Watch out with your Temporary Import Permit (Laissez-Passer) - they are simple enough to get at the border, but will not be for the same duration as your visa.
Apparently normally they're given for 1 week, mine was valid for 6 days.
Given half a chance some Douanes officers will enjoy notifying you of an infraction in your paperwork...
If you're planning on lingering in Mauri, then they can be extended for free in Nouakchott at the Direction Generale de Douanes.
I have only left Mauritania once, but when I did the Douanes border guy was insistent that it cost 3000 Ougiyas to leave with any vehicle. Don't know if it's the same at all posts - this was Mali border at Gogui.
If you are believed to be Chuck Norris and can strike up a good conversation it is possible to pay with some German Milk though.
These experiences are from November 2011.
Eddie.
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