# Visa policy of Burkina Faso

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 exemption

Citizens of the following countries can visit Burkina Faso without a visa:
| 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)  Togo  United Arab Emirates$^1$ |
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### Non-ordinary passports

Additionally, holders of diplomatic, official or service passports issued to citizens of Brazil, China, Congo, Cuba, Russia, Taiwan, Turkey 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

Visas are available on arrival at the airport and borders for the following countries for a stay of up to 1 month. It is not certain that the visa on arrival still exists and some may be denied entry without a visa in advance. '*' As of February 2025 the Visa on Arrival is no longer listed on the Henley Passport Index.
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.
| 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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Visa on arrival is available for citizens of Peru for holders of a valid visa issued by a Schengen Member State.
Visa on arrival is available for holders of diplomatic, official, service or special passports free of charge. Passengers with an Interpol passport traveling on duty can obtain a visa on arrival. They must have 1 passport photo. BCN INTERPOL in Burkina Faso must be informed before arrival.

## Electronic Visa (e-Visa)

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

## Transit without a visa

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

Most visitors arriving to Burkina Faso for tourism purposes were from the following countries of nationality:
| Country | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 |
| 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 |