No visa needed

Do citizens of Mauritania need a visa for Kenya?

Citizens of Mauritania don’t need a visa for Kenya and can stay up to 60 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 — Nairobi: ≈ 6,160 km, about 8 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 60 days

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

Yes, citizens of Mauritania don’t need a visa for Kenya for up to 60 days. A valid passport is enough.

Kenya 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; Kenya passport: 38.
Citizens of Mauritania and Kenya can travel together visa-free to 13 countries, for example: Gambia, Benin, Barbados, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Rwanda, Haiti, Seychelles, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Micronesia, and Hong Kong.
Citizens of Kenya, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Mauritania. Mauritania visa for citizens of Kenya

Travelling to Kenya: good to know

Nouakchott — Nairobi: about 6,160 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 8 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +3 hours.
Local time: Nouakchott 12:00 — Nairobi 15:00.
Local currency: Kenyan Shilling.
Languages: English and Swahili.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ KES 130.
Kenya is the 105th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Mauritania.