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Travel requirements for Burkina Faso

Everything a UK traveller needs to know before visiting Burkina Faso — passport and visa rules, recommended vaccines with lead times, and whether you need an International Driving Permit.

Required

Recommended

Consider

1949

IDP type

Entry requirements for Burkina Faso

Passport validity

Your passport must be 2 blank pages.

Visas

British passport holders normally need a visa to enter.

Source: UK Foreign Travel Advice — Burkina Faso. Always confirm the latest requirements before you travel.

Vaccines for travel to Burkina Faso

Based on NaTHNaC TravelHealthPro guidance for UK travellers. Lead times assume protection is needed on the day you arrive.

Yellow Fever Required

Proof of vaccination required on entry under International Health Regulations.

10 days before travel
Hepatitis A Recommended

2 weeks before travel
Tetanus / Diphtheria Recommended
Typhoid Recommended

2 weeks before travel
Chikungunya Consider

2 weeks before travel
Cholera Consider

7 days before travel
Dengue Consider
Hepatitis B Consider

3 weeks before travel
Meningococcal ACWY Consider

10 days before travel
Polio Consider

4 weeks before travel
Rabies (Pre-exposure) Consider

4 weeks before travel
Tuberculosis (BCG) Consider

Source: NaTHNaC TravelHealthPro — Burkina Faso.

Driving in Burkina Faso

To drive in Burkina Faso with a UK driving licence, you may need an International Driving Permit (IDP) under the 1949 Geneva Convention.

IDPs are issued by PayPoint (no longer the Post Office) — find an issuing store.

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