Visa policy of Burkina Faso

Policy on permits required to enter Burkina Faso

Politics of Burkina Faso

Constitution (suspended)

* Human rights

Government

* Interim President

Ibrahim Traoré
* Interim Prime Minister

Apollinaire Joachim Kyélem de Tambèla

Parliament

* National Assembly

President: Alassane Bala Sakandé

Administrative divisions

* 13 regions
* 45 provinces
* 351 departments

Elections

* Recent elections

* General: 2015
* 2020

* Political parties

Foreign relations

* Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Minister: Olivia Rouamba

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* Diplomatic missions of / in Burkina Faso

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* Nationality law
* Passport
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* Visa policy

* Other countries

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Burkina Faso visa

Visitors to Burkina Faso must obtain a visa from one of the Burkina Faso diplomatic missions or online, unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries or a country whose citizens may obtain a visa on arrival.

## Visa policy map

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Visa policy of Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso

Visa not required

Visa on arrival

Visa on arrival (conditional)

eVisa

## Visa exemption

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Citizens of the following countries can visit Burkina Faso without a visa:[1]

* Benin
* Cape Verde
* Central African Republic (90 days)
* Côte d'Ivoire
* Gambia
* Ghana
* Guinea

* Guinea-Bissau
* Liberia
* Mali
* Mauritania (90 days)
* Morocco (90 days)
* Niger
* Nigeria

* Senegal
* Sierra Leone
* Singapore (30 days)[2]
* Togo
* United Arab Emirates

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Date of visa changes

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This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (November 2018)

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* 30 April 1980: ECOWAS[3] (Economic Community of West African States): Benin, Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo
* 22 December 2020: Morocco[4][5]

### Non-ordinary passports

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Additionally, holders of diplomatic, official or service passports issued to citizens of Brazil,[6] China, Congo, Cuba, Russia, Taiwan, Turkey[7] do not require a visa for Burkina Faso.

In addition, citizens of China holding passports endorsed "for public affairs" do not require a visa for a maximum stay of 90 days.

## Visa on arrival

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Visas are available on arrival at the airport and borders for the following countries for a stay of up to 1 month.

The cost of the visa on arrival is 94,000 francs CFA (€143.30) for a single entry visa with a maximum validity of 3 months, or 122,000 CFA (€185.99) for multiple entry visa with a maximum validity of three months.[1]

* All European Union member states (except Cyprus)

* Argentina
* Australia
* Brazil
* Canada
* Chad
* Colombia
* Comoros

* Cuba
* DR Congo 1
* Djibouti
* Egypt
* Eritrea
* Hong Kong
* Iceland

* Kenya
* Libya
* Liechtenstein
* New Zealand
* Norway
* Paraguay
* São Tomé and Príncipe

* Somalia
* Switzerland
* Taiwan
* Tunisia
* United Kingdom
* United States
* Venezuela

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1 - Only at Ouagadougou airport.

Visa on arrival is available for citizens of Peru for holders of a valid visa issued by a Schengen Member State.[1]

Visa on arrival is available for holders of diplomatic, official, service or special passports free of charge. Visa on arrival is also available for holders of an Interpol passport traveling on duty.

## Electronic Visa (e-Visa)

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Citizens of countries that are not visa-exempt may also obtain a visa online or at a Burkina Faso diplomatic mission, if they prefer.[8]

## Transit without a visa

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Citizens of South Africa require a visa prior to arrival at all times, including transit. Other nationalities holding confirmed onward tickets may transit through airports of Burkina Faso up to 24 hours without a transit visa.

## Visitor statistics

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Most visitors arriving to Burkina Faso for tourism purposes were from the following countries of nationality:[9]

Country | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013

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France | 23,993 | 23,840 | 29,311 | 35,715
Ivory Coast | 14,914 | 16,665 | 16,509 | 18,852
Mali | 11,956 | 12,687 | 12,469 | 16,065
Niger | 8,884 | 9,452 | 7,766 | 11,265
Senegal | 7,617 | 6,527 | 6,824 | 9,566
Togo | 7,438 | 5,824 | 6,498 | 8,604
Benin | 6,915 | 6,103 | 8,113 | 8,622
United States | 5,611 | 5,923 | 5,984 | 7,748
Ghana | 5,122 | 5,199 | 6,074 | 7,090
Total | 151,783 | 156,036 | 181,410 | 206,954

## See also

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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Burkina Faso.

