VISA INFORMATION
This information is for UK passport holders & should be used as a guide only - check on the current situation before travelling
Country	Visa Required	Visa cost	Period of Visa	General notes	Surrounding countries issuing visas	Foreign Embassies in this country	Visas obtained in…
Morocco & Western Sahara	Yes	Free	90 days	Obtained on arrival at border	"All, on the borders"	"Algeria, Mauritainia, Senegal, Tunisia & Mali"	Passport stamped on arrival at border.
Mauritania	Yes	€ 20.00	1 month from date of issue	Can be arranged in advance or on the border (Nouadhibou - Rosso). You will probably have to buy vehicle insurance on the border. Some settlements impose a right of passage on travellers.	"Morocco (Casablanca), Mali, Egypt."	"Egypt, France (issues visas in 24hrs), Mali (24hrs), Morocco, Senegal (48hrs)."	"Mauritanian Consulate in Casablanca. 2 photo's, photocopy of passport and application form."
Senegal	No		10 days?	"There are lots of roadblocks, if possible don't hand over original documents to the police."		"Burkina Faso (48hrs, 3 photo's), Cameroon, France, The Gambia (same day / 24hrs) Guinea, Ivory Coast, Mali (24hrs), Mauritania (same day) Guinea Bissau (on the spot)."	Passport stamped on arrival at border.
The Gambia	No		3 months	Possible to obtain 7 day visa on the border but very expensive.		"Guinea, Guinea Bissau (few hours), Mali (does not issue visas), Mauritania (letter of intro required), Senegal (24hrs), Sierra Leone."
Mali	Yes	€ 65.00	1 year multiple entry	"Arrange in advance. Not available on border. Possible need to register with the police, check on current situation on arrival."	"Niger, Morocco (Rabat), Mali (Dakar)."	"Algeria, Burkina Faso (same day), Guinea (24hrs), Ivory Coast (3 days), Mauritania (same day), Senegal (24hrs)."	"Mali Embassy in Dakar, Senegal. We paid 65000CFAs each for a 1 year multiple entry visa. 1 month single entry visas are also available. Our visas were issued in 2hrs."
Burkina Faso	Yes	"14,000 CFAs"	3 months	Visas not issued on the borders.	Mali (Bamako)	"France (issues visas for CAR, Mauritania, Togo (48hr visa issued in 24hrs!), Ghana (24hrs), Ivory Coast, Mali (24hrs), Nigeria, Senegal."	"Bamako, issued in 24hrs."
Niger	Yes		1 month	Vaccination certificates are obligatory. We were told visas are not issued on the borders, but we managed to get one!	Visas easily obtained from all countries surrounding Niger with the exception of Mali.	Algeria, Benin, Chad, France, Mali, Nigeria.	Obtained our visa on the border.