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Where Mauritania passport holders can go visa-free

231 countries and territories: visa-free โ€” 29, electronic travel authorisation โ€” 2, visa on arrival โ€” 14, e-visa โ€” 55, visa required โ€” 131. Rules change โ€” check the destination's official website before you travel.

In short

With a Mauritania passport you can enter 31 countries and territories visa-free or with an electronic travel authorisation. In 69 more countries, you get the visa online or at the border.

  • Updated 19 October 2026
  • 231 countries and territories
  • references disagree: 23

By country

Filter by entry type or search by name. โ€œReferences disagreeโ€ means different sources give different answers โ€” check the destination's official website.

Visa-free ยท 29

  • Algeria90 days
  • Barbados180 days
  • Benin90 days
  • Burkina Faso90 days
  • Cape Verde
  • Chad90 days
  • Cook Islands31 days
  • Cรดte dโ€™Ivoire
  • Dominica21 days
  • Gambia90 days
  • Guinea

    โš ๏ธŽ References disagree โ€” another reference (January 2025) says: E-visa

  • Haiti90 days
  • Hong Kong14 days
  • Iran15 days
  • Libya90 days

    โš ๏ธŽ References disagree โ€” another reference (January 2025) says: E-visa

  • Malaysia30 days
  • Mali90 days
  • Mauritius30 days

    โš ๏ธŽ References disagree โ€” another reference (January 2025) says: Visa on arrival

  • Micronesia30 days
  • Niger90 days
  • Niue30 days
  • Palestine

    โš ๏ธŽ References disagree โ€” another reference (January 2025) says: Visa required

  • Philippines30 days
  • Pitcairn Islands14 days
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines30 days

    โš ๏ธŽ References disagree โ€” another reference (January 2025) says: Visa-free, 90 days

  • Samoa60 days

    โš ๏ธŽ References disagree โ€” another reference (January 2025) says: Visa on arrival

  • Sierra Leone90 days
  • Singapore30 days
  • Tunisia

Travel authorisation ยท 2

  • Kenya90 days
    Details

    Applications can be submitted up to 90 days prior to travel and must be submitted at least 3 days in advance. eTA fee is USD 32.50. eTA is good for single entry, but visitors who leave Kenya to other EAC countries may re-enter provided that their eTA is still valid Proof of reservation at the hotel where visitors plan to stay is required (if staying with friends, an invitation letter is also acceptable). Yellow fever vaccination certificate is required if coming from endemic countries. Can also be entered on an East Africa tourist visa issued by Rwanda or Uganda.

  • Sri Lanka

    โš ๏ธŽ References disagree โ€” another reference (January 2025) says: Visa on arrival

    Details

    The standard visitor visa allows a stay of 60 days within any 6-month period. Visa fees (for Standard visitor visa): SAARC - USD 35 Non SAARC - USD 75 e-Visa categories will be charged an additional USD 18.50 service fee. If transiting from any of the Sri Lankan airports, An e-Visa is exempted (2 day transit period).

Visa on arrival ยท 14

  • Bangladesh30 days
  • Comoros
  • Congo
  • Ghana30 days
  • Macau
  • Maldives30 days
  • Nicaragua30 days
  • Palau30 days
  • Saint Lucia42 days
  • Senegal

    โš ๏ธŽ References disagree โ€” another reference (January 2025) says: Visa-free, 90 days

  • Seychelles90 days

    โš ๏ธŽ References disagree โ€” another reference (January 2025) says: Visa-free, 90 days

  • Timor-Leste30 days
  • Tuvalu30 days
  • Uganda
    Details

    May apply online.

E-visa ยท 55

  • Afghanistan30 days

    โš ๏ธŽ References disagree โ€” another reference (January 2025) says: Visa required

    Details

    Visa is not required in case born in Afghanistan or can proof that one of their parents is a national of Afghanistan or born in Afghanistan. e-Visa : Visitors must arrive at Kabul International (KBL).

  • Albania
    Details

    Visa is not required for Holders of a valid multiple-entry Schengen, UK or US visa has been previously used once or residence permit of Schengen, UK, US or UAE 10 years.

  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Bahamas
  • Bahrain
  • Bhutan
    Details

    Visa fee is 40 USD per person and visa application may be processed within 5 business days with duration of stay of 90 days. e-Visa applicant is also subject to pay Sustainable Development Fee

  • Bolivia90 days
  • Botswana
  • Cambodia30 days
  • Cameroon
  • Colombia
    Details

    May apply online.

