What you need to enter Gabon with a Burkinabe passport
Burkinabe citizens need an electronic visa for Gabon, applied for online before the trip.
- e-Visa fee
- €70
- Minimum passport validity
- 6 months
Why is this passport validity required? →
Last verified: 3 October 2026
Verified practical details
The visa is applied for before your trip, and the procedure is Electronic visa (e-Visa) with entry authorisation. Here are the verified details:
Authorisation system
Electronic visa (e-Visa) with entry authorisation
There are two routes. The one Spain's Foreign Ministry recommends is applying before travel at the Gabonese Embassy in your country of residence. The other is the e-Visa: after the online application, an entry authorisation (autorisation d'entrée) arrives by email, and with it the visa is issued on landing at Libreville airport against a cash payment. That authorisation is not the receipt you get when submitting the application, and without it entry is not guaranteed. The Ministry warns that the e-Visa sometimes causes problems and delays.
Apply on the official site →Visa, e-Visa, or electronic authorisation? What's the difference →
Fee
€70
This is the cash fee paid in Libreville when collecting a visa obtained through the e-Visa: 70 euros or 45,000 CFA francs, plus a 15-euro processing fee.
Required documents
- Passport valid for at least six months.
- A visa from the Gabonese Embassy or a printed e-Visa entry authorisation.
- An invitation letter, hotel booking or proof of accommodation for the whole stay.
- International certificate of yellow fever vaccination.
Transit rules
Border police and gendarmerie checks are strict, including on domestic flights, so carry printed copies of all travel documents. Photographing airports, ports, public buildings and military sites is banned.
More Gabon rules
They don't depend on your passport, so they are on the Gabon page:
Official portal: https://evisa.dgdi.ga/. Destination data verified on 3 October 2026. Sources: exteriores.gob.es (travel advice of Spain's Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Gabon, updated 1 June 2026: embassy visa or e-Visa with entry authorisation, fee in Libreville, accommodation, yellow fever, customs, photography, security); gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/gabon (UK Government: visa required, hotel booking); evisa.dgdi.ga (official e-Visa portal); data.unesco.org (World Heritage List). All checked on 3 October 2026.
Travel insurance for Gabon
It isn't listed as mandatory for this entry, but without insurance, medical care during the trip can get expensive.
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Things to see and do in Gabon
Tours, skip-the-line tickets and day trips, most with free cancellation up to 24 hours before.
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This pair in context
In the other direction, citizens of Gabon need an electronic visa to enter Burkina Faso. See the Gabon → Burkina Faso page.
All 16 passports from Western Africa that VisaRadar tracks need a prior authorisation or a visa on arrival to enter Gabon. Same result as Burkina Faso: Benin, Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea and Guinea-Bissau.
With a passport from Burkina Faso, in the rest of Middle Africa you can enter Central African Republic and Chad visa-free; you need a prior authorisation or a visa on arrival for Cameroon, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Republic of the Congo and Sao Tome and Principe; you need a visa for Angola.
A passport from Burkina Faso ranks 154 of 199 in the VisaRadar passport ranking and reaches 53 of 198 destinations without applying for a visa in advance.
Counts from the same requirements matrix behind this page's verdict, using the UN M49 subregions.
Frequently asked questions
Do Burkinabe citizens need a visa for Gabon?
Yes, but it's processed online before you travel (e-visa), no consulate visit required.
What minimum passport validity is required?
Passport valid for at least six months.
What currency is used in Gabon?
Central African CFA Franc (XAF).
What do Burkinabe passport holders need for the countries near Gabon?
With a passport from Burkina Faso, in the rest of Middle Africa you can enter Central African Republic and Chad visa-free; you need a prior authorisation or a visa on arrival for Cameroon, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Republic of the Congo and Sao Tome and Principe; you need a visa for Angola.
Related pages
See Gabon requirements for other passports →
See entry requirements to Burkina Faso for other passports →
Informational only. Always verify requirements with the official embassy or consulate before you travel.