Valid passports required by all except nationals of some other ECOWAS countries (Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Sierra Leone) and Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo (Rep), Gabon and Madagascar holding a valid national ID card.

Required by all except the following:
(a) nationals of Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo (Rep), Côte d’Ivoire, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Romania, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo and Tunisia;
(b) transit passengers continuing their journey by the same or first connecting aircraft provided holding onward or return documentation and not leaving the airport.

Tourist or Business: £42. All visas are multiple-entry.

Three months.

Consulate (or Consular section at Embassy); see Passport/Visa Information.

(a) Valid passport. (b) Application form. (c) Two passport-size photos. (d) Fee. (e) For Business visas, a letter of invitation from sponsor may be required. (f) Stamped, self-addressed envelope if applying by post.

Applications should be made to the Home Ministry in Mauritania.

Usually takes 72 hours to be processed.

Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania in the UK
8 Carlos Place, Mayfair, London W1K 3AS, UK
Tel: (020) 7478 9323.
E-mail: ambarim@aol.com
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 0930-1630.

Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania in the USA
2129 Leroy Place, NW, Washington, DC 20008, USA
Tel: (202) 232 5700.
Website: www.ambarim-dc.org