Country guide
Burkina Faso
Visa
Visa required
Vaccinations
Required
Currency
West African CFA Franc (XOF)
Time zones
No UTC / GMT offset (2 hours behind South Africa)
Dialing code
+ 226
Best time to go
November – March
Drinking water
Water should be regarded as being potentially contaminated. Milk is unpasteurised.
Travel tips
Roads are impassable during the rainy season. It is inadvisable to drive at night due to the poor road quality and lack of street lighting.
Visa guide
Entry requirements
Applicants are to come in person to the Embassy.
Original valid passport (ensure there are at least 2 blank pages). Passport is to be valid until after the return date to South Africa.
1 application form (typed, not handwritten)
2 ID photo (colour) (recent)
Yellow Fever certificate
A Letter of invitation from the hosting company if you are traveling for business
Return airticket itinerary, specifying departure and arrival dates
Proof of accommodation
Travel Insurance
Deposit slip or proof of EFT with the name of the applicant
Visa requirements
Visas are required by SA passport holders.
Issuing authorities
Embassy of Burkina Faso
767 Justice Mohammed Street, Hatfield, Pretoria, 0181
PO Box 13710, Hatfield, Pretoria, 0028
Tel: 012 346 2704
E-mail: ambabfpretoria07@gmail.com
Office hours: Mon-Fri 0930-1600 (closed between 1300-1400)
Submissions: 0930 -1230
Collections: 1400 -1600 Mon-Fri
Visa processing time
5 working days
SA representative
Avenue Pascal ZAGRE – Villa No 149, Rue de BADNOGO – OUAGA 2000
12 BP: 296 Ouagadougou 12, BURKINA FASO
Tel: +253-760-98 / 253-764-03
E-mail: saemb.ouaga@dirco.gov.za
Web: dirco1.azurewebsites.net/burkina_faso
Health / vaccinations
Compulsory: Yellow Fever
Recommended Travel Vaccines: Hepatitis A & B, Meningitis, Rabies, Typhoid, Tetanus, Polio
Malaria Risk
Public holidays
2026: Jan 1, 3; Mar 8-9, 20; Apr 6; May 1, 14-15, 27; Aug 5, 15; Oct 31; Nov 1-2; Dec 11, 25