No visa needed

Do citizens of Mauritania need a visa for Iran?

Citizens of Mauritania don’t need a visa for Iran and can stay up to 15 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Mauritania: the passport opens 26 countries visa-free; Nouakchott — Tehran: ≈ 6,830 km, about 9 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 15 days

Can I travel to Iran without a visa on a Mauritania passport?

Yes, citizens of Mauritania don’t need a visa for Iran for up to 15 days. A valid passport is enough.

Iran visa rules at a glance

With a Mauritania passport you can visit 26 countries visa-free, 25 with a visa on arrival and 49 with an e-visa; 98 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Mauritania passport ranks 157th of 199.
Mauritania passport: visa-free access to 26 countries; Iran passport: 13.
Citizens of Mauritania and Iran can travel together visa-free to 6 countries, for example: Tunisia, Dominica, Haiti, Seychelles, Malaysia, and Micronesia.
Citizens of Iran, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Mauritania. Mauritania visa for citizens of Iran

Travelling to Iran: good to know

Nouakchott — Tehran: about 6,830 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 9 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +3.5 hours.
Local time: Nouakchott 12:00 — Tehran 15:30.
Local currency: Iranian Rial.
Languages: Persian.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ IRR 1,541,045.
Iran is the 125th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Mauritania.