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Visa in Rosso
Since a few months its also possible to get your [Mauritanian] biometric visa at the borderpost of Rosso, at the ferry. There's one price: €50 euro for a visa for one month. They don't issue the three day transitvisum.
At the other side of the river you can get your Senegalese visum. Even if you didn't pre-order it on the internet. But of course you do better to obtain it in your homecountry or the Senegalese embassy in Nouakchott and go to the Diama borderpost near Saint Louis.
Last edited by Chris Scott; 2 Jun 2014 at 16:06. Reason: Clarification: presume you mean Mori visa
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Hi all

Just crossed all borders from Morocco to Senegal with a Landcruiser 100s model 1999 (leaving from Dakar tomorrow 28 Apr 2014).

Let me know if you need any latest information.

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Wonderful news. Thank you.

It does seem like the West route is slowly becoming the preferred route of travel for over-landers trekking up North... or coming down South.
Please keep us posted with any new development as you go.
A friend and myself are leaving to travel up North at end December. We had considered the East route but with all the exorbitant costs and issues involving Egypt, KSA, carnet etc it definitely makes sense to rather attempt the alternative.

Happy Travels

Cheers
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Mauri visa at Diama ??
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Since a few months its also possible to get your [Mauritanian] biometric visa at the borderpost of Rosso, at the ferry. There's one price: €50 euro for a visa for one month. They don't issue the three day transitvisum.
At the other side of the river you can get your Senegalese visum. Even if you didn't pre-order it on the internet. But of course you do better to obtain it in your homecountry or the Senegalese embassy in Nouakchott and go to the Diama borderpost near Saint Louis.

By saying this are you saying that its not possible to get the Mauri biometric visa the Diama crossing?

I've read Diama is the better (less hassle) crossing.

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I got my visa two times this year at the border between western Sahara and Mauritania near Nouadibou. Both times I had to wait four hours, as many Algerians and Moroccans are also waiting for visa! Not much shadow in front of the office involved. Paid a bribe to somebody in the end, otherwise it would have taken 8 hours, I fear. Next time I get my visa in Rabat.

From Mauritania I drove all the way to Agadez. No problems, only Niger visa is difficult in Bamako. At least two weeks waiting. Maybe better in Ouagadougou.
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Hope they aren't starting to mess up the border visa procedure, looking for bribes. That is what killed it last time, I heard.
Still beats spending two days in Rabat.
As for waiting, there are often westerners with trucks spending days sometimes weeks to pass the border customs, not being well organized (no documentation for the 50 refrigerators. fat tv sets etc they are bringing). Last time I was approached by someone looking like he had spent months, looked like Bigfoot. I hurried away and he started throwing rocks. Only later I heard he was actually a fellow countryman who had lost it, and felt a little bad about leaving him behind in no man's land. He may still be there...
Visa for Niger was easy in Ouaga.
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Rabat is same day service now!
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Rabat is same day service now!
I didn't know. You still have to show up 2 in the morning to be first in line?
Some days they had more applicants then they could handle.
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Hi folks- our departure is fast approaching- we will leave from Ireland Nov.2. Original plan was to get our Mauritania visas in advance through visa service here in US, but we found out that with new "biometric" requirement (fingerprints) they must be got in person. Since a trip to Washington DC was out, our fall back plan is Rabat. Could it really take 2 days there? We are on a tight schedule as we are actually getting married in Azougui Nov. 15th. Losing 2 days in Rabat could be a problem. Would it be better to take our chances at the border?

Our plans on from Mauri keep changing, but now looks like Mali, Burkina Faso, Benin, then we figure out from there. What are conditions like in Mali these days? I remember reading a while ago that overland travel required an escort, but have not heard that for a while so hoping that is no longer the case.

We will be coming from Nema after taking the Tidjikja, Tichit, Oualata route (if we can still find it after the sand storm). Nara to Segou, then to Burkina.

Any info would be much appreciated!

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Mauri visa in Rabat same day. Mali visa from Nouakchott same day. Burkina Faso visa from Bamako same day and so easy. Entering Burkina is quick and easy. Benin visa at the border is a nightmare as officers there are so corrupt they stink...yuk. Exiting Benin can be a nightmare too as corrupt officers wouldn't stamp passport unless you pay them!!. Nigerian visa in Bamako is easy you just make it clear to the consul that you have no plans on going Northern Nigeria where there is a war going on against Boko Haram. Entering Nigeria is easy and officers are nice and very helpful. Cameroon visa in Lagos is easy and same day. Entering Cameroon is easy and officers are courteous.
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Guys,

A good friend of ours who runs a campement in Casamance, Senegal has just crossed from W Sahara into Mauritania.

He says the cost of the Mauri visa at the border has gone up from €50 Euros to €120 Euros. He sent this information yesterday.

Just FYI.
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Aouch. Then we need to know what the cost is in Rabat.
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I assume that Rabat is unchanged (340dh) and it's just north Mori border up to the usual 'get rich quick' tricks. We'll soon find out.
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Augmentation de 140% des droits de délivrance de visa : une décision irréfléchie | Adrar Info
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Mauritania raised the prices of visa at the border. Since last month you'll have to pay €120 instead of €50. A visa for one year is €240. Coming from the south (Rosso border) you'll have to pay €100 for a 'transiteur' doing the paperwork for your car. And they insist that all foreign immatriculated cars are being escorted to the the PK55 to the north.

Since last year august the importation of cars older than 8 years is prohibited. But at the Rosso customs the 'chef de brigade' insists all cars - also those of eight years or younger - have to be escorted. Unless you have a good story and can proof that you have business to do in Mauritania.

Last year some people were also forced to take an escorte from PK55 to the south, but now only Africans or African born Europeans with foreign cars have to do so. On the northern border you pay €50 for the 'transiteur'.

For the latest information you always can call these guys: Ahmeida Mezeid: 00222 47403323 (PK 55/Nouadhibou) or David Diallo 00222 46476883 (Rosso)

---If you get you're visa in Europe or Rabat be sure you keep the receipt. If not you might have to pay a new visa ---
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