Do I need a visa for Burkina Faso?
Whether you need a visa for Burkina Faso depends on the passport you hold. Of the 21 most-checked passports, 1 enter visa-free and 19 need to apply for something in advance. Find your passport in the table below for the exact rule, the stay length, the passport validity required, and any arrival registration you have to complete separately.
Now pick the passport you travel on.
Entry rules by passport
Select your nationality for the full answer: stay length, passport validity, pre-registration and how to apply.
| Passport | What you need | Max stay |
|---|---|---|
| Lithuania | 90 days | |
| Germany | 90 days | |
| United Kingdom | 90 days | |
| United States | Unconfirmed | No stated limit |
| France | 90 days | |
| Poland | 90 days | |
| Netherlands | 90 days | |
| Spain | 90 days | |
| Italy | 90 days | |
| Brazil | 90 days | |
| India | 90 days | |
| China | 90 days | |
| Türkiye | 90 days | |
| Nigeria | Visa-free | No stated limit |
| South Africa | 90 days | |
| Philippines | 90 days | |
| Pakistan | 90 days | |
| Bangladesh | 90 days | |
| Indonesia | 90 days | |
| Egypt | 90 days | |
| Vietnam | 90 days |
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What to do next
The part most visa checkers leave out: what actually needs doing before you fly.
Confirm with the official source
Rules change without notice, and only the immigration authority of Burkina Faso can tell you where you stand. Search for its official site before you travel.
Check your passport
Passport validity required: valid for period of stay. Renew first if you are close, because this is the most common reason travellers are turned away.
Arrival / Departure Card required
Separate from any visa: Burkina Faso requires this registration before or on arrival. Do it even if you need no visa.
Common questions
Entry to Burkina Faso, answered from the same rules the table shows.
It depends on the passport you hold. Of the 21 most-checked passports listed above, 1 enter Burkina Faso without a visa, 19 have to apply for something before travelling. Find your nationality in the table for the exact rule, the stay it allows and what has to be applied for.
1 of the 21 most-checked passports listed above: Nigeria. The rest have to apply in advance.
Valid for period of stay. Renew before you travel if you are close to that, because it is one of the most common reasons travellers are refused boarding — by the airline, before they ever reach the border.
Not for any of the 21 most-checked passports listed above. Nationalities outside that list may still be offered one, so check the rule for the passport you hold.
Yes, for Lithuania, Germany, United Kingdom, France, Poland, Netherlands, Spain and Italy among others. The application is completed online with no embassy appointment.
Yes. Burkina Faso requires Arrival / Departure Card, separately from any visa and regardless of whether you need one. Travellers who are told they need no visa miss this most often.
Travelling somewhere else?
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