Burundi visa requirements · checked 26 September 2026

Visa & Entry Requirements for Burundi

Q: What documents do I need to enter Burundi?

Passport validity: Canada's travel advice says your passport must be valid for at least 6 months beyond the date you expect to leave Burundi and have at least one blank page. Travel insurance: No official source we could read states a travel-insurance requirement for Burundi. Return or onward ticket: Canada's travel advice says visitors entering Burundi must have a return ticket, or an onward ticket if they are in transit. Proof of funds: No official source we could read states a proof-of-funds requirement or amount for Burundi.

Q: How many countries can visit Burundi without a visa?

0 of 198 passports can enter Burundi visa-free (0%). 176 more get a visa on arrival, 19 can apply online (eVisa or eTA), and 3 need a visa from an embassy.

Most travellers can visit Burundi without going to an embassy: 0 passports enter visa-free, 19 apply online for an eVisa and 176 get a visa on arrival.

Burundi’s migration authority (CGM) says its single-entry visa (visa d’entrée simple) lets a foreign citizen enter and stay in Burundi for one month only, and is obtained online, at Melchior Ndadaye International Airport or at embassies. No Burundian official source we could read states which nationalities need a visa; the UK and Canadian governments, among the governments shown by passport on this page, say their citizens do. The CGM lists a free EAC entry visa for citizens of East African Community member states, valid for 1 to 6 months.

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Passports visa-free

eVisa or eTA online

176

Visa on arrival

Embassy visa required

Do I need a visa for Burundi? Quick answers

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Visa for Burundi — requirements summary

Visa on arrival: 176 (89%)
eVisa: 19 (10%)
Visa required: 3 (2%)

All travellers must meet the entry rules set by Burundi, and they depend on your nationality. Find your passport below — you may be able to enter visa-free, or need an eVisa, a visa on arrival or a visa from an embassy.

Passport	Requirement	Max stay	Details
Afghanistan	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Albania	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Algeria	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Andorra	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Angola	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Antigua and Barbuda	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Argentina	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Armenia	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Australia	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Austria	eVisa	—	Details →
Azerbaijan	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Bahamas	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Bahrain	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Bangladesh	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Barbados	Visa on arrival	30 days	Details →
Belarus	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Belgium	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Belize	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Benin	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Bhutan	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Bolivia	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Botswana	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Brazil	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Brunei	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Bulgaria	Visa required	—	Details →
Burkina Faso	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Cambodia	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Cameroon	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Canada	eVisa	—	Details →
Cape Verde	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Central African Republic	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Chad	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Chile	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
China	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Colombia	eVisa	—	Details →
Comoros	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Costa Rica	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Côte d'Ivoire	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Croatia	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Cuba	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Cyprus	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Czechia	eVisa	—	Details →
Denmark	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Djibouti	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Dominica	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Dominican Republic	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
DR Congo	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Ecuador	eVisa	—	Details →
Egypt	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
El Salvador	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Equatorial Guinea	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Eritrea	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Estonia	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Eswatini	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Ethiopia	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Fiji	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Finland	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
France	eVisa	—	Details →
Gabon	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Gambia	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Georgia	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Germany	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Ghana	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Greece	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Grenada	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Guatemala	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Guinea	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Guinea-Bissau	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Guyana	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Haiti	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Honduras	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Hong Kong	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Hungary	eVisa	—	Details →
Iceland	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
India	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Indonesia	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Iran	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Iraq	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Ireland	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Israel	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Italy	eVisa	—	Details →
Jamaica	eVisa	—	Details →
Japan	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Jordan	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Kazakhstan	eVisa	—	Details →
Kenya	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Kiribati	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Kosovo	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Kuwait	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Kyrgyzstan	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Laos	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Latvia	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Lebanon	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Lesotho	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Liberia	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Libya	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Liechtenstein	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Lithuania	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Luxembourg	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Macau	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Madagascar	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Malawi	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Malaysia	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Maldives	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Mali	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Malta	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Marshall Islands	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Mauritania	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Mauritius	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Mexico	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Micronesia	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Moldova	eVisa	—	Details →
Monaco	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Mongolia	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Montenegro	Visa on arrival	30 days	Details →
Morocco	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Mozambique	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Myanmar	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Namibia	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Nauru	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Nepal	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Netherlands	eVisa	—	Details →
New Zealand	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Nicaragua	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Niger	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Nigeria	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
North Korea	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
North Macedonia	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Norway	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Oman	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Pakistan	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Palau	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Palestine	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Panama	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Papua New Guinea	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Paraguay	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Peru	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Philippines	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Poland	eVisa	—	Details →
Portugal	eVisa	—	Details →
Qatar	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Republic of the Congo	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Romania	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Russia	Visa required	—	Details →
Rwanda	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Saint Lucia	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Samoa	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
San Marino	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Sao Tome and Principe	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Saudi Arabia	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Senegal	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Serbia	Visa required	—	Details →
Seychelles	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Sierra Leone	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Singapore	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Slovakia	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Slovenia	eVisa	—	Details →
Solomon Islands	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Somalia	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
South Africa	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
South Korea	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
South Sudan	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Spain	eVisa	—	Details →
Sri Lanka	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Sudan	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Suriname	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Sweden	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Switzerland	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Syria	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Taiwan	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Tajikistan	eVisa	—	Details →
Tanzania	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Thailand	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Timor-Leste	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Togo	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Tonga	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Trinidad and Tobago	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Tunisia	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Türkiye	eVisa	—	Details →
Turkmenistan	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Tuvalu	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Uganda	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Ukraine	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
United Arab Emirates	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
United Kingdom	eVisa	—	Details →
United States	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Uruguay	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Uzbekistan	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Vanuatu	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Vatican City	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Venezuela	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Vietnam	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Yemen	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Zambia	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Zimbabwe	Visa on arrival	—	Details →

Burundi visa types, fees and processing times

Single-entry visa (Visa d'entrée simple)

eVisa

Fee: 90 USD
Max stay: 30 days
Valid for: 30 days

USD 90 or the equivalent in euros, valid for one month, obtained online, at Melchior Ndadaye International Airport or at embassies, according to the migration authority (CGM). The CGM’s multiple-entry visa costs USD 90 for one month, USD 180 for two and USD 270 for three; it is valid for one month, renewable at most twice, and allows a stay of up to 90 days.

Documents (2)

Passport photo
Copy of your passport

Official application site →

Transit visa

On arrival

Fee: 40 USD
Valid for: 3 days

USD 40 or the equivalent in euros, valid for three days and issued at any point of entry. Aircraft, train and ship crews do not need it.

Documents (2)

Passport photo
Copy of your passport

Official application site →

EAC visa

On arrival

Fee: Free
Max stay: 180 days
Valid for: 180 days

Free. The migration authority (CGM) lists it for citizens of East African Community member states.

Entry requirements for Burundi

Passport validity

6 months

Canada's travel advice says your passport must be valid for at least 6 months beyond the date you expect to leave Burundi and have at least one blank page. The UK's says 6 months from the date you arrive, with one blank page.

Government of Canada — Burundi travel advice (entry and exit requirements, health)✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026

Vaccinations: Yellow fever

The UK government says that to enter Burundi you must have a certificate proving you have had a yellow fever vaccination, due to a risk of yellow fever transmission.

UK FCDO — Burundi travel advice (entry requirements)✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026

Travel insurance

No official source we could read states a travel-insurance requirement for Burundi. The UK's travel advice says to check that you have appropriate travel insurance for local treatment or unexpected medical evacuation.

UK FCDO — Burundi travel advice (health)✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026

Return or onward ticket

Canada's travel advice says visitors entering Burundi must have a return ticket, or an onward ticket if they are in transit.

Government of Canada — Burundi travel advice (entry and exit requirements, health)✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026

Proof of funds

No official source we could read states a proof-of-funds requirement or amount for Burundi.

Commissariat Général des Migrations (Burundi) — visa types, fees and documents required✓ Checked 5 Oct 2026

Customs allowances

No official source we could read states Burundi's cash-declaration threshold or a limit on carrying Burundian francs in or out.

Burundi migration authority — official eVisa portal✓ Checked 9 Oct 2026

Burundi visa requirements statistics

198

Passports covered

176

Most common: Visa on arrival

Least common: Visa required

Visa-free access

Understanding Burundi visa requirements

We track the entry rules of Burundi for 198 passports. The most common situation is visa on arrival, which applies to 176 passports (89%). The least common is visa required (3 passports).

Entry categories for Burundi

Visa on arrival: 176 passports get their visa at the airport or border.
eVisa: 19 passports can apply for an electronic visa online.
Visa required: 3 passports must apply at an embassy or consulate.