* Visa requirements for Burkinabe citizens

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Visa and passport". Timatic. International Air Transport Association through Emirates. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
2. ^ "Burkina Faso - Travel Page". www.mfa.gov.sg. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Singapore). Retrieved 2 March 2023.
3. ^ "Treaty Establishing the Economic Community of West African States - Protocol A/P1/5/79 on Free Movement of Persons, Right of Residence and Establishment". Archived from the original on 14 June 2018 - via United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
4. ^ a b "Burkina-Maroc : Suppression de visa pour les passeports ordinaires". APAnews - Agence de Presse Africaine (in French). APA-Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso). 15 March 2023. Archived from the original on 27 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
5. ^ Under visa abolition agreement on 23 October 2020[4]
6. ^ "Concórdia".
7. ^ Under visa exemption agreement on 8 January 2013; from 16 October 2013
8. ^ "Burkina Faso eVisa".
9. ^ Abstract of Statistics. Chapitre 19 Statistiques du tourismep. 276

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* t
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Visa policy by country

* Visa
* Passport
* Travel document

Africa|

* Algeria
* Angola
* Benin
* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Cameroon
* Cape Verde
* Central African Republic
* Chad
* Comoros
* DR Congo
* Djibouti
* Egypt6
* Equatorial Guinea
* Eritrea
* Eswatini
* Ethiopia
* Gabon
* Gambia
* Ghana
* Guinea-Bissau
* Guinea
* Ivory Coast
* Kenya
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Libya
* Madagascar
* Malawi
* Mali
* Mauritania
* Mauritius
* Morocco
* Mozambique
* Namibia
* Niger
* Nigeria
* R Congo
* Rwanda
* Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha1
* São Tomé and Príncipe
* Senegal
* Seychelles
* Sierra Leone
* Somalia
* Somaliland3
* South Africa
* South Sudan
* Sudan
* Tanzania
* Togo
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

Americas|

* Anguilla1
* Antigua and Barbuda
* Argentina
* Bahamas
* Barbados
* Belize
* Bermuda1
* Bolivia
* Brazil
* British Virgin Islands1
* Canada
* Cayman Islands1
* Chile
* Colombia
* Costa Rica
* Cuba
* Dominica
* Dominican Republic
* Dutch Caribbean (Aruba, Caribbean Netherlands, Curaçao, Sint Maarten)
* Ecuador
* El Salvador
* Falkland Islands1
* Greenland5
* Grenada
* Guatemala
* Guyana
* Haiti
* Honduras
* Jamaica
* Mexico
* Montserrat1
* Nicaragua
* Panama
* Paraguay
* Peru
* St. Kitts and Nevis
* St. Lucia
* St. Vincent and the Grenadines
* South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands1
* Suriname
* Trinidad and Tobago
* Turks and Caicos Islands1
* United States
* Puerto Rico4
* Virgin Islands4
* Uruguay
* Venezuela

Asia|

* Abkhazia2 3
* Afghanistan
* Akrotiri and Dhekelia1 2
* Armenia2
* Azerbaijan2
* Bahrain
* Bangladesh
* Bhutan
* Brunei
* Cambodia
* China
* Hong Kong
* Macau
* Cyprus2
* East Timor
* Egypt6
* Georgia2
* India
* Indonesia
* Iran
* Iraq
* Israel
* Japan
* Jordan
* Kazakhstan2
* Kuwait
* Kyrgyzstan
* Laos
* Lebanon
* Malaysia
* Maldives
* Mongolia
* Myanmar
* Nepal
* North Korea
* Northern Cyprus2 3
* Oman
* Pakistan
* Palestine3
* Philippines
* Qatar
* Russia2
* Saudi Arabia
* Singapore
* South Korea
* South Ossetia2
* Sri Lanka
* Syria
* Taiwan (Republic of China)3
* Tajikistan
* Thailand
* Turkey2
* Turkmenistan
* United Arab Emirates
* Uzbekistan
* Vietnam
* Yemen

Europe|

* Abkhazia2 3
* Akrotiri and Dhekelia1 2
* Albania
* Andorra
* Armenia2
* Austria
* Azerbaijan2
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Czech Republic
* Cyprus2
* Denmark
* Faroe Islands
* Greenland
* Estonia
* Finland
* France
* Overseas
* Georgia2
* Germany
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Italy
* Kazakhstan2
* Kosovo3
* Latvia
* Liechtenstein
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Moldova
* Monaco
* Montenegro
* Netherlands
* Overseas
* North Macedonia
* Northern Cyprus2 3
* Norway
* Svalbard
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Russia2
* San Marino
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* South Ossetia2 3
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Transnistria3
* Turkey2
* Ukraine
* United Kingdom
* Overseas
* Vatican City

Oceania|

* American Samoa4
* Australia
* Cook Islands
* Fiji
* Guam4
* Kiribati
* Marshall Islands
* Micronesia
* Nauru
* New Zealand
* Niue
* Northern Mariana Islands4
* Palau
* Papua New Guinea
* Pitcairn Islands1
* Samoa
* Solomon Islands
* Tokelau
* Tonga
* Tuvalu
* Vanuatu

Historical|

* Artsakh2
* Russia2

1 British Overseas Territories. 2 These countries span the conventional boundary between Europe and Asia. 3 Partially recognized. 4 Unincorporated territory of the United States. 5 Part of the Kingdom of Denmark. 6 Egypt spans the boundary between Africa and Asia.

