Visa policy of Burundi
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Visitors to Burundi may obtain a visa on arrival or Online Visa unless they are citizens of one of the visa-exempt countries.
Visa policy map
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Visa exemption
[edit]Ordinary passports
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]A visa exemption agreement was signed with the 
United Arab Emirates in January 2019, but it has not yet entered into force.[4]
Burundi signed a visa exemption agreement for holders of diplomatic, service and ordinary passports with Chad on 19 July 2024, and it is yet to enter into force.[5]
Visa on arrival
[edit]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.[6][7]
Online Visa
[edit]Citizens of other countries and territories may also obtain an Online Visa.[8]
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.
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "Concórdia". Concordia.itamaraty.gov.br. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ Développement: le Tchad et le Burundi signent des accords dans plusieurs domaines
- ^ Imgur. "imgur.com". Imgur. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
- ^ Nibasumba, Christian [@chrisnibas] (2021-12-06). "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.
- ^ "Burundi Online Visa".
