Visa Acceptance

The visa entry is mandatory for Canadians entering Mauritania.

The visa is delivered by the Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania to the United Nations in New York every working day. Visas are no longer delivered by the Consulate. The request must be submitted in person or by messenger. If the petitioner chooses to submit his or her request by messenger, the Permanent Mission cannot guarantee the mail service and will not assume any responsibility with regard to the loss of the document.

Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania to the United Nations
116 East 38th Street,
New York, NY 10016 - USA
Telephone: (212) 252-0113
Facsimile: (212) 252-0175
E-mail: mauritania@un.int

The form for the visa is available online: click here.

The Permanent Mission can deliver entry visas for a maximum period of twelve months. For the visa delivery, the following documents are necessary:

• Valid Canadian passport.
• Copies of the airplane ticket round trip.
• A reason for the trip: invitation letter (government, businesses, associations. ..) that can be confirmed by a Mauritanian authority or in certain cases by official Canadian services.
• Means of subsistence: equivalent resources of a minimum of 1,500 dollars Canadian per month.
• A recent photograph.
• A pre-paid return envelope.
• Stamp Rights:
  • 77 US dollars (USD) for a visa of less than 3 months;
  • 116 US dollars (USD) for a 3 months to 1 year visa;
  • 58 US dollars (USD) for a transit visa.

N.B. Members of diplomatic and consular missions, agents of public services provided with an order from the mission and crew members of vessels and aircrafts benefit from a special delivery procedure.

If you have the intention to live or to remain in Mauritania for more than twelve months, a visa acceptance for a longer stay is necessary; follow the link towards the Internet Web site of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania.