VISA TO MAURITANIA / MAURITANIA VISA GUIDE

Mauritania Info — Mon Mar 05, 2007 3:43 am

Author: Mauritania Info

Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 3:43 am

VISA TO MAURITANIA

Passports

Valid passports required by all except nationals of some Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS): Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Sierra Leone; and Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo (Rep), Gabon and Madagascar holding a valid national ID card.

Visas

Required by all except the following:

(a) nationals of Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo (Rep), Côte d’Ivoire, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Romania, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo and Tunisia;

(b) transit passengers continuing their journey by the same or first connecting aircraft provided holding onward or return documentation and not leaving the airport.

Types of visa and cost

Tourist or Business: US$72 All visas are multiple-entry.

Validity

Three months.

Application to

Consulate or Consular section at Embassy.

Application requirements

(a) Valid passport.
(b) Application form.
(c) Two passport-size photos.
(d) Fee.
(e) For Business visas, a letter of invitation from sponsor may be required. (f) Stamped, self-addressed envelope if applying by post.

Processing time

Usually takes 72 hours to be processed.

Temporary residence

Applications should be made to the Home Ministry in Mauritania.

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VISA TO MAURITANIA / MAURITANIA VISA GUIDE