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Old 30 Jul 2016
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Only single entry when I passed the frontier in April. I did ask.
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visa update
hello,
are there any more comments about mauri visas bought in Rabat , being refused on the boarder because there not Biometric , or are they Biometric !
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No problems at the border where they are indeed biometric
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i''m guessing all is still the same, 120 euros at the border, no chance of a multi entry either there or Rabat? Heading into Morocco from Spain in the next few days

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Report what you find, these things change
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Mauritania visa cost rumor for 2017
There is a rumor that the Mauritania visa will drop to 40 euro for 2017

Mauritanie: baisse du prix des visas pour relancer le tourisme | Mauritanie



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cant speak for the rumour but i crossed 10 days ago from Morocco

120 euros, single entry ony.
Insurance 15 euros
TIP 10 euros (couldnt be bothered to fight over what i thought was 8 euros)
I used Cheik as a fixer, paid him 10 euros. made life easier, and quicker as he just butted me in at the front of each line

Negotiations went like this,

Me: How much
Cheik: 150 euros!
Me: I'll give you 10 euros
Cheik: Ok

If you use him, just be firm with what you want. I told him the price i was going to pay, i had it written down as above on paper so there was no confusion. Paid him, changed some money at a fair rate (close to XE), thought that took some work and holding out.
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Visa Mauritania
As of sept 2017 we paid 690 Mad per person in Rabat
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I can confirm that crossing from Morocco into Mauritania visa is now €55 at the border.

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More clarification desired...and sorry for that...

So...the new price of visa at the border is now *55 eur* and not 40 as was annouced/rumoured? And what is the advice on paying 10 eur to the fixer...s it worth it or it is easy enough to just do it on your own? I am travelling by autostop/by public transport.

Thanx!!!

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Hi
I have an easy question for you. I am planning my first trip to Senegal and reading this topic, a doubt come to me. Can you pay the visa in euros? Or you have to pay it in local currency?
Thanks!!
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We paid in Euros. I don't think they'd even want local, but I suppose anything's possible.

For the fixer question, having now done it once already, I would use cheikh again.

For a first-timer, nothing is labelled, and finding the right place (particularly when the biometric guys show up 3 hours late) is near impossible. Nobody is helpful.

That's not why I'd buy the fixer, though.

Once the people show up to start doing biometric work, the fixers, on behalf of their clients, re-arrange the order of "presentation" for the border personnel. Constantly. like, fixer A puts his dude on top, then fixer B notices, puts his dude on top, repeat. The border people are diddling with their cell phones while this all goes on. Negotiations occasionally "break out" among the parties. The applicants just line the wall, shell-shocked, while the game plays out.

Cheikh is clearly the biggest A-hole of the group. You want to be the passports he's putting on top of the pile, and you want to be the one on whose behalf he yells at guards, visa processing people, and other fixers, because he seems to win the arguments.

Treat it like an amusing bit of African or Arab bureaucratic theater, and it all makes a bit more sense.

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I can confirm the visa fee is now €55 in euros with change given plus €10 for TIP. 6/1/17

I didn't use a fixer, and thanks to wanted's excellent description a few pages back navigated all the buildings with limited French. No coruption or 'cadeau' requested, just bureacracy. Took 3.5 hours from arriving at morocco side to finishing mauritania side. Most time was waiting for the visa guys in mauritania to finish lunch and then prayers (1.5 hours).

No fixer used, again thanks to wanted's descriptions. Those that are therequired generally aren't too bothersome. Cheikh is clearly top dog amongst them and seems pretty reasonable to deal with. All the fixers do is get you to the top of the pile, but it wasn't busy when I crossed so no issue.

I got tip for 20 days just by asking, so no need to extend in nouakchott.

One other thing, the Internet connection they have is unreliable and they can't do the visa without it. This meant the people an hour after me took 7 hours to cross. I also met an Italien guy in nouadhibou who had the same problem. It took him 13 hours including them escorting him and others to nouadhibou airport to do the visa and then taking them back to the border to finish off!

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Thanx for all the info, especially to jamesallen and wanted. Really appreciate it.

Now to other things...I travel low-cost with my friend and we are now in Dakhla. We want to cross the border and get to Noadhibou. We don't have a vehicle and are travelling by hitch-hiking (preferably) and/or public transport.

As far as I understand the border closes at 18h and it is wise to be there as soon as possible in the morning. So...does anyone know about decent hotel options in Guergerat? Decent would mean that the price is ok (up to 100 dh for room for 2 persons) and hassle-free. What are options to get to the border crossing and then navigate the border from Morocco post...through no-mans-lan....to the end of Mauritania post...*without* own vehicle? Is it feasible to count on some european travellers that would be ready to take us with them?

After we successfully navigate the crossing, have visas in our passports and say goodby to the police...what about getting to Noadhibou...? I understand it is still 60-70 km to the town. Buses? Taxis? Hitch-hiking?

Sorry for asking so much...really thanx for all the answers!!
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You pay in euros.
Mauretanieans say the northern border post is run by two of the president's sons, so it is a family enterprise (must be lucrative) and if they can't decide on the cost that is a family feud.
Would be interesting to know if they offer multiple entry visa at the border. And what they offer in Rabat.
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