No visa needed

Do citizens of Libya need a visa for Mauritania?

Citizens of Libya don’t need a visa for Mauritania and can stay up to 90 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 Libya: the passport opens 14 countries visa-free; Tripoli — Nouakchott: ≈ 3,340 km, about 4.5 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

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

Yes, citizens of Libya don’t need a visa for Mauritania for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Mauritania visa rules at a glance

With a Libya passport you can visit 14 countries visa-free, 23 with a visa on arrival and 53 with an e-visa; 107 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Libya passport ranks 183rd of 199.
Libya passport: visa-free access to 14 countries; Mauritania passport: 26.
Citizens of Libya and Mauritania can travel together visa-free to 11 countries, for example: Tunisia, Algeria, Benin, Gambia, Rwanda, Seychelles, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Haiti, Malaysia, and Micronesia.
A language both countries share: Arabic.
Citizens of Mauritania, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Libya. Libya visa for citizens of Mauritania

Travelling to Mauritania: good to know

Tripoli — Nouakchott: about 3,340 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 4.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −2 hours.
Local time: Tripoli 12:00 — Nouakchott 10:00.
Local currency: Mauritanian Ouguiya.
Languages: Arabic.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ MRU 40.
Mauritania is the 72nd closest of 196 destinations open to citizens of Libya.