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, official or service passports of Brazil,[1] Hong Kong (14 days), Mainland China,[2] and Singapore do not require a visa for up to 30 days (unless otherwise stated).
- Holders of diplomatic or service passports of Russia and holders of diplomatic passports of Turkey do not require a visa for up to 90 days within any 180-day period.
- Holders of passports for public affairs of Mainland China do not require a visa for up to 30 days.[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.[3]
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.[4][5]
Online Visa
[edit]Citizens of other countries and territories may also obtain online visa good for multiple entries, fees can be paid in USD or Euro.[6]
| Validity | Fee |
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| 1 month | 90 USD |
| 2 months | 180 USD |
| 3 months | 270 USD |
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.
- ^ UAE, Burundi sign visa waiver MoU.
- ^ 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".