🇲🇷Mauritania Visa for American Citizens2026 Requirements, Fees & Documents

E-Visa (90 days)

Medium-term stay in Mauritania for any purpose including extended visits, business, or research.

90-day duration e-visa. Fee: Arab/African nationals €70/$75; Rest of World €95/$100. Same application process via anrpts.gov.mr; fees paid in cash on arrival.

E-Visa (3–12 months)

Long-term stay in Mauritania for any purpose including work, study, or extended residence. No separate work or student visa category is published on official sources.

3-month to 1-year (up to 360-day) duration e-visa covering purposes including work and study. The 360-day tier supports multiple entries and is aimed at business/frequent travelers. Fee: Arab/African nationals €135/$145; Rest of World €190/$200. No official distinction between work visa, student visa, or other long-stay categories is published on Mauritanian government sources.

E-Visa (720 days / 2 years)

Longest standard e-visa duration for extended or repeat travel to Mauritania, typically frequent business travel or extended residence with multiple entries.

Longest standard duration tier in Mauritania's single e-visa system. The ANRPTS portal (anrpts.gov.mr) offers selectable durations of 30, 90, 360 and 720 days; the 360- and 720-day options support multiple entries and are aimed at frequent/business travelers. Confirmed as an available duration by the official ANRPTS-based application flow. Exact fee for the 720-day tier is not published on an authoritative source; fees scale by duration and by region (Arab/Africa vs Rest of World) and are paid in cash on arrival. No purpose-based category exists - reason for travel is a free-text field on the application.

E-Visa (Long-Stay) - Work

Stay in Mauritania for employment or professional activity. No dedicated work visa is published; long-stay e-visa durations (3 months to 3+ years) serve this purpose.

No separate work visa category is published on any official Mauritanian government source. Workers must obtain the general e-visa for the required duration (3–12 months: €135–190; 1–2 years: €190–270; 2–3 years: €270–405; 3+ years: €540–810 depending on region). Work permit requirements from the Ministry of Labor are separate from the visa and not documented on the official visa portal.

E-Visa (Long-Stay) - Student

Study at a Mauritanian educational institution. No dedicated student visa is published; long-stay e-visa durations serve this purpose.

No separate student visa category is published on any official Mauritanian government source. Students must apply for the general long-stay e-visa at anrpts.gov.mr. No student-specific fee reduction or processing distinction is documented.

Visa Exemption - Diplomatic/Service Passport

Visa-free entry for holders of diplomatic, service, or official passports from countries with bilateral visa suppression agreements with Mauritania.

Mauritania has bilateral visa suppression agreements with approximately 20+ countries. Most cover only diplomatic and service passports. Countries with diplomatic/service exemptions include Morocco, Syria, Yemen, UAE, Romania, Spain (diplomatic only), Turkey, Brazil (diplomatic/service/official), China, Iran, India, Guinea-Bissau, Egypt, and Russia among others. Full visa abolition for all passport types (ordinary) applies to: Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Mali, Senegal, Gambia, Niger, Côte d'Ivoire, Chad, and Burkina Faso - all for up to 90 days.