Mauritania visa requirements for Malians

Travel and visa requirements

Mauritanian Visa is not required for Malians

Stay Duration: 90 days

Entry Requirements

  • Malians intending to visit Mauritania can stay for a duration of 90 days without a visa.
  • Malians intending to visit Mauritania must have a return/onward ticket.
  • Malians 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.
  • Malians intending to visit Mauritania are required to provide a proof of hotel accommodation, as well as an international certificate of vaccination.
  • Malians intending to visit Mauritania are allowed an unlimited foreign currency import as long as it’s declared on entry.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is it safe to go to Mauritania?

The risk of kidnapping is 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 Mauritania a poor country?

Even though it has a population of only 3 million and despite having important natural resources (oil, iron ore, fish) at its disposal, Mauritania is still one of the poorest countries in the world on the Human Development Index, according to the United Nations classification system.

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 an Arab 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. Many of its people are nomads.

Is alcohol legal in Mauritania?

Alcohol is illegal in Mauritania and there are no restaurants in the city of Nouakchott that serve alcoholic beverages legally.