Mauritania visa requirements for Gaboneses

Travel and visa requirements

Mauritanian Visa is not required for Gaboneses

Stay Duration: 90 days

Entry Requirements

  • Gabonese intending to visit Mauritania must first apply for an E-visa.
  • This online pre-visa can be granted by the Mauritania consulate in the applicant's home country.
  • On presentation of the pre-visa at the border checkpoint of Mauritania the traveller is then issued a visa on arrival.
  • This visa is valid for a maximum total stay of 90 days within a one-year period.
  • Alongside the printed confirmation that a visa will be issued upon arrival, the traveller must also have a return/onward ticket.
  • A proof of hotel accommodation is also needed, as well as an international certificate of vaccination.
  • Gabonese intending to visit Mauritania are required to provide a passport with six months of validity and with atleast two blank pages for stamps on arrival and departure.

Frequently Asked Questions


Is it safe to go to Mauritania??

The risk of kidnapping is also very high in Mauritania particularly against Westerners in Nouakchott and Atar. It is also not safe to travel to the eastern and northern provinces of Mauritania, Tiris Zemmour, Adrar, Tagant, and Hodh el Chargui due to the continuing high threat from terrorism throughout the country.


Is slavery legal in Mauritania??

In 1981, Mauritania became the last country in the world to abolish slavery when a presidential decree abolished the practice. However, no criminal laws were passed to enforce the ban. In 2007, "under international pressure", the government passed a law allowing slaveholders to be prosecuted.


What is Mauritania known for??

The heartland of Mauritania consists of the vast Adrar and Tagant plateaus, known as the Trab el-Hajra (Arabic: “Country of Stone”). Until the 1980s nomadic life was prevalent in Mauritania, and among the Moorish population the nomadic lifestyle is still idealized.


Is Mauritania a third world country??
One of Africa's newest oil producers, the Islamic Republic of Mauritania bridges the Arab Maghreb and western sub-Saharan Africa. The largely desert country presents a cultural contrast, with an Arab-Berber population to the north and black Africans to the south.

Where is Mauritania located??

Africa