Refreshed 11 Oct 2026
What changed in visa rules
Every refresh compares the new data with the previous snapshot. The latest one found 4,084 category changes worldwide and 1,600 changes to allowed stay.
Switched the main source to Wikipedia's visa articles (edited as recently as this week) from the Passport Index data of Feb 2026. Most changes below reflect that switch and eight months of rule changes, not changes made this week.
Easier for Burundian passport holders 5
BoliviaeVisa→Visa on arrival90 days
LesothoVisa required→eVisa
PalestineVisa required→Visa-free
SamoaVisa on arrival90 days→Visa-free60 days
South AfricaVisa required→eTA
Harder for Burundian passport holders 15
Côte d'IvoireeTA90 days→eVisa
DjiboutiVisa on arrival90 days→eVisa
GuyanaeVisa→Visa required
IndonesiaeVisa→Visa required
IsraeleVisa→Visa required
South KoreaeVisa→Visa required
Sri LankaVisa on arrival30 days→eVisa
Saudi ArabiaeVisa→Visa required
SeychellesVisa-free90 days→Visa on arrival90 days
Sierra LeoneVisa on arrival30 days→eVisa
SomaliaVisa on arrival30 days→eVisa
SurinameeTA90 days→eVisa
South SudanVisa on arrival90 days→eVisa
ChadeVisa→Visa required
VanuatueVisa→Visa required
Changes for visitors to Burundi 6
Burkina FasoVisa on arrival30 days→eVisa
Hong KongVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free14 days
MauritaniaVisa on arrival30 days→Visa required
NigeriaVisa on arrival30 days→Visa required
SudanVisa on arrival30 days→Visa required
SenegalVisa on arrival30 days→Visa required
Refresh history
- 11 Oct 2026Switched the main source to Wikipedia's visa articles (edited as recently as this week) from the Passport Index data of Feb 20264,084 category changes
- 17 Feb 2026Passport Index data update (January 2025 to February 2026)2,761 category changes