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Mauritania visa photo requirements

The photo rules set by Agence Nationale du Registre des Populations et des Titres Sécurisés (ANRPTS) for the Mauritania visa, with the official wording and sources.

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What are the Mauritania visa photo requirements?

Mauritania issues visas online only. Since 5 January 2025 travellers who need a visa apply on the ANRPTS portal and board with the approved e-visa. The form offers stays of 30, 90 or 360 days and needs a passport valid for at least six months. No official page gives a photo size, pixel size, file size or format for the upload, and embassies no longer issue visas.

Mauritanian visas are handled by the Agence Nationale du Registre des Populations et des Titres Sécurisés (ANRPTS). From 5 January 2025 a traveller who needs a visa must obtain an electronic authorisation before boarding, and the Mauritanian embassy in Paris says the application form is available exclusively on the ANRPTS site, in its visa section. The Spanish embassy in Nouakchott says visas must now be requested in advance through the same site, and adds that they can no longer be obtained at Mauritanian embassies and consulates abroad.

The portal's English form runs through five steps: visa options, passport, traveller, details and review. The first step offers three packages (30 days, 90 days and 360 days) and says all visas are issued electronically and allow entry through every international port of entry. The Mauritanian foreign ministry describes the next step as completing the form with your personal information and the documents required (translated from French), without listing the documents.

No public page gives photo rules for the form. If the form states any when you reach the document step, follow them rather than a size quoted elsewhere. Biometric data is captured at the border on arrival.

Mauritania visa photo size and specifications

The requirements as published by Agence Nationale du Registre des Populations et des Titres Sécurisés (ANRPTS):[1]

Print sizeNo photo size published for the e-visa; embassies no longer issue visas
Digital sizeNo pixel size, file size or format published on any page read
BackgroundNot published
Print qualityNothing to print for the photo; the approved e-visa is printed or kept to show when boarding

Key requirements

  • Apply on the official portal only

    The Paris embassy says the visa form is available exclusively on the ANRPTS site. The request page sits on that agency's own gov.mr domain, and the Spanish embassy quotes the same address. A site outside the ANRPTS domain is not the government portal.

  • Five steps, three stay lengths

    The form moves from visa options to passport, traveller, details and review. The visa options are 30, 90 and 360 days. After submission the request is reviewed and, once validated, you receive an e-visa tied to your request number.

  • Passport valid for six months

    ANRPTS requires a passport valid for at least 6 months and bars holders of a passport with less validity from entering. The Spanish embassy adds that the departure date on the authorisation must be at least six months before the passport expires.

  • Biometrics are taken on arrival

    ANRPTS says the capture of biometric data is carried out when you reach the crossing point. The Spanish embassy says you show your confirmation code at the border for the biometric capture and the payment of the fee.

  • Embassies no longer issue visas

    The Spanish embassy, dated 3 January 2025, says visas can no longer be obtained at Mauritanian embassies and consulates abroad. The UK government says the Mauritanian Embassy in London does not issue visas.

  • Fees are paid in cash on arrival

    The UK government says e-visa fees are paid on arrival in exact cash in euros or US dollars. The Spanish embassy also describes cash payment at the border.

Do's and don'ts

Do

  • Open the application only from the ANRPTS site, a gov.mr address.
  • Check that your passport has at least six months left after your stay.
  • Read any photo instruction on the form before you crop or resize the picture.
  • Keep your request number and the approved e-visa.
  • Print the e-visa or keep a copy to show when boarding.
  • Apply well in advance of travel.

Don't

  • Do not pay an e-visa fee online: the UK government says it is paid in cash on arrival.
  • Do not travel with a passport that has less than six months of validity.
  • Do not expect to buy a visa at a Mauritanian embassy.
  • Do not trust photo sizes quoted by commercial sites; no official page gives one.

Glasses

No official page read for this guide states a rule on glasses for the e-visa photo. The portal publishes no photo rules on the pages that load without filling in the form, so follow any instruction the form itself gives.

Headwear and religious dress

No official page read states a rule on head coverings for the e-visa photo. Any instruction on the form itself is the only place where such a rule could be given.

