Burundi passport — visa-free travel

Holders of a Burundi passport can enter 22 countries visa-free and 24 more on arrival — Henley Passport Index rank #85.

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Visa-free destinations (22)

Countries you can enter on a Burundi passport without applying for a visa in advance.

Barbados BB Benin BJ Central African Republic CF Congo (Dem. Rep.) CD Cook Islands CK Dominica DM Ecuador EC Ghana GH Haiti HT Kenya KE Maldives MV Mauritius MU Micronesia FM Philippines PH Rwanda RW Senegal SN Singapore SG St. Vincent and the Grenadines VC Suriname SR Tanzania TZ The Gambia GM Uganda UG

Visa on arrival (24)

Countries that issue a visa on arrival to Burundi passport holders. Bring your passport, fee, and any required photos — no advance application.

Bangladesh BD Cambodia KH Cape Verde Islands CV Comoro Islands KM Djibouti DJ Ethiopia ET Guinea-Bissau GW Iran IR Macao (SAR China) MO Madagascar MG Mozambique MZ Namibia NA Nepal NP Niue NU Palau Islands PW Samoa WS Sierra Leone SL Somalia SO South Sudan SS St. Lucia LC Timor-Leste TL Tuvalu TV Zambia ZM Zimbabwe ZW

Electronic travel authorisation (2)

Countries requiring an eTA — quick online pre-approval, usually issued in minutes to hours.

Seychelles SC Sri Lanka LK

e-Visa available (44)

Countries with an online e-visa. Apply through the official portal before departure.

Albania AL Anguilla AI Antigua and Barbuda AG Azerbaijan AZ Bahrain BH Bhutan BT Bolivia BO Botswana BW Burkina Faso BF Cameroon CM Colombia CO Côte d'Ivoire CI Cuba CU Equatorial Guinea GQ Gabon GA Georgia GE Guinea GN India IN Indonesia ID Kazakhstan KZ Kyrgyzstan KG Liberia LR Malawi MW Malaysia MY Mauritania MR Moldova MD Montserrat MS Nicaragua NI Nigeria NG Oman OM Pakistan PK Qatar QA São Tomé and Príncipe ST St. Helena SH St. Kitts and Nevis KN Syria SY Tajikistan TJ Thailand TH The Bahamas BS Togo TG Türkiye TR United Arab Emirates AE United Kingdom GB Vietnam VN

Visa required (135)

Countries requiring a pre-arranged visa for Burundi passport holders. Apply through the destination's embassy or consular service before travel.

Afghanistan AF Algeria DZ American Samoa AS Andorra AD Angola AO Argentina AR Armenia AM Aruba AW Australia AU Austria AT Belarus BY Belgium BE Belize BZ Bermuda BM Bonaire; St. Eustatius and Saba BQ Bosnia and Herzegovina BA Brazil BR British Virgin Islands VG Brunei BN Bulgaria BG Burundi BI Canada CA Cayman Islands KY Chad TD Chile CL China CN Congo (Rep.) CG Costa Rica CR Croatia HR Curacao CW Cyprus CY Czechia CZ Denmark DK Dominican Republic DO Egypt EG El Salvador SV Eritrea ER Estonia EE eSwatini SZ Falkland Islands FK Faroe Islands FO Fiji FJ Finland FI France FR French Guiana GF French Polynesia PF French West Indies FW Germany DE Gibraltar GI Greece GR Greenland GL Grenada GD Guam GU Guatemala GT Guyana GY Honduras HN Hong Kong (SAR China) HK Hungary HU Iceland IS Iraq IQ Ireland IE Israel IL Italy IT Jamaica JM Japan JP Jordan JO Kiribati KI Kosovo XK Kuwait KW Laos LA Latvia LV Lebanon LB Lesotho LS Libya LY Liechtenstein LI Lithuania LT Luxembourg LU Mali ML Malta MT Marshall Islands MH Mayotte YT Mexico MX Monaco MC Mongolia MN Montenegro ME Morocco MA Myanmar MM Nauru NR Netherlands NL New Caledonia NC New Zealand NZ Niger NE North Korea KP North Macedonia MK Northern Mariana Islands MP Norway NO Palestinian Territory PS Panama PA Papua New Guinea PG Paraguay PY Peru PE Poland PL Portugal PT Puerto Rico PR Reunion RE Romania RO Russian Federation RU San Marino SM Saudi Arabia SA Serbia RS Slovakia SK Slovenia SI Solomon Islands SB South Africa ZA South Korea KR Spain ES St. Maarten MF Sudan SD Sweden SE Switzerland CH Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) TW Tonga TO Trinidad and Tobago TT Tunisia TN Turkmenistan TM Turks and Caicos Islands TC Ukraine UA United States US Uruguay UY US Virgin Islands VI Uzbekistan UZ Vanuatu VU Vatican City VA Venezuela VE Yemen YE

Frequently asked questions

  • How many countries can I visit visa-free with a Burundi passport?

    Holders of a Burundi passport have visa-free access to 22 countries and visa-on-arrival access to 24 more, for a total of 46 destinations without a pre-arranged visa. Add 46 more reachable via eTA or e-visa.

  • What is the Henley rank of the Burundi passport?

    The Burundi passport is ranked #85 in the Henley Passport Index for 2026, with a visa-free count of 48.

  • Where do Burundi passport holders need a visa?

    Burundi passport holders need a pre-arranged visa to enter 135 countries.

  • What is the most popular visa-free destination for Burundi travellers?

    Based on direct flight volume, Ethiopia is the most-flown visa-free destination from Burundi, with 1 non-stop routes.

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