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Italian Honorary Consulate in Mauritania

1 honorary consulate

Italy is represented in Mauritania by 1 mission: an honorary consulate in Nouakchott. Mauritanian citizens must obtain a visa before travelling to Italy.

Italian honorary consulates in Mauritania

Honorary Consulate of Italy in Nouakchott
Honorary Consulate · Nouakchott

23, Av.. Bourguiba B.P. 40031 - Nouakchott, Nouakchott

Italy has an honorary consulate in Nouakchott; an honorary consul offers first help and passes documents on, but visas and passports are issued elsewhere.

Italy visa for Mauritanian citizens

MauritaniaItaly Visa required Italy visa for citizens of Mauritania

ItalyMauritania e-Visa Mauritania visa for citizens of Italy

Italy visa requirements for citizens of Mauritania

Schengen visa (type C) – tourism, and tourism to visit family or friends
National visa (type D) – study, work, family, elective residence, digital nomads
Schengen short-stay visa (type C) – business
Schengen short-stay visa (type C) – visiting family or friends
Fee: €90
21 required documents

checked 22 October 2026

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Mauritanian citizens need a visa for Italy, obtained before travel. Italy has no embassy or career consulate in Mauritania, and its honorary consulates normally do not issue visas; applications go to a mission of Italy accredited to Mauritania from another country, or to another Schengen state that represents it for visas.

Mauritania’s missions in Italy

Missions of Mauritania in Italy (1)

In return, Mauritania has an embassy in Italy, in Rome.

Good to know

Italy in Mauritania

There is no embassy of Italy in Mauritania on record, so Mauritania is probably covered by an embassy of Italy in another country. Worldwide, Italy has 580 missions in 172 countries; one of them is in Mauritania.

Travel to Mauritania for Italian citizens

Italian citizens need a visa for Mauritania, which they can apply for online as an e-Visa for stays of up to 90 days. In Mauritania, Italian citizens can turn to the honorary consul for first help in an emergency.

When the honorary consulate of Italy in Mauritania is closed

The honorary consulate of Italy in Mauritania closes on Mauritania’s public holidays, the next being Independence Day on Saturday 28 November 2026, New Year's Day on Friday 1 January 2027 and Labour Day on Saturday 1 May 2027, and usually on some holidays of Italy, such as Immaculate Conception (Immacolata Concezione) on Tuesday 8 December 2026.