How to get a Burkina Faso visa from Malaysia

• The Burkina Faso tourist visa is issued to Malaysians traveling to the country for tourism and visitation purposes.
• This visa is valid for 90 days.
• Applicants are required to provide proof of yellow fever vaccination.
• Applicants going for visitation purposes are required to provide an invitation letter.
• Exercise caution when traveling along the northern areas of the country near the Mali and Niger borders.
• If traveling with prescription medication, check with the government of Burkina Faso to ensure the medication is legal in Burkina Faso. Always, carry your prescription medication in original packaging with your doctor’s prescription.
• You can get hepatitis A and typhoid through contaminated food or water in Burkina Faso, make sure to stay up-to-date on vaccinations.
• Avoid using buses and local (green) taxis. Buses have been involved in catastrophic accidents and been targeted by roadside criminals. Green taxis are often mechanically unsafe, pick up multiple passengers in a single taxi, and have been connected to criminal activity involving its passengers.
• There are a handful of yellow taxi cab services that are acceptable and utilize centralized dispatchers, fare meters, seatbelts, and well-maintained automobiles.

• The Burkina Faso business visa is issued to those who intend to go to Burkina Faso for commercial and trade activities.
• The visa is valid for 3 months and can be extended.
• A letter of invitation from the host company in Burkina Faso is required.
• The letter should be printed on the company’s letter headed paper.
• The invitation letter should include the following information:
• All personal information of the applicant (full name, gender, date of birth, etc.).
• Everything about the planned trip (purpose of visit, arrival and departure dates, place(s) of visit, relations between the applicant and the inviting entity, financial source for expenditures).
• All details of the inviting entity (name, contact number, address, official stamp, signature of the legal representative of the entity, etc).
• The letter should state the duration and nature of the business to be carried out. The valid contact address of the company should be included in the letter.
• Proof of any previous dealings between the sponsoring and the host company should be provided, if any.

Traditionally, women wear a long cotton skirt wrapped at the waists. Tops were added to their costume in rural areas as well as cities. Men's traditional clothing is a cotton shirt and trousers.