No visa needed

Do citizens of Mauritania need a visa for Rwanda?

Citizens of Mauritania don’t need a visa for Rwanda 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 — Kigali: ≈ 5,510 km, about 7.5 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 Rwanda without a visa on a Mauritania passport?

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

Rwanda 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; Rwanda passport: 29.
Citizens of Mauritania and Rwanda can travel together visa-free to 13 countries, for example: Senegal, Gambia, Benin, Chad, Barbados, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Haiti, Kenya, Seychelles, Singapore, Philippines, and Micronesia.
Citizens of Rwanda, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Mauritania. Mauritania visa for citizens of Rwanda

Travelling to Rwanda: good to know

Nouakchott — Kigali: about 5,510 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 7.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +2 hours.
Local time: Nouakchott 12:00 — Kigali 14:00.
Local currency: Rwandan Franc.
Languages: English, French, and Kinyarwanda.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ RWF 1,479.
Rwanda is the 92nd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Mauritania.