No visa needed

Do citizens of Mauritania need a visa for Malaysia?

Citizens of Mauritania don’t need a visa for Malaysia and can stay up to 30 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 — Kuala Lumpur: ≈ 12,800 km, about 16.5 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 30 days

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

Yes, citizens of Mauritania don’t need a visa for Malaysia for up to 30 days. A valid passport is enough.

Malaysia 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; Malaysia passport: 122.
Citizens of Mauritania and Malaysia can travel together visa-free to 17 countries, for example: Senegal, Gambia, Benin, Algeria, Tunisia, Barbados, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Rwanda, Haiti, Kenya, Iran, Seychelles, Singapore, and Philippines.
Citizens of Malaysia, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Mauritania. Mauritania visa for citizens of Malaysia

Travelling to Malaysia: good to know

Nouakchott — Kuala Lumpur: about 12,800 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 16.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +8 hours.
Local time: Nouakchott 12:00 — Kuala Lumpur 20:00.
Local currency: Malaysian Ringgit.
Languages: English and Malay.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ MYR 4.08.
Malaysia is the 175th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Mauritania.