Entry and residence

Visa

• A visa is required before arrival, issued mainly online (eVisaburkina, to be printed) or at the Burkina Faso consulate in Paris (applications Monday, Wednesday and Friday 10:00-12:00, collection 72 working hours later).

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  France Diplomatie, Travel advice: Burkina Faso, entry and residenceGOV.UK (FCDO), Burkina Faso travel advice: entry requirementsGovernment of Canada, Travel advice: Burkina Faso

• Since 8 April 2026, every traveller must complete the online "fiche voyage" (fichedevoyage.gov.bf) before each entry and each exit.

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  France Diplomatie, Travel advice: Burkina Faso, entry and residence
• Passport: United States

  Since 30 December 2025, Burkina Faso has suspended visas for U.S. citizens. Check with the Embassy of Burkina Faso before planning any trip.

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  U.S. Department of State, Burkina Faso International Travel Information
• Passport: Germany

  A visa is required and must be applied for online before departure; it can no longer be requested at the embassy. Processing often takes several weeks. Visa on arrival is not advised: it is only accepted in justified emergencies.

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  Auswärtiges Amt, Burkina Faso: Reise- und Sicherheitshinweise
• Passport: Spain

  A visa is required, issued mainly as an e-Visa on the government's official platform; no visa is issued at the border. Since 8 April 2026, an online travel form must be completed within 72 hours before each entry and each exit.

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  Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores (España), Recomendaciones de viaje: Burkina Faso

Passport and documents

• France requires a passport valid for more than 6 months at your departure date; Canada, valid for the whole stay.

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  France Diplomatie, Travel advice: Burkina Faso, entry and residenceGovernment of Canada, Travel advice: Burkina Faso
• French-Burkinabe dual nationals

  French-Burkinabe dual nationals are exempt from the visa if they show a Burkinabe nationality certificate, passport, national ID card or consular card.

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  France Diplomatie, Travel advice: Burkina Faso, entry and residence

Vaccination required at entry

• The yellow fever vaccination record is checked at the airport.

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  France Diplomatie, Travel advice: Burkina Faso, entry and residenceGOV.UK (FCDO), Burkina Faso travel advice: entry requirementsCDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), Travelers' Health: Burkina Faso

Customs and currency

• Dogs and cats must be microchipped, with a passport and international vaccination record; no quarantine, but rabies is endemic.

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  France Diplomatie, Travel advice: Burkina Faso, entry and residence

• Embassy and Consulate General of France in Burkina Faso

  Passport: France

  French embassy and consulate; consulate emergency number +226 78 71 86 07.

  Avenue de l'Indépendance, rue de l'Hospitalité, Koulouba, BP 504 Ouagadougou 01+226 25 49 66 66+226 78 71 86 07

  France Diplomatie, Travel advice: Burkina Faso, entry and residenceFrance Diplomatie, Travel advice: Burkina Faso, useful information· Oct 2, 2026

• Embassy of Canada in Burkina Faso

  Passport: Canada

  Consular assistance for Canadians.

  318 avenue Professeur Joseph Ki-Zerbo, Ouagadougou 01+226 25 49 08 00ouaga-cs@international.gc.ca

  Government of Canada, Travel advice: Burkina Faso· Oct 2, 2026