Morocco:

No visa needed.At any border  just get a stamp in your passport and enjoy it until in last, as you wont see a country where no visa is needed until…Namibia!

Mauritania:

Some people get their visa in Rabat, but as i did skip all the big cities along the coast i prefered to get the visa on arrival.Once you cross the “no-man´s land” , those 5km. between the last military post in Morocco and the first one in Mauritania, you will definetelly feel you have finally arrived in black Africa.

I was waiting under a big warm sun for the oficials to go back to work, while a  policemen will take your details in a piece of paper in a office full of flies.

Visa are issued for 50 Euros.

Senegal:

Since july 2013  all EU citizens need to apply for a visa in advance in an online site… http://www.visasenegal.sn/?page_id=9&lang=en.

Once you have made the payment of 52.5 Euros, you will get a receipt, and few days later you should get a confirmation on your visa aproval.You can choose where would you like to collect you visa.Remember not all land borders issues the new biometric visa.The only one i know was at Rosso.

We did collect the visa in the Senegal Embassy in Nouakchot, so we took a peaceful and beautiful border crossing in Diama.Highly recomended.Just 20km. before the border is a beautiful place for camping in a bird watching platform.

Guinea-Bissau:

One of the easiest visas. There is a consulate in Zinguinchor that issued visas on the spot. 20.000 CFA one month/single entry , 30.000CFA 3 month/multiple entry.

Guinea-Conakry:

Visas are issued same day in the Guinean embassy in Bissau. Bring your passport in the morning and collect it in the afternoon.

1 month/single entry cost 30.000CFA.

Mali:

Visas are issued at the border, though if you are planing to stay longer than 5 days and up to a month you will need to go at the inmigration office in Bamako and register free of charge.It takes 48 hours for this stupid process.

Burkina-Fasso:

Very eassy in the Burkina embassy in Bamako which is located in ACE2000.

Bring the passport in the morning and pick up same day in the afternoon.

31.000CFA 3 month multi-entry,

25.000CFA (37 euros)  1 month/ single entry

 

Ghana:

This was a quite tricky one.You will need a letter of invitation and a hotel booking will make it easier.It takes 3 days to process.The guy in the embassy wasnt the most helpful one and the nicest, but at least there was A/C in the waiting room.

2 month/single entry visa cost : 25.000 CFA.

Togo:

Visas are issued at the border for a maximun of a week for just 10.000CFA.If you want to stay longer bring it over to the inmigration office in Lome and for 1000CFA you will extend it up to a month. Please note that not  all land border crossings issues the visa.We tried the one by Wli and wasnt possible, so we went back and crossed by….

Benin:

WE got the visa in Accra.Bring it over in the morning and collect it same afternoon.1 month/multiple entries cost… , 2 weeks/single entry  cost….

Nigeria:

Nigerian Embassy in Cotou is located near the Novotel Hotel.

Be patient and try to have as many documents as possible.Visa aplications are only accepted on tuesdays and thursdays, from 10AM until 12.PM.

Bring a photocopy of your yellow fever vaccionation, last 3 months bank statement, letter of invitation from a nigerian citizen, visa for next coming country or a plane ticket. For most europeans visas are 35.000CFA. If you bring the aplication on tuesday you can collect on thursday, if you do on thursdays you will need to wait until tuesday.

Please let us know if anyone  manages to make the visa woman smile.

I stayed in Cotonou in Auberge Haie Vive.It has a great location and the owner Jean Claude is one of the most helpful people ive met.

Cameroon:

Easy visa in Calabar, issued on the spot.

D.R.C:

Got it in Cotonou.The embassy is in Haie Vive.

You normally need a residence certificate, but easily done in one day.

The visa is valid for 3 months,and the time starts counting fromthe day you enter D.R.C

One month single entry 50.000CF

Two month sinlge entry 78.000CFA

It takes one day.