Mauritania electronic entry visa
e-visa via ANRPTS
Mauritania has replaced passport-sticker visas with electronic visas. Visitors apply on the website of the National Agency for the Population Register and Secure Documents (ANRPTS); once approved, they print the e-visa and travel, and border officers complete the technical formalities on arrival. Nationals of 11 countries with reciprocal visa-exemption agreements do not need a visa. Mauritania is not an ECOWAS member.
1 entry rule for Mauritania based on recent travel
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Yellow fever certificate needed after a stay in countries with risk of yellow fever transmission (WHO list)
Travellers aged 1 year and over arriving from a yellow fever risk country need a valid yellow fever certificate.
WHO International Travel and Health, Annex 1: Countries with risk of yellow fever transmission and countries requiring proof of vaccination against yellow fever (18 Nov 2022, revised 3 Jan 2023) WHO ITH Country List: Vaccination requirements and WHO recommendations for international travellers, 2022 edition (18 Nov 2022, revised 3 Jan 2023) Checked October 19, 2026
Visiting Mauritania
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Life in Mauritania
Money
3
Currency
Mauritanian Ouguiya
MRU
Mauritanian Ouguiya
Cost of living
34
Price level · US = 100
World Bank price levels, 2023
Tax
15–40%
Income tax (national)
VAT 16%
ITS on monthly taxable pay: 15% up to MRU 9,000, 25% to MRU 21,000, 40% above MRU 21,000 (barème set by LFI 2022).
Living
1
Happiness
#118 of 145 countries
World Happiness Report 2025
Your edge here Members
What gives you an edge here: passports, visas and permits you hold, work, study, language and family ties
Who it’s for
Foreign visitors to Mauritania who are not visa-exempt.
Eligibility
Visa-exempt by agreement
Reciprocal visa-exemption agreements exist with Mali, Gambia, Niger, Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Tunisia, Libya, Côte d'Ivoire, Algeria, Chad and Burkina Faso.
Passport
You need a passport valid for at least 6 months.
6 months
Passport validity
- With less than 6 months validity, you cannot get an entry visa without prior authorisation
Official wording
A passport valid for at least 6 months is required; holders of passports valid for less than 6 months cannot get an entry visa without prior authorisation.
Long-duration visas
Employers can request longer visas for employees who travel often but cannot stay long enough to apply for residence.
Visa durations the employer can request
- Option 1
- 3 months
- Option 2
- 6 months
- Option 3
- 12 months
- Employer must give supporting justification
Official wording
For employees who travel frequently but cannot stay long enough to apply for residence, the employer can request 3, 6 or 12-month (or longer) visas with supporting justification.
A sneak peek at what's inside
- Next requirementFree / courtesy visas
- Document checklistPassport valid at least 6 months
- Feese-Visa fee
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- 3 documents
- 1 fee
- 4 steps
- Processing times and conditions
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