The application is digital from start to finish: you complete the form, attach the documents it asks for and wait for the review. Nothing printed is sent anywhere. The only printout is the approved e-visa, which ANRPTS says the visitor can print and use to board.

No official page gives a pixel size, file size or format for the picture. When the form names a size, a digital photo can be cropped and resized to it. Do not rely on 35 x 45 mm or 480 x 640 pixels without that official confirmation.

Where to submit the photo

Submit the request on the ANRPTS visa page; the English form is at the portal's visa request address and there is a French and Arabic version. The agency's contact address for help is on its site.

You do not submit anything at an embassy. At the border you show your confirmation code so that your biometric data can be captured and the fee paid. The ANRPTS site also lists long-term visa requests of three, six or twelve months made by employers, which go through the competent authorities.

How to get your Mauritania visa photo

  1. Check the official requirements. Read the official specification for the Mauritania visa. Check the rules on pose, expression, glasses and headwear below.
  2. Take the photo. Follow the key requirements: apply on the official portal only; five steps, three stay lengths; passport valid for six months; biometrics are taken on arrival.
  3. Prepare a print or digital file. The application is digital from start to finish: you complete the form, attach the documents it asks for and wait for the review. Nothing printed is sent anywhere.
  4. Submit the photo with your application. Submit the request on the ANRPTS visa page; the English form is at the portal's visa request address and there is a French and Arabic version. The agency's contact address for help is on its site. You do not submit anything at an embassy.

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Mauritania visa photo FAQ

No official page gives one. The ANRPTS portal asks you to complete the form with your personal details and the documents required, without publishing a photo size, pixel size or file size. Read the instructions on the form itself.

The ANRPTS site, whose address ends in gov.mr. The Paris embassy states that the form is available exclusively there, and the Spanish embassy in Nouakchott quotes the same request page. Commercial look-alike sites are not Mauritanian government sites.

Not according to the sources read. The Spanish embassy says visas can no longer be obtained at Mauritanian embassies and consulates abroad, and the UK government says the embassy in London does not issue visas. Apply online instead.

The ANRPTS form offers packages of 30 days, 90 days and 360 days. All visas are issued electronically and allow entry through every international port of entry.

At least six months. ANRPTS bars holders of a passport with less validity from entering, and the Spanish embassy says the departure date on your authorisation must be at least six months before the passport expires.

On arrival. ANRPTS says the capture of your biometric data is carried out quickly when you reach the crossing point, and the Spanish embassy says you present your confirmation code there for the capture and the payment of the fee.

No. ANRPTS lists mutual visa-exemption agreements with Mali, Gambia, Niger, Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Tunisia, Libya, Côte d'Ivoire, Algeria, Chad and Burkina Faso. Check the current list on the ANRPTS site before you travel.

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Official sources

  1. Agence Nationale du Registre des Populations et des Titres Sécurisés (ANRPTS). Request a visa (e-visa application) anrpts.gov.mr. Checked 2 November 2026.
  2. Agence Nationale du Registre des Populations et des Titres Sécurisés (ANRPTS). Visiteurs: procédures d'obtention d'un visa biométrique anrpts.gov.mr. Checked 2 November 2026.
  3. Ministère des Affaires Étrangères, de Coopération et des Mauritaniens de l'Extérieur, Mauritanie. Visa diplomatie.gov.mr. Checked 2 November 2026.
  4. Ambassade de la République Islamique de Mauritanie, Paris. Demande de Visa (5 January 2025) ambarimparis.fr. Checked 2 November 2026.
  5. Embajada de España en Nuakchot, Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores. Mauritania implementa un nuevo procedimiento para la obtención del visado (3 January 2025) exteriores.gob.es. Checked 2 November 2026.
  6. GOV.UK, Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. Mauritania entry requirements gov.uk. Checked 2 November 2026.

Requirements can change, so always confirm with Agence Nationale du Registre des Populations et des Titres Sécurisés (ANRPTS) before you apply. WorldPhotoSpecs is independent and not affiliated with any government.

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