Visa policy of Burundi

Visitors to Burundi may obtain a visa on arrival or Online Visa unless they are citizens of one of the visa-exempt countries.

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Visa exemption

Ordinary passports

Holders of ordinary passports of the following countries may enter Burundi without a visa for up to 3 months:

1 – Also for Economic Community of the Great Lakes Countries laissez-passer holders.

Non-ordinary passports

Holders of diplomatic passports of Turkey and diplomatic or service 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]

Future changes

A visa exemption agreement was signed with the  United Arab Emirates in January 2019, but it has not yet entered into force.[4]

Visa on arrival

Citizens of other countries and territories may obtain a visa on arrival either at Bujumbura International Airport (Melchior Ndadaye) or at all land borders for a maximum stay of 1 month.[5][6]

Online Visa

Citizens of other countries and territories may also obtain an Online Visa.[7]

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.

See also
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Burundi.
  • Visa requirements for Burundian citizens

References
  1. "Concórdia". Concordia.itamaraty.gov.br. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
  2. "AMBASSADE DU BURUNDI - Visa entre la Chine et le Burundi". www.ambassade-du-burundi.fr.
  3. "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.
  4. UAE, Burundi sign visa waiver MoU.
  5. Imgur. "imgur.com". Imgur. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
  6. Nibasumba, Christian [@chrisnibas] (December 6, 2021). "Citizens of all countries requiring visa for #Burundi 🇧🇮, can now just request it on arrival at Bujumbura International Airport (Melchior Ndadaye) and all land borders. Good news indeed for Trade, Business & Tourism. 👏👏 @MininterInfosBi @cfcibburundi https://t.co/HSUY24DiWR" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 2022-07-29. Retrieved 2022-12-05 – via Twitter.
  7. "Burundi Online Visa".
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