Visa policy of Burundi
Starting December 3, 2021, all visitors to Burundi, unless they come from one of the visa-exempt countries mentioned below, can obtain a visa upon arrival at Bujumbura International Airport (Melchior Ndadaye) and all land borders. They can also obtain from one of the Burundian diplomatic missions before entering the country.
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Visa policy map
Visa exemption
Citizens of the following 6 countries can visit Burundi without a visa for up to 3 months:
1 – Also for Economic Community of the Great Lakes Countries laissez-passer holders.
Holders of diplomatic passports of Turkey and diplomatic and service category passports of Brazil,[1] China[2] and Russia[3] do not require a visa. Holders of passports for public affairs of China do not require a visa.[2]
A visa waiver memorandum was signed with the United Arab Emirates in January 2019 but it is not yet in force.[4]
Visa on arrival
Passengers of all countries requiring a visa for Burundi can now request it upon arrival at Bujumbura International Airport (Melchior Ndadaye) and all land borders for a maximum stay of 1 month.[5][6]
Transit
Passengers with a confirmed onward ticket for a flight to a third country. They must stay in the international transit area of the airport and have documents required for the next destination.
References
- "Concórdia". Concordia.itamaraty.gov.br. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
- "AMBASSADE DU BURUNDI - Visa entre la Chine et le Burundi". www.ambassade-du-burundi.fr.
- "Соглашение между Правительством Российской Федерации и Правительством Республики Бурунди о взаимном отказе от визовых формальностей для владельцев дипломатических и служебных паспортов". mid.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- UAE, Burundi sign visa waiver MoU.
- Imgur. "imgur.com". Imgur. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
- Nibasumba, Christian [@chrisnibas] (2021-12-06). "Nationals of all countries requiring visa for #Burundi 🇧🇮, can now just request it upon arrival at Bujumbura International Airport (Melchior Ndadaye) and all land borders. Good news indeed for Trade, Business & Tourism. 👏👏 @MininterInfosBi @cfcibburundi t.co/HSUY24DiWR" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 2022-07-29. Retrieved 2022-12-05 – via Twitter.