China → Mauritania
The short-stay e-visa page lists 30-day and 90-day options; the authorized stay is controlled by the approved e-visa.
An ordinary Chinese passport is not in the Mauritanian foreign ministry list of ordinary-passport visa-exempt countries. Apply online for an e-visa before travel and carry it for boarding; biometrics are completed at the border. China has a separate diplomatic/service-passport waiver, but this row is for ordinary passports only.
Based on passport-specific data. · as of 2026-06-18
Official source ↗Documents & how to apply
- Online application form information — The official portal asks for email, telephone, travel reason, arrival date, number of entries, address in Mauritania, travel-reason description, passport information, traveller information, and profession.
- Scanned copy of passport — JPG/JPEG, color, clear and complete; under 1 MB; dimensions not over 1280x960 and at least 480x640. The portal asks for issue and expiration dates but does not state a minimum remaining validity.
- Applicant photo — JPG/JPEG, under 400 KB, exactly 480x640 pixels; color, taken within the last 6 months, white or light background, front-facing neutral expression.
- Supporting document — The portal says to upload an invitation letter, certificate, or any other relevant document; JPG/JPEG, under 400 KB, dimensions not over 1280x960 and at least 480x640.
📍 Apply online through the official e-visa portal of Mauritania’s National Agency for the Population Register and Secure Titles (ANRPTS).
For a short visit, select the 30-day visa option on the official portal and choose tourism or business as the travel reason. Before uploading, format the photo and passport scan as JPG/JPEG within the portal’s size and dimension limits.
Requirements vary by consulate — verify with the official source. official ↗
Common questions
No visa-free waiver was sourced for this combination; apply for a Mauritanian e-visa. Mauritania's official page directs travelers to apply online through ANRPTS and carry the e-visa for boarding; the foreign ministry visa-exemption list does not include ordinary Chinese passports and does not list a U.S.-visa-holder waiver.
No official held-document waiver was sourced for those documents. British ordinary passports are not in Mauritania's foreign-ministry visa-exempt list, and the official page requires an e-visa for boarding.
Use an e-visa based on the sourced rules. Mauritania's official page says an approved application results in an e-visa and that travelers must carry the e-visa for boarding; the visa-policy cross-check also states that visa-required nationals must apply for an e-visa before boarding from 2025.
No Mauritania visa waiver was sourced for the APEC Business Travel Card. APEC's official member-economies page does not include Mauritania, and Mauritania's official exemption and e-visa pages do not list an ABTC waiver.
Verify with official sources
Visa policy changes without notice and this page is reference information that may contain errors. Before travel, verify via the official sources below or contact the destination country's embassy / consulate / immigration authority directly; final admission is at the destination government's discretion.