]Caribbean Netherlands refers to Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba.
 CuraçaoVisa required[241]
 Sint MaartenVisa required[242]
New Zealand
 Cook IslandsVisa not required[243]31 days
 NiueVisa not required[244]30 days
 TokelauVisa required[245]
United Kingdom
 Akrotiri and DhekeliaVisa required[246]
 AnguillaVisa required[247]Holders of a valid visa issued by the United Kingdom do not require a visa.[248]
 BermudaVisa required[249]
 British Indian Ocean TerritorySpecial permit requiredSpecial permit required.[250]
 British Virgin IslandsVisa required[251]
 Cayman IslandsVisa required[252]
 Falkland IslandsVisa required[253]
 GibraltarVisa required[254]
 MontserrateVisa[255]
 Pitcairn IslandsVisa not required14 days visa free and landing fee 35 USD or tax of 5 USD if not going ashore.[256][257][258]
 Ascension IslandeVisa[259][260]
  • 3 months within any year period
 Saint HelenaeVisa[261][262]
 Tristan da CunhaPermission requiredPermission 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.[263]
 South Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsPermit requiredPre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling).[264][265]
 Turks and Caicos IslandsVisa required[266]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 SamoaVisa required[267]
 GuamVisa required[268]
 Northern Mariana IslandsVisa required[269]
 Puerto RicoVisa required[270]
 U.S. Virgin IslandsVisa required[271]
Antarctica and adjacent islands
Special permits required for  Bouvet Island,  British Antarctic Territory,  French Southern and Antarctic Lands,  Argentine Antarctica, Australian Antarctic Territory, Chilean Antarctic Territory, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Peter I Island, Queen Maud Land, Ross Dependency.[272][273][274][275][276][277][278][279][280][281][282][283]

See also

References and Notes

References
Notes
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