Burkinabe Visa is not required for Senegaleses
Stay Duration: 30 days
Entry Requirements
- Senegal citizens visiting Burkina Faso are not required to apply for a visa.
- Entry stamps allow the traveller to stay for at least 30 days as determined by the embassy.
- Travellers are required to have a passport valid for 6 months beyond their stay in Burkina Faso.
- Passports of visitors should have two blank pages for visa stamps at the port of entry.
- Visitors from Senegal will be required to show proof of Yellow Fever vaccination before entry into Burkina Faso and vaccination must have been done within 10 days before embarking on their trip.
- Visitors are required to provide proof that they have enough money to last them throughout their entire stay in the country.
- Travellers are to also provide proof of accommodation for their stay in the country.
- The estimated flight time from Dakar, Senegal to Burkina Faso is 2 hours, 35 minutes.
- West African CFA franc is the official currency of Burkina Faso. Visitors can exchange their foreign currencies at various banks and exchange outlets in the country.
- The official language spoken in Burkina Faso is French, mainly because they were colonized by France. The Mossi language is also a widely spoken language in the country and there are about seventy other indigenous languages.
- Although there is a diversity of religion in Burkina Faso, Islam is the most prominent and other religions include Catholicism, Protestantism and traditional beliefs.
- Burkina Faso has a tropical climate. The dry season lasts from November to March, and the rainy season lasts from June to October.
- Transportation can be done in Burkina Faso through taxis, buses and trains.
- Burkina Faso uses the Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) hence, there is no time difference between Senegal and Burkina Faso.
- Common staples in Burkina Faso include sorghum, millet, rice, maize, nuts and potatoes. Babenda, brochettes, and sause gombo are common dishes in Burkina Faso.
- The power and socket plug used in Burkina Faso is of Type C and E. The standard voltage is 220 V and the standard frequency is 50 Hz.