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Old 29 Oct 2009
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Mauretania Visa at the border
Is it still not possible to obtain visa at the border coming from the north? not even a 3 day transit?

We will be traveling through Mauretania north to south in Januari and south to north in Februari.
I would like to get it in advance but I can't get in touch with the embassy in Berlin. Doesn't answer neither the phone or emails! (I don't speak french, maybe that's why) I'm a Swedish citizen an from what I've heard I'm supposed to obtain visa from that embassy.

I've read you can get it in Rabat but I don't like to possibly wait around for weekends to end in order to get it.
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I was in Mauritania last week. We arrived without visas. With a little smile and a few 30 Euros "petite cadeau" (for 2) we did manage to get week long visas at the border.

It's officially not available, but if in reality you can get anything you want.

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Officially available without smiling for €20 or 300 DH aqt the border about 5 weeks ago.
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Officially available without smiling for €20 or 300 DH aqt the border about 5 weeks ago.
Sounds great! Do you know if its possible both ways? Comming from West Sahara and the other way from Diama or Rosso.

I don't want rely on gifts to much because I'm organizing a tour from Sweden to Ghana.

Last year they refused us entry at Nioro but let us in at Kayes - Kiffa.
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I called the Mauretanian embassy in Berlin just to make sure it was possible to enter from Senegal too and shouldn't be a problem. Hope I can rely on that.

But I must say that I trust other travelers like you guys much more than the embassy staff.
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So, officially, is it only the 3-day transit that's sold at the border or are longer permits available as well?
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Just get it in Rabat on the way down. Its easy.
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Got my visa in Rabat and asked when the visa starts from, they said 30 from crossing the border

Today i crossed the border and asked the the border police the same question they said i have 30 days

I also asked is a transit visa available here at the border they said NO

Border crossing was easy... 2hrs in total

Asked for a 10 euro stamp fee, I acted dumb and he gave up before i did.

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crossing mauritanie border
Hey,
Half December we will start our trip with 2 cars to Ghana and we would like to obtain all the visums here in Belgium.
The ambassady of mauritanie said before you get a visum that we need a "carnet the passage" or a plane ticket. So we decided to get one in Rabat because a few years ago I also went to mauritanie and a carnet the passage was not necessary in Rabat.
Can somebody tell me ,if this is still up to date?
In the past we just paid a "laissez passez" at the border.
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Get the visa in Rabat, the embassy in Belgium and France always had different rules.

Laissez Passer or Passavant is available at the border, usually costs €10, no problems. Same is available at the border in Senegal, Gambia, Bissau, Mali, Burkina Togo, Benin, and Cote d'Ivoire'..... and a lot of other countries.
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hi all (i'm new )

will be flying in to AGAdir next week, as starting point to go to mali. was planning to get a visa at brussels embassy. but they just told me that is impossible (as i have not r/t plane tix, nor a registered vehicle - as i will be travelling without)

as i fly into AGA, it seems ridiculous to go back up to Rabat, but it would be at least as stupid to get stuck at the border..

(reading the kidnapping story, i am also wondering whether is it actually that smart to go through mauritania at all..)

would be very glad to get some thoughts on this!

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Mauritania embassy in Rabat
Does anybody have a the Gps co-ordinates for the the Mauritanian embassy in Rabat. Went to the location in Casablanca, but not there anymore. Also the International Camping Oasis is closed (November 2009) not sure if it was for the season or permanently.
Doubling back to Rabat tomorrow. hoping to get there for the 0900 opening of the embassy.

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