Trip checklist: Burkina Faso

For South African passport holders. Last checked 5 October 2026.

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Visa requirement

South Africans need to apply online for an e-visa before travel to Burkina Faso.

Permitted stay

Not published. Checked: FCDO entry page, The GSA SA-passport guide, Wikipedia.

Before you go

• Passport validity

  Valid beyond the return date, with 2 blank pages.

• How to apply

  Online at the official portal https://applicant.visaburkina.bf (also reached via visaburkina.bf). Fees not readable (the portal is JavaScript-only). GSA (Oct 2025) instead describes in-person applications at the embassy, 5 working days.

• Where South Africans apply

  Online, or the Embassy of Burkina Faso, Hatfield, Pretoria (tel 012 346 2704); GSA says apply in person.

• Vaccinations, including yellow fever on return to South Africa

  BURKINA FASO: yellow fever certificate REQUIRED for entry. RETURN TO SOUTH AFRICA: Burkina Faso is on South Africa's yellow fever risk-country list. South African Department of Health / DIRCO rules require every traveller over 1 year old (South Africans included) arriving from a risk country, or transiting a risk-country airport for more than 12 hours, to show a valid yellow fever certificate (vaccine at least 10 days before departure; certificates are valid for life). Without one you may be refused entry or quarantined for up to 6 days.

• Confirm with the embassy

  Rules change. Check the official source before you book.

Where to apply

• Government of Burkina Faso – e-Visa portal https://applicant.visaburkina.bf/
• UK FCDO https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/burkina-faso/entry-requirements

Research sources

1. 1. Government of Burkina Faso – e-Visa portal (Official, applicant.visaburkina.bf) https://applicant.visaburkina.bf/
2. 2. UK FCDO (Other government, gov.uk) https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/burkina-faso/entry-requirements
3. 3. National Department of Health, South Africa (Other government, health.gov.za) https://www.health.gov.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Protocols-for-Travellers.pdf
4. 4. DIRCO (South African High Commission, Canberra) (Other government, dirco.gov.za) https://dirco.gov.za/canberra/yellow-fever/
5. 5. Wikipedia (Reference, en.wikipedia.org) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_policy_of_Burkina_Faso
6. 6. The GSA (South African visa agency) (Commercial, thegsa.co.za) https://www.thegsa.co.za/visa-and-country-info/3135-burkina-faso-country-guide

From doineedavisa.co.za/burkina-faso. Always confirm with the embassy before you travel.