No visa needed

Do citizens of Mauritania need a visa for the Seychelles?

Citizens of Mauritania don’t need a visa for the Seychelles 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 Mauritania: the passport opens 26 countries visa-free; Nouakchott — Victoria: ≈ 8,220 km, about 11 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 the Seychelles without a visa on a Mauritania passport?

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

Seychelles 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; Seychelles passport: 99.
Citizens of Mauritania and the Seychelles can travel together visa-free to 17 countries, for example: Gambia, Ivory Coast, Benin, Algeria, Tunisia, Barbados, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Rwanda, Haiti, Kenya, Iran, Malaysia, Singapore, and Philippines.
Citizens of the Seychelles, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Mauritania. Mauritania visa for citizens of the Seychelles

Travelling to the Seychelles: good to know

Nouakchott — Victoria: about 8,220 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 11 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +4 hours.
Local time: Nouakchott 12:00 — Victoria 16:00.
Local currency: Seychellois Rupee.
Languages: Seselwa Creole French, English, and French.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ SCR 15.
Seychelles is the 151st closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Mauritania.