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===Visa on arrival===
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Holders of passports issued by any country can obtain a visa on arrival at any international airport,<ref name="Embassy">{{cite web |title=Embassy of Mauritania in Tokyo (Visa application) |url=http://www.amba-mauritania.jp/en/e-emb03.htm |website=www.amba-mauritania.jp |publisher=[[List of diplomatic missions of Mauritania|Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania - Tokyo]] |access-date=17 June 2023 |language=en }}</ref> such as [[Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport]],<ref name="Timatic"/> as well as any land border crossing.<ref name="Embassy"/> However, according to [[Timatic]], nationals of [[Syria]] are ineligible to obtain a visa on arrival, and must obtain prior confirmation from the Direction General of National Security (DGSN) in order to enter Mauritania.<ref name="Timatic"/>
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Revision as of 09:39, 11 December 2023

Most visitors to Mauritania may obtain a visa on arrival to Mauritania, unless they are a national of one of the visa-exempt countries.

Visa policy map

  Mauritania
  Visa exempt
  Visa on arrival

Visa exemption

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.

Obtaining a visa

Visa on arrival

Holders of passports issued by any country can obtain a visa on arrival for 30 days at any international airport,[4] such as Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport,[2] as well as any land border crossing.[4] However, according to Timatic, nationals of Syria are ineligible to obtain a visa on arrival, and must obtain prior confirmation from the Direction General of National Security (DGSN) in order to enter Mauritania.[2]

Embassies

As of June 2023, the Embassy of Mauritania in Tokyo does not issue visas; it instead directs prospective applicants to obtain a visa on arrival in Mauritania.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Visa | Ministère des Affaires Étrangères, de Coopération et des Mauritaniens de l'Extérieur". www.diplomatie.gov.mr (in French). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Mauritania). 10 January 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d "Visa and passport". Timatic. International Air Transport Association through Emirates. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Concórdia".
  4. ^ a b c "Embassy of Mauritania in Tokyo (Visa application)". www.amba-mauritania.jp. Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania - Tokyo. Retrieved 17 June 2023.