An Aerial View travel guide

Do you need to apply before you fly?

A growing number of African countries now ask you to apply for entry permission online before you travel, even without a visa. Miss it and you can be turned away at boarding.

Pick your passport and where you're going to see exactly what you need, with the full list of who gets in visa-free, who gets a visa on arrival and who must apply first.

Needs one

Seychelles

Compulsory for everyone

Needs nothing

Rwanda

No visa for any African passport

Your passport

Where you're going

Choose your passport to see your own answer, or read the rules for every passport below.

Entering Mauritius

What each African passport needs.

No visa
up to 90 days · 27 countries
Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Chad, Congo, DR Congo, Egypt, Eswatini, Gabon, Ghana
Visa on arrival
up to 60 days · 17 countries
Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Togo
Visa on arrival
up to 14 days · 4 countries
Algeria, Comoros, Madagascar, Nigeria
Embassy visa first
5 countries
Libya, Mali, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan

Good to know

Every visitor fills in a free arrival form (the Mauritius All-in-One Travel Form), online or when you land. You may be asked for your hotel booking and proof you have about USD 100 for each day of your stay, such as a bank statement.

Lists from Visa policy of Mauritius, checked 2026-11-05. Covers ordinary passports only.

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This page is a starting point for planning, not legal or immigration advice. Always confirm with the destination country or your airline before you travel.

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