The Mauritanian Tourist Visa for your Holiday or Visiting a Family
If you are considering of going to Mauritania on a holiday or to see a relative or friend, then applying for a Mauritanian tourist visa can become a necessary task.
Usually, a visitor should be able to apply for the necessary Mauritanian tourist visa online/ at the nearest Mauritanian embassy in the country of your residence for a stay in Mauritania of up to three months.
General Visa Requirements and Validity Period of Mauritanian Tourist Visa
It is advisable to check the Mauritanian tourist visa requirements, before applying for your tourist visa to Mauritania.
A brief summary of the most important requirements and conditions when getting the tourist visa for Mauritania:
- You do not plan to perform voluntary work that can otherwise be undertaken by a paid employee in Mauritania.
- You do not mean to enter into an employment relationship in Mauritania.
- You do not plan to supply services to Mauritanian organisations (this is allowed with a Mauritanian work visa or business visa).
- You do not plan to provide or sell product or services to consumers in Mauritania.
- You and your family members are not in debt to the Mauritania Government.
- You do not present a danger to the health or safety of the people of Mauritania.
- You have the ability to demonstrate that you have enough funds to cover your trip and return from Mauritania.
Do you require a Mauritanian tourist visa?
It depends upon your nationality as well as the type of travel document you are using to take a trip to Mauritania.Please visit here to verify if you require a Mauritanian visa.
Who can apply for a Mauritanian tourist visa?
Any individual hoping to go on holiday to Mauritania can apply for a Mauritanian tourist visa.
There are many kinds of visa for Mauritania which you can use as a traveller to Mauritania. If you are not sure which kind of Mauritanian tourist visa you require to apply, please call the closest Mauritanian visa office to obtain additional information as aim of this page is to give you basic overview when making an application for Mauritanian tourist visa.
What type of Mauritanian visa do I need?
This depends upon three things:
- The nationality according to your passport – If the nationality according to the passport is from a country that is on visa free travel to Mauritania or eligible to secure a visa on arrival in Mauritania, then you may not require to obtain a Mauritanian tourist visa prior to leaving from your home country. Please click here to confirm if you need a Mauritanian visa.
- The timeframe of your visit in Mauritania – If you wish to remain in Mauritania for a shorter period no more than 90 days, then you can apply for the Mauritanian tourist visa. If you want to remain much longer, then call the closest Mauritanian visa office to find the appropriate visa for your travel.
- The activities you like to accomplish in Mauritania – If your sole reason of travelling is for tourism, then you can make an application for all kinds of Mauritanian tourist visas mentioned on this page.
General Visa Application Requirements to Request Mauritanian Visitor Visa
- Visitor visa application for Mauritania – Completed Mauritanian visa application form.
- Original and signed passport – The passport must be valid for at least 6 months before entering Mauritania and 3 months after leaving Mauritania. It needs to contain at least 2 extra visa pages and can not be older than 10 years.
- Passport type photo – Photo has to be no older than six months and need to be 35 x 40mm in width.
- Previous passport – Offer a previous passport if you had any.
- Previous visas – Copies of previous Mauritanian visas details if you had any.
- Flight tickets to Mauritania – Reservation of return or round trip flight tickets. In some scenarios the Mauritanian visa office may request for pre-paid flight tickets to Mauritania.
- Travel insurance policy – Proof of travel insurance with a minimum cover set by the Mauritanian embassy provided with the Certificate of Insurance policy and the table of benefits. The travel insurance should cover the expense of repatriation for medical reasons and the Certificate of Currency should be issued by an insurer. If you are thinking about using your credit card travel insurance for your travel to Mauritania, please call Mauritanian embassy to learn more and travel insurance requirements for the Mauritanian visa.
- Original financial institution statements – Original bank statements for the last 3 months showing enough funds to cover stay in Mauritania. If statements are printed online after that it needs to be Verified (stamped) by the bank officials.
- Hotel Reservations in Mauritania – Copy of confirmed hotel reservations including name of the applicant, name and address of the hotel, duration of stay. In the majority of situations, only bookings which are partly or completely pre-paid can be accepted.
- Work letter – This letter must be: original and signed letter from employer written on company letter head paper, confirming your ongoing employment, the status of employment, monthly salary and yearly leave. Also, please provide your 3 latest pay slips. If you are self-employed: supply certified copies of company registration, tax return.
- For students. Please offer the following:
- Proof of current student status: Certificate of Enrollment.
- Original and signed letter from university written on university letter head paper, confirming ongoing enrolment, verifying the payment of tuition fees or any type of scholarships, and confirming term break.
- Insurance coverage from Organisation/University – Provide a letter from the University specifying the purpose, period of travel and confirmation that you are going to be covered by the insurance for the whole trip in addition to the Certificate of Currency and summary of benefits.
As a whole, visa applications for Mauritanian visa should be sent for an optimum of 6 months, and no later than 15 days, before the trip.