Visa policy of Burundi

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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.

Visa policy map[edit]

Visa policy of Burundi
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Visa exemption[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Concórdia". Concordia.itamaraty.gov.br. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
  2. ^ a b "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). "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 https://t.co/HSUY24DiWR" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 2022-07-29. Retrieved 2022-12-05 – via Twitter.