Mauritania visa in Brussels?
 

Hi Guys
Have done a bit of searching on the HUBB but can't find the answer. A while ago I read you can some sort of "visa agency" to arrange a Mauritania visa for you in Brussels, Belgium. I can't find their details anywhere though.

I've read you can get it in Rabat, Moroc, but don't have the time to possibly wait around for weekends/Fridays/public holidays to end in order to get it. Paying a bit more to get it in advance is the better option for me.

Thanks for any leads on where to find this agency.
cheers
Chris

Hi,

I got one last Dec in Brussels. done in a day, and I was back in the UK.

what do you need to know?

EDIT: ah, you want an agency to do it rather than go yourself. sorry, mis-read it. if you do choose to go there's an 'africa' museum over there you can go and visit while you wait.

cheers,
Doug

I used these guys for a Mali visa once, a good service:

Travcour- TRAVCOUR (UK) Ltd

they do RIM as well.

Hi Dougie
Thanks for the link. £168 for a RIM visa via Travcour! Not nice... They want a vehicle carnet and guarantee letter, which is all bollox anyway.

Anybody else have any suggestions?
cheers
Chris

when I went over I got a £22 return ticket on euro-tunnel (midnight-4am crossing is cheapest). over in 35 mins, in brussels a couple of hours later in time for breakfast.

Visum, Visa, VisumBuro, Garantiebrieven,VisumInformatie

These guys are reasonably priced and once offered the service, but last time I asked they said the embassy was refusing Brit applications by proxy. Maybe a temporary hitch. You could always get your visa on arrival or enroute.

Visum just told me that they cannot apply for Mauritania visas for UK nationals in Brussel (although they can do Mali visas); they would have to hand your passport to ActionVisas in Paris.

I don't know whether or not visas can be obtained in person at the Mauritanian consulate in Brussels. However, it sounds like the consulate in Paris is now an option again.

Any Updates on Visas..??
Rich....

This is an old thread. Plenty of more recent posts on here about getting it in Casa, which is what most do. Or see Sahara Overland ~ Mauritania visa

Ch

As a Brit your options are:

1. Apply face-to-face in Rabat (here) - the easiest and fastest method
2. Apply face-to-face in Brussels or Paris - but ring them first before attempting this and allow for 2-3 days wait.
3. Apply by post via a visa agency in France or Belgium. (The Brussels consulate now accepts proxy applications and I assume also Paris.)

Note that when applying in advance in Europe they will ask for air tickets and invitations and the process can be problematic. Arranging a visa when arriving by road (or by air in NKT or Atar) has been an option in the past, but this is no longer possible. No exceptions.

To summarise: get it in Rabat if you can.

Information correct in April, but as always with Mauri subject to the desert winds!