🇲🇷 Mauritania visa requirements for Australian citizens
Australian citizens can get a visa on arrival when entering Mauritania — no embassy visit needed beforehand.
Entry rules for Australia passport holders
Australian travelers can obtain their visa directly at the border or airport when arriving in Mauritania. Bring a passport with at least six months' validity, passport photos, and the visa fee (often payable only in cash). Lines can be long at peak times, so check whether Mauritania also offers an e-visa to skip the queue.
Entry rules can change at short notice. Always confirm current requirements with the official Mauritania immigration authority or your nearest embassy before booking.
How this compares
The Australian passport ranks #24 worldwide, opening 161 destinations without a visa arranged in advance (112 visa-free, 42 with a visa on arrival and 7 with an eTA). Mauritania is one of them.
This is not reciprocal — traveling the other way, Mauritanian citizens need to arrange entry to Australia in advance (e-visa).
Across Western Africa as a whole, 9 of 16 destinations are open to Australian travelers without arranging a visa in advance.
About Mauritania
- Capital
- Nouakchott
- Region
- Western Africa
- Currency
- Mauritanian ouguiya (UM)
- Languages
- Arabic
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Frequently asked questions
Do Australian citizens need a visa for Mauritania?
Australian citizens can get a visa on arrival when entering Mauritania — no embassy visit needed beforehand.
What currency is used in Mauritania?
The currency in Mauritania is the Mauritanian ouguiya (UM). The capital city is Nouakchott.
Is this information up to date?
Current status: Visa on arrival for Australian citizens traveling to Mauritania. This page is built from the open Passport Index dataset, which was last updated on 2025-01-12. Visa rules can change between dataset updates, so always confirm with the Mauritania embassy or immigration authority before booking.
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Source data last updated 2025-01-12.