What else you need to enter Burundi

Passport validity: Canada's travel advice says your passport must be valid for at least 6 months beyond the date you expect to leave Burundi and have at least one blank page.
Travel insurance: No official source we could read states a travel-insurance requirement for Burundi.
Return or onward ticket: Canada's travel advice says visitors entering Burundi must have a return ticket, or an onward ticket if they are in transit.
Proof of funds: No official source we could read states a proof-of-funds requirement or amount for Burundi.

Open your passport in the table for the exact rules — maximum stay, fees, how to apply and the official source. Entry rules change at short notice: confirm with the embassy of Burundi or its official immigration website before you travel.

Frequently asked questions about Burundi visas

Do I need a visa for Burundi?

No Burundian official source we could read states which nationalities need a visa for Burundi; the UK government says British visitors must have one, and Canada’s travel advice says a tourist visa is required. Burundi’s migration authority (CGM) says the single-entry visa is obtained online, at Melchior Ndadaye International Airport or at embassies. The CGM lists a free EAC entry visa for citizens of East African Community member states; the EAC names its Partner States as the DR Congo, Somalia, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Uganda and Tanzania.

Which passports get a free EAC visa?

The migration authority (CGM) lists a free “EAC entry visa” for citizens of East African Community member states, valid for 1 to 6 months; the EAC names its Partner States as the DR Congo, Somalia, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Uganda and Tanzania.

Can I get a visa on arrival in Burundi?

Burundi’s migration authority (CGM) says the single-entry visa is obtained online, at Melchior Ndadaye International Airport or at embassies, and that the transit visa (USD 40, valid for three days) is granted at any point of entry. The CGM describes its online visa application in three steps: fill in the form, pay the visa fee online, and present the visa application certificate at the point of entry on arrival. No Burundian official page we could read says whether applying before arrival is mandatory. The UK government says visas are issued on arrival in Burundi, and that all travellers without a valid settlement visa or permanent residence must complete the Airport entry visa or Transit visa application before arriving. The US State Department says you must complete the e-visa application before arriving and that border officials may not allow you to enter without pre-approval. Australia’s Smartraveller says all passengers entering or transiting Burundi must register online before travelling and will receive a certificate required to obtain the visa on arrival. Germany’s Federal Foreign Office says travellers can either complete the visa application online in advance and pay by credit card, or pay the visa fee in cash in USD on arrival at the airport. Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs says visas on arrival requiring no prior application have again been issued at Bujumbura International Airport since December 2021.

Do I need a yellow fever certificate for Burundi?

Yes. The UK government says that to enter Burundi you must have a certificate proving you have had a yellow fever vaccination, and Australia’s Smartraveller says you’ll need a valid yellow fever vaccination certificate to enter Burundi.

Is Burundi safe to visit?

The UK Foreign Office advises against all travel to parts of Burundi, including the Mugina, Cibitoke, Bukinyayana, Bubanza and Mpanda communes and the RN6 and RN10 roads through the Kibira National Park, and says armed group activity and conflict along the border with the DR Congo has increased. The Government of Canada advises avoiding non-essential travel to Burundi.

Do US citizens need a visa for Burundi?

US citizens get a visa on arrival in Burundi. Full rules for United States passport holders.

Do UK citizens need a visa for Burundi?

UK citizens need an eVisa for Burundi. Full rules for United Kingdom passport holders.

Do German citizens need a visa for Burundi?

German citizens get a visa on arrival in Burundi. Full rules for Germany passport holders.

What documents do I need to enter Burundi?

Passport validity: Canada's travel advice says your passport must be valid for at least 6 months beyond the date you expect to leave Burundi and have at least one blank page. Travel insurance: No official source we could read states a travel-insurance requirement for Burundi. Return or onward ticket: Canada's travel advice says visitors entering Burundi must have a return ticket, or an onward ticket if they are in transit. Proof of funds: No official source we could read states a proof-of-funds requirement or amount for Burundi.

How many countries can visit Burundi without a visa?

0 of 198 passports can enter Burundi visa-free (0%). 176 more get a visa on arrival, 19 can apply online (eVisa or eTA), and 3 need a visa from an embassy.

Data: TravelRequirements.info — Entry Requirements Dataset, AXG Sp. z o.o. (CC BY 4.0) — official sources are linked on each passport page. Gaps filled from the Passport Index dataset (MIT).

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Where can Burundi citizens travel visa-free?

Burundi passport holders can visit 19 countries without a visa. Open a country for the exact rules.

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