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 Mauritanian passport holders 11
AfghanistanVisa required→eVisa
BoliviaeVisa→Visa on arrival90 days
GeorgiaVisa required→eVisa
GuineaeVisa90 days→Visa-free
IndiaVisa required→eVisa
LesothoVisa required→eVisa
LibyaeVisa→Visa-free90 days
MauritiusVisa on arrival60 days→Visa-free30 days
PalestineVisa required→Visa-free
UgandaeVisa→Visa on arrival
SamoaVisa on arrival90 days→Visa-free60 days
Harder for Mauritanian passport holders 18
AustraliaeVisa→Visa required
BurundiVisa on arrival30 days→Visa required
DjiboutiVisa on arrival90 days→eVisa
EcuadoreVisa→Visa required
GuyanaeVisa→Visa required
IndonesiaeVisa→Visa required
IsraeleVisa→Visa required
KenyaVisa-free60 days→eTA90 days
South KoreaeVisa→Visa required
LebanonVisa on arrival30 days→Visa required
OmaneVisa→Visa required
RwandaVisa-free30 days→Visa on arrival30 days
Saudi ArabiaeVisa→Visa required
SeychellesVisa-free90 days→Visa on arrival90 days
SenegalVisa-free90 days→Visa on arrival
SurinameeTA90 days→eVisa
SyriaVisa-free→eVisa
VanuatueVisa→Visa required
Changes for visitors to Mauritania 8
GaboneVisa90 days→Visa on arrival
GuatemalaeVisa90 days→Visa on arrival
Hong KongeVisa90 days→Visa on arrival30 days
HonduraseVisa90 days→Visa on arrival
MacaoeVisa90 days→Visa on arrival- SeychelleseVisa90 days→Visa on arrival
South SudaneVisa90 days→Visa on arrival
UruguayeVisa90 days→Visa on arrival
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