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Visa requirements by citizenship

* Visa
* Passport
* Travel document

Africa|

* Algerian
* Angolan
* Beninese
* Botswana
* Burkinabe
* Burundian
* Cameroonian
* Cape Verdean
* Central African
* Chadian
* Comorian
* Congolese (Democratic Republic)
* Congolese (Republic)
* Djiboutian
* Egyptian4
* Equatorial Guinean
* Eritrean
* Ethiopian
* Gabonese
* Gambian
* Ghanaian
* Guinea-Bissauan
* Guinean
* Ivorian
* Kenyan
* Lesothan
* Liberian
* Libyan
* Malagasy
* Malawian
* Malian
* Mauritanian
* Mauritian
* Moroccan
* Mozambican
* Namibian
* Nigerian
* Nigerien
* Rwandan
* Saint Helena1
* Santomean
* Senegalese
* Seychellois
* Sierra Leonean
* Somali (Somaliland)
* South African
* South Sudanese
* Sudanese
* Swazi
* Tanzanian
* Togolese
* Tunisian
* Ugandan
* Zambian
* Zimbabwean

Americas|

* American
* Anguillan1
* Antigua and Barbuda
* Argentine
* Bahamian
* Barbadian
* Belizean
* Bermudian1
* Bolivian
* Brazilian
* British Virgin Islands1
* Canadian
* Caymanian1
* Chilean
* Colombian
* Costa Rican
* Cuban
* Dominica
* Dominican Republic
* Ecuadorian
* Greenlandic
* Grenadian
* Guatemalan
* Guyanese
* Haitian
* Honduran
* Jamaican
* Mexican
* Montserratian1
* Nicaraguan
* Panamanian
* Paraguayan
* Peruvian
* Saint Kitts and Nevis
* Saint Lucian
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
* Salvadoran
* Surinamese
* Trinidad and Tobago
* Turks and Caicos Islands1
* Uruguayan
* Venezuelan

Asia|

* Abkhaz2 5
* Afghan
* Armenian3
* Azerbaijani2
* Bahraini
* Bangladeshi
* Bhutanese
* Bruneian
* Cambodian
* Chinese
* Hong Kongese
* Macanese
* Cypriot3
* East Timorese
* Egyptian4
* Emirati
* Georgian2
* Indian
* Indonesian
* Iranian
* Iraqi
* Israeli
* Japanese
* Jordanian
* Kazakhstani2
* Kuwaiti
* Kyrgyzstani
* Laotian
* Lebanese
* Malaysian
* Maldivian
* Mongolian
* Myanmar
* Nepalese
* North Korean
* Northern Cypriot3 5
* Omani
* Pakistani
* Palestinian
* Philippine
* Qatari
* Russian2
* Saudi
* Singaporean
* South Korean
* South Ossetian2 5
* Sri Lankan
* Syrian
* Taiwanese5
* Tajikistani
* Thai
* Turkish2
* Turkmen
* Uzbekistani
* Vietnamese
* Yemeni

Europe|

* Abkhaz2 5
* Albanian
* Andorran
* Armenian3
* Austrian
* Azerbaijani2
* Belarusian
* Belgian
* Bosnian and Herzegovinian
* British (BOTC · BN(O) · BOC)
* Bulgarian
* Croatian
* Cypriot3
* Czech
* Danish
* Faroese
* Greenlandic
* Dutch
* Estonian (Non-citizens)
* EU
* Finnish
* French
* Georgian2
* German
* Greek
* Hungarian
* Icelandic
* Irish
* Italian
* Kazakhstani2
* Kosovar5
* Latvian (Non-citizens)
* Liechtenstein
* Lithuanian
* Luxembourg
* Maltese
* Moldovan
* Montenegrin
* Monégasque
* North Macedonian
* Northern Cypriot3 5
* Norwegian
* Polish
* Portuguese
* Romanian
* Russian9
* San Marino
* Serbian
* Slovak
* Slovenian
* South Ossetian2 5
* Spanish
* Swedish
* Swiss
* Transnistrian5
* Turkish2
* Ukrainian
* Vatican City

Oceania|

* Australian
* Fijian
* Kiribati
* Marshallese
* Micronesian
* Nauruan
* New Zealand
* Palauan
* Papua New Guinean
* Pitcairn Islands1
* Samoan
* Solomon Islands
* Tongan
* Tuvaluan
* Vanuatuan

Other|

* Crew members
* Sovereign Military Order of Malta
* Green Card

1 British Overseas Territories. 2 Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Russia and the partially recognised republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia each span the conventional boundary between Europe and Asia. 3 Cyprus, Armenia, and the partially recognised republic of Northern Cyprus are entirely in Western Asia but have socio-political connections with Europe. 4 Egypt spans the boundary between Africa and Asia. 5 Partially recognized.

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