Visa policy of Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso entry stamp

Visitors to Burkina Faso must obtain a visa from one of the Burkina Faso diplomatic missions unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries or countries whose citizens may obtain a visa on arrival.^[1]

Visa policy map

Visa policy of Burkina Faso

Visa exemption

Citizens of the following 17 countries can visit Burkina Faso without a visa:

Benin[2]  Cape Verde[3]  Central African Republic[4] (90 days)  Côte d'Ivoire[5]  Gambia[6]  Ghana[7]  Guinea[8]  Guinea-Bissau[9]  Liberia[10]

Mali[11]  Mauritania[12] (90 days)  Niger[13]  Nigeria[14]  Senegal[15]  Sierra Leone[16]  Singapore[17] (30 days)  Togo[18]

Holders of consular, diplomatic, official, service or special passports issued to nationals of Congo, Cuba and Russia and holders of diplomatic or official passports of Taiwan do not require a visa for Burkina Faso.

Visa on arrival

Visas are available on arrival at the airport and borders for the following 51 nationalities:

Argentina[19]  Australia[20]  Austria[21]  Belgium[22]  Brazil[23]  Canada[24]  Chad[25]  Colombia[26]  Comoros[27]  Cuba[28]  Czech Republic[29]  Denmark[30]  Djibouti[31]  Egypt[32]  Eritrea[33]  Estonia[34]  Finland[35]  France[36]  Germany[37]  Greece[38]  Hong Kong[39]  Hungary[40]  Iceland[41]  Ireland[42]  Italy[43]  Kenya[44]

Latvia[45]  Libya[46]  Liechtenstein[47]  Lithuania[48]  Luxembourg[49]  Malta[50]  Netherlands[51]  New Zealand[52]  Norway[53]  Paraguay[54]  Peru[55][56]  Poland[57]  Portugal[58]  Sao Tome and Principe[59]  Slovakia[60]  Slovenia[61]  Somalia[62]  Spain[63]  Sweden[64]   Switzerland[65]  Taiwan[66]  Tunisia[67]  United Kingdom[68]  United States[69]  Venezuela[70]

Holders of consular, diplomatic, official, service or special passports can obtain a visa on arrival free of charge.

See also

• Visa requirements for Burkinabe citizens

References

1. "Visa Information". Timatic. IATA. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
56. Must hold a valid visa issued by a Schengen Area member state.