Western Sahara
Mauritania passportEdit check
Visa, stay set by the visa
Before you travel: you need a visa from an embassy or consulate.
How long you may stay is set by your visa.
Entry and stay only. What this covers
Entry conditions1 to check
- Nationals of most visa-required countries may instead apply for a conditional e-visa online if they hold a valid visa or residence permit from the Schengen area, Australia, Canada, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom or the United States.
Source & evidence Read the original words
Official wording
Tout étranger débarquant ou arrivant sur le territoire marocain est tenu de se présenter aux autorités compétentes, chargées du contrôle aux postes frontières, muni d'un passeport délivré par l'Etat dont il est ressortissant, ou de tout autre document en cours de validité reconnu par l'Etat marocain comme titre de voyage en cours de validité et assorti, le cas échéant, du visa exigible, délivré par l'administration.
Aevamo’s reading
Dahir n° 1-03-196 promulgating Loi 02-03 is the statute that imposes the obligation: Article 3 requires every foreigner arriving on Moroccan territory to hold a valid travel document "assorti, le cas échéant, du visa exigible". The visa-exemption list, e-visa note and change records all implement or modify that requirement; the Dahir creates it.
Article 3 of Loi 02-03 requires every foreigner arriving on Moroccan territory to present a valid passport or travel document together with, where applicable, the required visa; the exemption list and e-visa list show who is dispensed, and these issuers are on neither, so the visa requirement applies to them.
Source details
How the documents behind this regime are dated
Dahir n° 1-03-196 du 16 ramadan 1424 (11 novembre 2003), Bulletin Officiel n° 5162 du 20 novembre 2003
What this answer covers Limits & assumptions
Work and residence rights are separate from this check. This is the entry rule and the length of stay the instrument grants. It is not a decision about you: the officer at the border decides admission, and we do not evaluate the purpose of your trip, your passport's remaining validity, an onward ticket, funds, insurance or health requirements.
Informational planning, not legal or immigration advice. The source is linked so you can check our reading.