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🇨🇳 Does a Chinese need a visa for Burkina Faso 🇧🇫?

What this means for your trip

An e-Visa is applied for on the destination's official government website. You upload your passport scan and photo, pay online and receive an approval letter by email.

Apply well before departure and print the approval; use only the official portal, as many look-alike sites charge extra.

Your passport should normally be valid for at least six months beyond your planned departure date and have blank pages for stamps; many countries apply this rule.

Burkina Faso at a glance

Capital: Ouagadougou · Currency: West African CFA franc (XOF, Fr) · Official languages: French · Calling code: +226

Plugs and voltage

Some of your plugs fit (C); for type A, I plugs bring a travel adapter for Burkina Faso's sockets (C, E).

More about entering Burkina Faso →

Your embassy in Burkina Faso

If your passport is lost or stolen, or you need help in an emergency in Burkina Faso, contact the embassy of China:

• Embassy of the People's Republic of China, Ouagadougou · bf.china-embassy.gov.cn

Missions from Wikidata (CC0), checked 2026-09-26. Addresses and opening hours change: check the mission's website before you go.

Easier destinations near Burkina Faso for Chinese passport holders

• 🇧🇯 Benin — Visa-free 30 days
• 🇨🇻 Cape Verde — Visa on arrival
• 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau — Visa on arrival
• 🇸🇳 Senegal — Visa on arrival
• 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone — Visa on arrival

The other way round

🇧🇫 Burkinabe passport holders visiting China: Burkinabe passport holders need a visa for China, applied for at an embassy or consulate of China before travelling.

The Chinese passport at a glance

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