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Electronic Entry Visa

MauritaniaShort stays and visits

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For the relevant traveller scope, is a visa, electronic authorisation, visa on arrival or no advance visa normally required?

An entry visa is applied for online through the National Agency for Population and Secure Titles Registry website; sticker visas are discontinued and replaced by online visas. Nationals of Mali, Gambia, Niger, Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Tunisia, Libya, Côte d'Ivoire, Algeria, Chad and Burkina Faso benefit from exemption under mutual agreements.

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  • The source does not give a full nationality matrix; visa-on-arrival availability is not stated.

What short-visit purposes does this route cover?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the visit purposes this route covers.

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  • Searched the ANRPTS visitors page and the MAEC e-visa extract for a list of permitted short-visit purposes (tourism, business, family visit, etc.); the texts only say 'foreigners wishing to visit' and give no purpose list.

What maximum stay, rolling-period rule, validity and entry rules apply?

The ANRPTS e-visa application offers 30-day, 90-day and 360-day options; all visas are issued electronically and allow entry via all international ports of entry. The Foreign Ministry's e-visa rate table lists its durations under the heading 'Durée de se jour' (length of stay): 30 days, 90 days, 3 months to 1 year, 1 to 2 years, 2 to 3 years, and 3 years or more. The official sources do not state which of these durations applies to a given short visit, or any rolling-period rule.

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  • The two official sources list different duration options (ANRPTS form: 30/90/360 days; MAEC table: up to 3 years or more) and neither says which applies to a short visitor.
  • Single or multiple entry and any rolling-period rule are not stated.

What important funds, accommodation, invitation, insurance, onward-travel or passport evidence may be required?

A passport with a validity of no less than six months is required; holders of passports valid for less than six months are prohibited from entering. The official source does not state funds, accommodation, invitation, insurance or onward-travel evidence.

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  • Funds, accommodation, invitation, insurance and onward-travel evidence are not stated.

Where/how is permission obtained when required, and under what important circumstances can a stay be extended or changed?

The online application is transmitted to the relevant authorities; after validation the e-visa is received via the application number, printed and used to board. Biometric data capture takes place at the border crossing point, where entry-point authorities handle the technical formalities. The official source does not state when a stay can be extended or changed.

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  • Conditions for extending or changing a stay are not stated.
  • https://anrpts.gov.mr/en/service-de-lagance/visitors
    Upon accessing the agency's website and completing the online visa application process, the request will be transmitted to the relevant authorities. After validation, the visitor can print it and use it to board and access Mauritanian soil.
  • https://anrpts.gov.mr/en/service-de-lagance/visitors
    Upon arrival in Mauritania, competent authorities at the entry points will proceed with the technical aspects.
  • https://diplomatie.gov.mr/fr/node/50
    après validation, recevoir un visa électronique à travers le numéro de demande; se munir de l’e-visa pour embarquer; les formalités de capture des données biométriques sont effectuées au point de passage;

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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