Yes	Yes	Yes
Yes	Yes	Yes
Yes	Yes	Yes
Yes	Yes	Yes
Yes	Yes	Yes

Valid passports required by all nationals of countries referred to in the chart above.

Required by all nationals of countries referred to in the chart above except transit passengers continuing their journey within 24 hours by the same or first connecting aircraft provided holding onward or return documentation and not leaving the airport.

Note: Nationals not referred to in the chart above are advised to contact the embassy for visa requirements (see Contact Addresses).

Tourist or Business: £42. All visas are multiple-entry.

Three months.

Consulate (or consular section at embassy); see Contact Addresses.

Usually takes 72 hours to be processed.

BP 246, Nouakchott, Mauritania
Tel: 525 3572.

8 Carlos Place, Mayfair, London W1K 3AS, UK
Tel: (020) 7478 9323.
E-mail: ambarim@aol.com
Opening hours: Mon-Thurs 0900-1500, Fri 0900-1300.

2129 Leroy Place, NW, Washington, DC 20008, USA
Tel: (202) 232 5700.
Website: www.mauritania-usa.org

Yes
Yes
Yes
Sometimes
Yes
Yes
Yes*

Medical facilities are very limited. Nouakchott boasts the country’s best medical facilities with many doctors, most in private practices or clinics, and plenty of chemists stocking most existing French medicines. Health insurance, to include cover for emergency repatriation, is essential.

* A yellow fever vaccination certificate is required from all travellers over one year of age, except those arriving from a non-infected area and staying less than two weeks in the country.

Below are listed Public Holidays for the January 2007-December 2008 period.

2007
1 Jan New Year’s Day.
20 Jan Islamic New Year.
31 Mar Mouloud (Prophet’s Birthday).
1 May Labour Day.
25 May African Liberation Day (Anniversary of the OAU’s Foundation).
10 Jul Armed Forces’ Day.
13 Oct Korité (End of Ramadan).
28 Nov Independence Day.
20 Dec Tabaski (Feast of the Sacrifice).

2008
1 Jan New Year’s Day. 
10 Jan Islamic New Year. 
20 Mar Mouloud (Prophet’s Birthday).
1 May Labour Day.
25 May African Liberation Day (Anniversary of the OAU’s Foundation).
10 Jul Armed Forces’ Day. 
2 Oct Korité (End of Ramadan).
28 Nov Independence Day. 
9 Dec Tabaski (Feast of the Sacrifice).
29 Dec Islamic New Year.

Muslim festivals are timed according to local sightings of various phases of the moon and the dates given above are approximations. During the lunar month of Ramadan that precedes Korité (Eid al-Fitr), Muslims fast during the day and feast at night and normal business patterns may be interrupted. Many restaurants are closed during the day and there may be restrictions on smoking and drinking. Some disruption may continue into Korité itself. Korité and Tabaski (Eid al-Adha) may last anything from two to 10 days, depending on the region.