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Mauritania visa rules for Germany passport holders

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The answer

e-Visa needed. Germany passport holders need an e-Visa before travel to visit Mauritania.

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ONE TIME LIVIN’E-VISA

Our summary of the official rule. Not an official stamp.

Official source

diplomatie.gov.mrMinistère des Affaires Étrangères, de la Coopération et des Mauritaniens de l'Extérieur (Mauritania)Checked 31 Oct 2026

Une fois validée, vous recevrez un visa électronique (e-visa) à travers le numéro de demande.

Quoted from the source.

Before you go

The conditions that come with this rule, from its official sources.

Conditions from official sources

  • Apply online on the ANRPTS site (anrpts.gov.mr) and bring the e-visa to board the flight.
  • Biometric data is taken at the border on arrival.

Passport validity

Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months.

Il est interdit à tout titulaire d'un passeport dont la durée de validité est inférieure à 6 mois d'accéder au sol mauritanien.

Tourist entry only

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

The other way round

What Mauritania passport holders need to visit Germany.

Mauritania passport Germany

Visa needed

Afghanistan yes Albania no (1, 5) Algeria yes Andorra no (1, 4) Angola yes Antigua and Barbuda no (1) Argentina no (1) Armenia yes Austria no Australia (including the Cocos Islands, Norfolk Island, Christmas Island) no (1, 3) Azerbaijan yes Bahamas no (1) Bahrain yes Bangladesh yes Barbados no (1) Belarus yes Belgium no Belize yes Benin yes Bhutan yes Bolivia yes Bosnia and Herzegovina no (1, 5) Botswana yes Brazil no (1, 4) Brunei Darussalam no (1) Bulgaria no Burkina Faso yes Burundi yes Cambodia yes Cameroon yes Canada no (1, 3) Cape Verde yes Central African Republic yes Chad yes Chile no (1) China (People's Republic) yes (6) Colombia no (1) Comoros yes Congo (Democratic Republic of the Congo) yes Congo (Republic of the Congo) yes Costa Rica no (1) Côte d'Ivoire yes Croatia no Cuba yes Cyprus no Czech Republic no Denmark no Djibouti yes Dominica no (1) Dominican Republic yes Ecuador yes Egypt yes El Salvador no (1, 4) Equatorial Guinea yes Eritrea yes Estonia no Eswatini yes Ethiopia yes Fiji yes Finland no France (including French Guyane, French Polynesia, Guadeloupe, Martinique, New Caledonia, Réunion, St Pierre and Miquelon) no Gabon yes Gambia yes Georgia no (1,5, 9) Ghana yes Greece no Grenada no (1) Guatemala no (1) Guinea yes Guinea-Bissau yes Guyana yes Haiti yes Honduras no (1, 4) Hong Kong see China (People's Republic) (6) Hungary no Iceland no (1, 3) India yes Indonesia yes Iran yes Iraq yes Ireland no Israel no (1, 3) Italy no Jamaica yes Japan no (1, 3) Jordan yes Kazakhstan yes Kenya yes Kiribati no (1) Korea (Republic of Korea, South Korea) no (1, 3) Korea (Democratic People's Republic, North Korea) yes Kosovo no (1, 5) Kuwait yes Kyrgyzstan yes Laos yes Latvia no Lebanon yes Lesotho yes Liberia yes Libya yes Liechtenstein no Lithuania no Luxembourg no Macao no (1, 6) Madagascar yes Malawi yes Malaysia no (1) Maldives yes Mali yes Malta no Marshall Islands no (1) Mauritania yes Mauritius no (1) Mexico no (1) Micronesia no (1) Moldova no (1, 5) Monaco no (1, 4) Mongolia yes Montenegro no (1, 5) Morocco yes Mozambique yes Myanmar yes Namibia yes Nauru yes Nepal yes Netherlands no New Zealand (including the Cook Islands, Niue, Tokelau) no (1, 3) Nicaragua no (1) Niger yes Nigeria yes North Macedonia no (1, 5) Norway no Oman yes Pakistan yes Palau no (1) Palestinian territories yes Panama no (1) Papua New Guinea yes Paraguay no (1) Peru no (1) Philippines yes Poland no Portugal no Qatar yes Romania no Russian Federation yes Rwanda yes Saint Kitts and Nevis no (1) Saint Lucia no (1) Saint Vincent and the Grenadines no (1) Samoa no (1) San Marino no (1, 4) São Tomé and Principe yes Saudi Arabia yes Senegal yes Serbia no (1) Seychelles no (1, 5) Sierra Leone yes Singapore no (1) Slovak Republic no Slovenia no Solomon Islands no (1) Somalia yes South Africa yes South Sudan yes Spain (including Spanish territories in North Africa with Ceuta and Melilla) no Sri Lanka yes Sudan yes Suriname yes Sweden no Switzerland no (1, 3) Syria yes Taiwan no (1, 8) Tajikistan yes Tanzania yes Thailand yes Timor-Leste no (1) Togo yes Tonga no (1) Trinidad and Tobago no (1) Tunisia yes Turkey yes Turkmenistan yes Tuvalu no (1) Uganda yes Ukraine no (1, 5) United Arab Emirates no (1) United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland no (1, 3, 7) United States of America (including Virgin Islands of the United States, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico) no (1, 3) Uruguay no (1) Uzbekistan yes Vanuatu yes Vatican City no (1) Venezuela no (1) Viet Nam yes Yemen yes Zambia yes Zimbabwe yes

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Visa-free nearby

Other places Germany passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of Nouakchott, nearest first.

  1. SenegalDakar, about 410 km from NouakchottVisa-free · 90 days
  2. GambiaBanjul, about 520 km from NouakchottVisa-free · 90 days
  3. Cape VerdePraia, about 880 km from NouakchottVisa-free · 30 days
  4. Western SaharaLaayoune, about 1,050 km from NouakchottVisa-free
  5. MoroccoRabat, about 1,990 km from NouakchottVisa-free

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

Weather in Nouakchott

Average high and low temperature and rainfall in Nouakchott, month by month.

  1. JanHigh 29.6°CLow 14.9°CRain 0 mm
  2. FebHigh 31.0°CLow 16.4°CRain 1 mm
  3. MarHigh 33.4°CLow 17.8°CRain 0 mm
  4. AprHigh 34.1°CLow 19.2°CRain 0 mm
  5. MayHigh 34.3°CLow 20.6°CRain 0 mm
  6. JunHigh 34.7°CLow 22.5°CRain 2 mm
  7. JulHigh 32.1°CLow 24.4°CRain 8 mm
  8. AugHigh 33.0°CLow 25.5°CRain 39 mm
  9. SepHigh 35.3°CLow 26.0°CRain 40 mm
  10. OctHigh 37.0°CLow 24.0°CRain 6 mm
  11. NovHigh 33.9°CLow 19.7°CRain 2 mm
  12. DecHigh 31.0°CLow 15.9°CRain 3 mm

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

Averages of 18 to 30 years between 1991 and 2020, computed by One Time Livin’.

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