Mali Mauritania

Mauritania Visa Requirements for Mali Citizens

Visa-free

Mali passport holders do not need a visa to visit Mauritania.

Source: Ministère des Affaires Étrangères de Mauritanie — Visa · checked 7 Oct 2026

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What the Mauritania visa rules mean for Mali travellers

Mali citizens can enter Mauritania without a visa. You only need a valid Mali passport at the border; immigration officers may still ask for a return or onward ticket, proof of accommodation and enough money for your stay.

Documents to prepare

Whatever your visa status, Mauritania applies the same entry conditions to every traveller:

Passport validity: The UK government says your passport must have an expiry date at least 6 months after the date you arrive in Mauritania.
Blank passport pages: Your passport needs at least 1 blank page.
Vaccinations: Yellow fever: The UK government says a yellow fever certificate is required if you are coming from a country listed as a transmission risk.
Travel insurance: No official source we could read makes insurance a condition of entry. The UK government advises insurance for local treatment and medical evacuation: medical facilities are extremely limited, particularly outside Nouak…

Mauritania entry rules compared

Mauritania lets 11 passports in without a visa, issues eVisas to 187. Mali citizens are treated the same way as Algeria, Burkina Faso, Chad, Côte d'Ivoire and Gambia. Overall the Mali passport ranks #141 in the world with 31 visa-free destinations.

More travel options

Planning a longer trip in Africa? With a Mali passport you can also visit 19 countries in the region without a visa, including Burkina Faso, Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Cape Verde, Algeria, Ghana, Gambia and Guinea.

In the other direction, Mauritania citizens can visit Mali visa-free.

Entry requirements for Mauritania

Passport validity

6 months

The UK government says your passport must have an expiry date at least 6 months after the date you arrive in Mauritania.

UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office — Mauritania entry requirements✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026

Blank passport pages

1 blank page

Your passport needs at least 1 blank page.

U.S. Department of State — Mauritania international travel information✓ Checked 4 Oct 2026

Vaccinations: Yellow fever

The UK government says a yellow fever certificate is required if you are coming from a country listed as a transmission risk.

WHO, International Travel and Health, Annex 1 — countries requiring proof of vaccination against yellow fever✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026

Travel insurance

No official requirement

No official source we could read makes insurance a condition of entry. The UK government advises insurance for local treatment and medical evacuation: medical facilities are extremely limited, particularly outside Nouakchott and Nouadhibou, and clinics charge for care, sometimes in euros or US dollars.

UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office — Mauritania travel advice (health)✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026

Return or onward ticket

No official source we could read states an onward or return ticket requirement for Mauritania.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mauritania — Visa: how to obtain an entry visa (no ticket or funds requirement listed)✓ Checked 7 Oct 2026

Proof of funds

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

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mauritania — Visa: how to obtain an entry visa (no ticket or funds requirement listed)✓ Checked 7 Oct 2026

Overstay penalties

55 euros

Mauritania's immigration decree (consolidated text from the Interior Ministry) says tourists may not extend their stay beyond three months. The French government says that if the permitted stay is not respected, a regularisation is needed before the traveller is allowed to leave, and that it costs the same as an entry visa (55 euros at present).

France, Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères — Mauritanie: conseils aux voyageurs, entrée et séjour✓ Checked 12 Oct 2026

Customs allowances

The UK government says it is illegal to take ouguiyas out of Mauritania and that the authorities may confiscate money from people trying to do so. No Mauritanian source we could read publishes a declaration threshold.

Australian Government Smartraveller — Mauritania travel advice (money)✓ Checked 6 Oct 2026

Frequently asked questions

Do Malian citizens need a visa for Mauritania?