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Martinique visa rules for Burkina Faso passport holders

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The answer

No. Burkina Faso passport holders need a visa to visit Martinique.

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ONE TIME LIVIN’VISA NEEDED

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Official source

legifrance.gouv.frLégifrance (French Government), Arrêté du 26 juillet 2011 relatif aux documents et visas exigés pour l'entrée des étrangers sur le territoire de la Guadeloupe, la Guyane, la Martinique, La Réunion et de la collectivité de Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, version in force since 19 June 2025 (Annex II amended by the arrêtés of 28 May 2025), from DILA's official LEGI open dataChecked 3 Nov 2026

Etre en possession d'un visa en cours de validité si celui-ci est requis en vertu de l'annexe II du présent arrêté

Quoted from the source.

Who sets the entry rules

Martinique is part of France but outside the Schengen area, so it has its own visa rules.

Source: service-public.gouv.fr

Before you go

Passport validity

Your passport must be valid for at least 3 months.

sa durée de validité est supérieure d'au moins trois mois à la date à laquelle le demandeur a prévu de quitter le territoire visé ci-dessus

Tourist entry only

These rules cover tourist visits. Work, study and transit follow other rules.

Visa-free nearby

Other places Burkina Faso passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of Fort-de-France, nearest first.

  1. DominicaRoseau, about 80 km from Fort-de-FranceVisa-free · 21 days
  2. St. Vincent & GrenadinesKingstown, about 160 km from Fort-de-FranceVisa-free · 3 months
  3. BarbadosBridgetown, about 230 km from Fort-de-FranceVisa-free
  4. SurinameParamaribo, about 1,170 km from Fort-de-FranceVisa-free · 90 days
  5. HaitiPort-au-Prince, about 1,280 km from Fort-de-FranceVisa-free · 90 days

We list only countries whose rules we have reviewed. More appear as we review them.

Weather in Fort-de-France

Average high and low temperature and rainfall in Fort-de-France, month by month.

  1. JanHigh 29.0°CLow 22.3°CRain 115 mm
  2. FebHigh 29.1°CLow 22.1°CRain 82 mm
  3. MarHigh 29.6°CLow 22.4°CRain 82 mm
  4. AprHigh 30.3°CLow 23.2°CRain 123 mm
  5. MayHigh 30.9°CLow 24.3°CRain 137 mm
  6. JunHigh 30.9°CLow 25.0°CRain 166 mm
  7. JulHigh 30.9°CLow 25.0°CRain 199 mm
  8. AugHigh 31.4°CLow 24.7°CRain 257 mm
  9. SepHigh 31.7°CLow 24.1°CRain 219 mm
  10. OctHigh 31.4°CLow 23.8°CRain 257 mm
  11. NovHigh 30.5°CLow 23.5°CRain 261 mm
  12. DecHigh 29.6°CLow 22.8°CRain 156 mm

Bar and large number: average high, °CSmaller number: average low, °Cmm: average rainfall

Averages of 30 years between 1991 and 2020, computed by One Time Livin’.

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