No visa needed

Do citizens of Tunisia need a visa for Mauritania?

Citizens of Tunisia 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 Tunisia: the passport opens 36 countries visa-free; Tunis — Nouakchott: ≈ 3,300 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 Tunisia passport?

Yes, citizens of Tunisia 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 Tunisia passport you can visit 36 countries visa-free, 28 with a visa on arrival and 42 with an e-visa; 92 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Tunisia passport ranks 130th of 199.
Tunisia passport: visa-free access to 36 countries; Mauritania passport: 26.
Citizens of Tunisia and Mauritania can travel together visa-free to 20 countries, for example: Algeria, Syria, Niger, Mali, Benin, Iran, Senegal, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Rwanda, Kenya, Seychelles, Barbados, Dominica, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
A language both countries share: Arabic.
Citizens of Mauritania, in turn, don’t need a visa for Tunisia. Tunisia visa for citizens of Mauritania

Travelling to Mauritania: good to know

Tunis — Nouakchott: about 3,300 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 4.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −1 hour.
Local time: Tunis 12:00 — Nouakchott 11:00.
Local currency: Mauritanian Ouguiya.
Languages: Arabic.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ MRU 40.
Mauritania is the 65th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Tunisia.