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🇧🇫 Who needs a visa for Burkina Faso?

⚠ U.S. State Department travel advisory for Burkina Faso: Level 4: Do Not Travel (updated 4 May 2026). It is written for U.S. citizens; read the advisory before you book.

World map: which passports can enter Burkina Faso visa-free, with an ETA, e-Visa, visa on arrival or with a visa

Travel essentials for Burkina Faso

CapitalOuagadougou
CurrencyWest African CFA franc (XOF, Fr)
Official languagesFrench
Calling code+226
Plugs and voltagetype C, E · 220 V
Internet domain.bf

Neighbouring countries: 🇧🇯 Benin, 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast, 🇬🇭 Ghana, 🇲🇱 Mali, 🇳🇪 Niger, 🇹🇬 Togo

Visa requirements by passport

Entry requirements for Burkina Faso by passport, grouped from visa-free to visa required. Data updated September 2026; confirm with an embassy of Burkina Faso before you travel.

Visa-free (19)

Visa on arrival (42)

e-Visa (134)

Visa required (2)

No admission (1)