What the Burkina Faso visa rules mean for Hong Kong travellers
Hong Kong passport holders need an eVisa to enter Burkina Faso. You apply online, upload a passport scan and a photo, pay the fee and receive the visa by email. Apply at least one to two weeks before your trip and print the approval — some airlines and border officers ask to see it on paper.
The main option is the Tourist short-stay visa (Visa Tourisme), applied for online, which costs 66,000 XOF.
Documents to prepare
Whatever your visa status, Burkina Faso applies the same entry conditions to every traveller:
- Passport validity: The entry conditions require a passport or travel document "en cours de validité" (valid), and the UK FCDO says your passport must be valid for the duration of your stay and have 2 blank pages for entry stamps.
- Blank passport pages: Your passport needs at least 2 blank pages.
- Vaccinations: Yellow fever: WHO's country list says proof of vaccination against yellow fever is required for all travellers aged 9 months or over.
- Travel insurance: Short-stay visa applicants must provide a health insurance certificate covering the whole stay, together with a medical certificate showing they have no contagious disease.
Burkina Faso entry rules compared
Burkina Faso lets 19 passports in without a visa, issues eVisas to 176 and requires an embassy visa from 2. Hong Kong citizens are treated the same way as Afghanistan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Brunei. Overall the Hong Kong passport ranks #39 in the world with 114 visa-free destinations.
More travel options
Planning a longer trip in Africa? With a Hong Kong passport you can also visit 16 countries in the region without a visa, including Botswana, Cape Verde, Egypt, Lesotho, Morocco, Mali, Mauritius and Malawi.
In the other direction, Burkina Faso citizens can visit Hong Kong visa-free for up to 14 days.