  • Cuba
    Details

    Tourist Card can be purchased if holding valid visas of United States, Canada, and Schengen Member state

  • Djibouti31 days
  • DR Congo7 days
  • El Salvador
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Ethiopia90 days
    Details

    Visa on arrival is obtainable only at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport. e-Visa holders must arrive via Addis Ababa Bole International Airport. e-Visa is available for 30 or 90 days.

  • Gabon
    Details

    Electronic visa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport.

  • Georgia
  • Guinea-Bissau90 days
  • India30 days

    โš ๏ธŽ References disagree โ€” another reference (January 2025) says: Visa required

    Details

    e-Visa holders must arrive via 32 designated airports or 5 designated seaports. An Indian e-Tourist Visa may only be obtained twice within 1 calendar year. Foreigners of Pakistani origin or who hold a Pakistani Passport are not eligible for an e-Visa. Foreigners who are not Pakistani nationals, but whose parents or grandparents (either paternal or maternal) were born in, or were permanent residents in Pakistan, are also not eligible for an e-Visa.

  • Iraq
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Laos30 days
    Details

    18 of the 33 border crossings are only open to regular visa holders. e-Visa may be used to enter Laos through the Luang Prabang, Pakse and Vientiane international airports, 3 Thai-Lao Friendship Bridges, in Boten (road and railroad), and in Vientiane (at Khamsavath railway station). Visa on arrival is available at the Luang Prabang, Pakse and Vientiane international airports, 4 Thai-Lao Friendship Bridges and 7 border crossings.

  • Lesotho
  • Liberia

    โš ๏ธŽ References disagree โ€” another reference (January 2025) says: Visa required

  • Madagascar30 days
  • Malawi
  • Moldova
    Details

    visa not required if holding a valid visa /residence permit that is issued by a European Union member state or Schengen Area, Canada, Ireland, UK, US

  • Mongolia
  • Montserrat
  • Mozambique30 days
  • Namibia
  • Nepal90 days
  • Nigeria
  • Pakistan
  • Papua New Guinea
    Details

    May apply for an e-visa under the type of "Tourist - Own Itinerary"

  • Qatar
  • Rwanda30 days

    โš ๏ธŽ References disagree โ€” another reference (January 2025) says: Visa-free, 30 days

  • Saint Helena
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis
  • Sรฃo Tomรฉ and Prรญncipe
  • Somalia30 days
  • South Sudan
    Details

    Obtainable online Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel

  • Suriname

    โš ๏ธŽ References disagree โ€” another reference (January 2025) says: Visa required

  • Syria

    โš ๏ธŽ References disagree โ€” another reference (January 2025) says: Visa-free

    Details

    According to the Law No. 2 of 2014 all visitors require visas prior to arrival.

  • Tajikistan45 days
  • Tanzania
  • Thailand

    โš ๏ธŽ References disagree โ€” another reference (January 2025) says: Visa required

  • Togo15 days
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Vietnam
    Details

    Visa free for 30 days when visiting Phรบ Quแป‘c

  • Zambia90 days
  • Zimbabwe90 days

Visa required ยท 131

  • American Samoa
  • Andorra
    Details

    Although no visa requirements exist, apply the relevant regulations of France or Spain, whichever must be transited to reach Andorra

  • Angola
  • Anguilla
  • Argentina
  • Armenia
  • Aruba
  • Australia

    โš ๏ธŽ References disagree โ€” another reference (January 2025) says: E-visa

    Details

    May apply online (Online Visitor e600 visa).

  • Austria
  • Azerbaijan
  • Belarus
  • Belgium
  • Belize
  • Bermuda
  • Bosnia & Herzegovina
  • Brazil
  • British Indian Ocean Territory
  • British Virgin Islands
  • Brunei
  • Bulgaria
  • Burundi

    โš ๏ธŽ References disagree โ€” another reference (January 2025) says: Visa on arrival

  • Canada
    Details

    US permanent residents (Green card) holders can enter visa free

  • Caribbean Netherlands
  • Cayman Islands
  • Central African Republic
  • Chile
  • China
  • Costa Rica
  • Croatia
  • Curaรงao
  • Cyprus
  • Czechia
  • Denmark
  • Dominican Republic
  • Ecuador

    โš ๏ธŽ References disagree โ€” another reference (January 2025) says: E-visa

  • Egypt
  • Eritrea
  • Estonia
  • Eswatini
  • Falkland Islands
  • Faroe Islands
  • Fiji
  • Finland
  • France
  • French Guiana
  • French Polynesia
  • Germany
  • Gibraltar
  • Greece
  • Greenland
  • Grenada
  • Guam
  • Guatemala
  • Guyana
  • Honduras
  • Hungary
  • Iceland
  • Indonesia

    โš ๏ธŽ References disagree โ€” another reference (January 2025) says: E-visa

  • Ireland
  • Israel
    Details

    Confirmation from Israeli Foreign Ministry is required before a visa is issued.

