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Burkina Faso Visa Requirements by Passport (2026)

79 of 207 passports can enter Burkina Faso without arranging a visa in advance: 19 visa-free and 60 with a visa on arrival. 127 can apply for an e-visa online. 1 need a visa before travel.

  • Visa-free 19
  • On arrival 60
  • E-visa 127
  • Visa 1
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No visa in advance

79 of 207

Visa-free, ETA or on arrival

Visa-free

19

E-visa online

127

Visa required

1

Passports that can visit Burkina Faso visa-free

19 passports. No visa or online approval needed. Show your passport at immigration.

BeninCape VerdeCentral African Republic90 daysGambiaGhanaGuineaGuinea-BissauIvory CoastLiberiaMaliMauritania90 daysMorocco90 daysNigerNigeriaSenegalSierra Leone30 daysSingapore30 daysTogo30 daysUnited Arab Emirates30 days

Passports that get a visa on arrival in Burkina Faso

60 passports. Get the visa at the airport or border, usually for a fee.

Anguilla30 daysArgentina30 daysAustralia30 daysAustria30 daysBelgium30 daysBermuda30 daysBrazil30 daysBritish National (Overseas)30 daysBritish Virgin Islands30 daysCanada30 daysCayman Islands30 daysChad30 daysColombia30 daysComoros30 daysCroatia30 daysCuba30 daysCzechia30 daysDenmark30 daysDjibouti30 daysDR Congo30 daysEgypt30 daysEritrea30 daysEstonia30 daysFinland30 daysFrance30 daysGermany30 daysGreece30 daysHong Kong30 daysHungary30 daysIceland30 daysIreland30 daysItaly30 daysKenya30 daysLatvia30 daysLibya30 daysLiechtenstein30 daysLithuania30 daysLuxembourg30 daysMalta30 daysMontserrat30 daysNetherlands30 daysNew Zealand30 daysNorway30 daysParaguay30 daysPoland30 daysPortugal30 daysSaint Helena30 daysSao Tome and Principe30 daysSlovakia30 daysSlovenia30 daysSomalia30 daysSpain30 daysSweden30 daysSwitzerland30 daysTaiwan30 daysTunisia30 daysTurks and Caicos Islands30 daysUnited Kingdom30 daysUnited States30 daysVenezuela30 days

Passports that need an e-visa for Burkina Faso

127 passports. Apply online and get approved before you travel.

Afghanistan30 daysAlbania30 daysAlgeria30 daysAndorra30 daysAngola30 daysAntigua and Barbuda30 daysArmenia30 daysAzerbaijan30 daysBahamas30 daysBahrain30 daysBangladesh30 daysBarbados30 daysBelarus30 daysBelize30 daysBhutan30 daysBolivia30 daysBosnia and Herzegovina30 daysBotswana30 daysBrunei30 daysBulgaria30 daysBurundi30 daysCambodia30 daysCameroon30 daysChile30 daysChina30 daysCosta Rica30 daysCyprus30 daysDominica30 daysDominican Republic30 daysEcuador30 daysEl Salvador30 daysEquatorial Guinea30 daysEswatini30 daysEthiopia30 daysFiji30 daysGabon30 daysGeorgia30 daysGrenada30 daysGuatemala30 daysGuyana30 daysHaiti30 daysHonduras30 daysIndia30 daysIndonesia30 daysIran30 daysIraq30 daysIsrael30 daysIsraeli Travel Document (Teudat Ma'avar)30 daysJamaica30 daysJapan30 daysJordan30 daysKazakhstan30 daysKiribati30 daysKuwait30 daysKyrgyzstan30 daysLaos30 daysLebanon30 daysLesotho30 daysMacau30 daysMadagascar30 daysMalawi30 daysMalaysia30 daysMaldives30 daysMarshall Islands30 daysMauritius30 daysMexico30 daysMicronesia30 daysMoldova30 daysMonaco30 daysMongolia30 daysMontenegro30 daysMozambique30 daysMyanmar30 daysNamibia30 daysNauru30 daysNepal30 daysNicaragua30 daysNorth Korea30 daysNorth Macedonia30 daysOman30 daysPakistan30 daysPalau30 daysPalestine30 daysPanama30 daysPapua New Guinea30 daysPeru30 daysPhilippines30 daysQatar30 daysRepublic of the Congo30 daysRomania30 daysRussia30 daysRwanda30 daysSaint Kitts and Nevis30 daysSaint Lucia30 daysSaint Vincent and the Grenadines30 daysSamoa30 daysSan Marino30 daysSaudi Arabia30 daysSerbia30 daysSeychelles30 daysSolomon Islands30 daysSouth Africa30 daysSouth Korea30 daysSouth Sudan30 daysSri Lanka30 daysSudan30 daysSuriname30 daysSyria30 daysTajikistan30 daysTanzania30 daysThailand30 daysTimor-Leste30 daysTonga30 daysTrinidad and Tobago30 daysTurkey30 daysTurkmenistan30 daysTuvalu30 daysUganda30 daysUkraine30 daysUruguay30 daysUzbekistan30 daysVanuatu30 daysVatican City30 daysVietnam30 daysYemen30 daysZambia30 daysZimbabwe30 days

Passports that need a visa for Burkina Faso

1 passports. Apply for a visa at an embassy, consulate or official visa center before you go.

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Burkina Faso visa: common questions

Do US passport holders need a visa for Burkina Faso?

US passport holders can get a visa on arrival in Burkina Faso or apply for an e-visa online before they go for up to 30 days.

Do UK passport holders need a visa for Burkina Faso?

UK passport holders can get a visa on arrival in Burkina Faso or apply for an e-visa online before they go for up to 30 days.

Do Canada passport holders need a visa for Burkina Faso?

Canada passport holders can get a visa on arrival in Burkina Faso or apply for an e-visa online before they go for up to 30 days.

Do Australia passport holders need a visa for Burkina Faso?

Australia passport holders can get a visa on arrival in Burkina Faso or apply for an e-visa online before they go for up to 30 days.

Do India passport holders need a visa for Burkina Faso?

Yes. India passport holders need an e-visa for Burkina Faso, applied for online before travel, for stays of up to 30 days.

How long can you stay in Burkina Faso without a visa?

Most visa-free visitors can stay up to 30 days, and some passports get up to 90 days. The limit depends on your passport, so check yours above.

How many passports need a visa for Burkina Faso?

1 passport need a visa arranged before travel, and 127 can apply for an e-visa online. Look up your passport above for the exact rule.

Visa requirements for every destination

Tourist visits only. Requirements come from a dataset compiled in October 2025, with changes since then checked against official government sources on 2026-10-31. Rules change, so confirm with Burkina Faso's official site before you book and again before you fly.