  • Italy
  • Jamaica
  • Japan
    Details

    Eligible for an e-Visa if residing in one these countries Australia, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, India, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States. May apply online

  • Jordan
  • Kiribati
  • Kosovo
  • Kuwait
    Details

    e-Visa can be obtained for holders of a Residence Permit issued by a GCC member state under the following conditions: To be 18 years old and over. The residence permit for a GCC state must be valid for at least another 3 months. To be accompanied by the sponsor of the residence permit if the sponsor is an individual. Does not apply to holders of a GCC Student Visa and Non-Skilled Worker Visa

  • Latvia
  • Lebanon

    โš ๏ธŽ References disagree โ€” another reference (January 2025) says: Visa on arrival

  • Liechtenstein
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg
  • Malta
  • Marshall Islands
  • Mayotte
  • Mexico
    Details

    Visa is not required for Holders of a valid visa of Canada, US, UK or a Schengen State and Permanent residence of Canada, Chile, Colombia, Schengen State, Japan, UK, US Entry may be refused by immigration officials for individuals who were previously denied a US visa, even if holding a valid Mexican visa.

  • Monaco
  • Montenegro
    Details

    Visa not required for holders of a valid Australia, Japan, Canada, New Zealand, Ireland, US, UK or a Schengen Visa. Holders of residence permit in the United Arab Emirates may enter, in Montenegro for a duration of 10 days

  • Morocco
    Details

    May apply for an e-Visa if holding a valid visa or a residency document issued by one of the following countries: Schengen Area, Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States a residency document issued by Cyprus, Japan, United Arab Emirates.

  • Myanmar
  • Nauru
  • Netherlands
  • New Caledonia
  • New Zealand
    Details

    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.

  • North Korea
  • North Macedonia
  • Northern Mariana Islands
  • Norway
  • Oman

    โš ๏ธŽ References disagree โ€” another reference (January 2025) says: E-visa

  • Panama
  • Paraguay
  • Peru
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Puerto Rico
  • Rรฉunion
  • Romania
  • Russia
  • Saint Pierre and Miquelon
  • San Marino
  • Saudi Arabia
    Details

    Tourist visa on arrival for holders of a valid multiple entry visa from US, UK or Schengen area, under the condition that the multiple entry visa has been used at least once, proving that by showing the entry and exit stamps of the country of issuance.

  • Serbia
  • Sint Maarten
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • Solomon Islands
  • South Africa
  • South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands
  • South Korea

    โš ๏ธŽ References disagree โ€” another reference (January 2025) says: E-visa

  • Spain
  • Sudan
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Taiwan
  • Tokelau
  • Tonga
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • Tรผrkiye
  • Turkmenistan
  • Turks and Caicos Islands
  • Ukraine
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • United States Virgin Islands
  • Uruguay
  • Uzbekistan
  • Vanuatu
  • Vatican City
    Details

    Open borders but de facto follows Italian visa policy.

  • Venezuela
  • Wallis and Futuna
  • Yemen
FAQ

Visas for Mauritania citizens

Where can Mauritania passport holders go visa-free?
Visa-free: 29 countries and territories, including Algeria, Barbados, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde and Chad. In 2 more countries, an electronic travel authorisation is enough โ€” it takes a few minutes online.
Where can you stay the longest without a visa?
The longest stays: Barbados โ€” 180 days, Burkina Faso โ€” 90 days, Benin โ€” 90 days and Algeria โ€” 90 days.
How accurate is this, and how often is it updated?
The reference is updated weekly and cross-checked against two independent sources; where they disagree, the country is marked โ€œReferences disagreeโ€. Only the destination country can confirm its rules โ€” check its official website or embassy before you travel.
What is an electronic travel authorisation versus an e-visa?
An electronic travel authorisation (ETA, ESTA and the like) is a short online form, usually approved within minutes to days. An e-visa is a full visa, but you apply and pay online without visiting a consulate.

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Visa data: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), Passport Index (MIT)