Visa requirement

Burkina Faso visa for Swedish citizens

Official-source answer with stay limit, cost, required documents and last verification date.

Do Swedish citizens need a visa for Burkina Faso?

Passport Swedish passport Destination Burkina Faso eVisa

Checked answer — confirm before travel

Swedish citizens need an eVisa to enter Burkina Faso for up to 90 days.

Last verified: 23 Jul 2026

What this means: An eVisa is a real visa you apply for online before travel; approval arrives before you fly, unlike a visa on arrival.

Confidence: Medium Likely current — confirm details with the official source.

This answer is for ordinary Swedish passport holders travelling as citizens of that passport. Residence permits, long-stay visas or living in another country can change which embassy or rule applies.

Visa types at a glance

Tourist visa-free, eVisa and visa-on-arrival availability for this corridor
Visa type	Availability	Stay
Tourist visa-free?	No	This page stores a visa or authorization route instead.
eVisa?	Yes	Up to 90 days.
Visa on arrival?	No	No visa-on-arrival route is stored for this corridor.

Max stay: 90 days
Official cost: 33000 XOF
Before departure: Apply online before you fly
Official route: Open official source (opens in a new tab)

Before you travel

1 Entry step Apply online before you fly Official route (opens in a new tab)
2 Stay limit 90 days
3 Official fee 33000 XOF
4 Passport validity Official rule stored below. See full note
5 Transit airside: required; landside: required. Full note below. See full note
6 Freshness Checked 23 Jul 2026; confidence: medium

Shareable verdict: Swedish citizens need an eVisa to enter Burkina Faso for up to 90 days. Checked 23 Jul 2026.

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Cost note

Visa Burkina's official short-stay cost table lists a tourist visa fee of 33,000 XOF for a single-entry tourist visa and 55,000 XOF for a multiple-entry tourist visa. This row uses the single-entry tourist fee only.

Passport and transit notes

Passport validity: Visa Burkina's entry-conditions page requires a valid passport or accepted travel document, but the checked public pages do not publish one universal six-month passport-validity rule for this short-stay route.; Validity source (opens in a new tab) Validity guide
Transit: airside transit: required; landside transit: required; Visa Burkina publishes a transit-visa route for foreigners transiting through Burkina Faso; no universal airside-transit waiver is based on the checked official pages.; Transit source (opens in a new tab) Transit guide

What you need

Swedish ordinary passport or other accepted travel document that remains valid for the trip
Approved Burkina Faso eVisa / pre-visa before travel, unless an official visa agreement, residence permit or exemption applies
Short tourism or visitor purpose
Travel details matching the intended stay and entry date
Health record or vaccination/health evidence if required under international health regulations
Return transport ticket, repatriation deposit or official waiver if requested
Payment method for the official eVisa / pre-visa fee and any payment-processing charge

Why this verdict

Swedish citizens are routed through Burkina Faso's official eVisa / pre-visa route for ordinary short-stay tourism or visitor travel. No ordinary-passport visa-free rule is inferred from visa agreements or special-document exemptions without a direct source. This guidance is intentionally conservative: ordinary passport, short tourism/visitor travel only. Work, study, residence, diplomatic/service passports, non-tourist visits, visa agreements, residence-permit routes, health rules, carrier checks, border discretion and the live Visa Burkina application flow can change the practical answer. Reconfirm with Visa Burkina, Burkina Faso immigration or a Burkinabe mission before booking.

Conditional rules

Traveller is a national of an African country covered by the official visa-fee waiver eVisa

Up to 90 days. The Presidency source says African nationals do not pay visa fees, but that the waiver is not a visa exemption. Use only when the traveller's ordinary passport is in that cohort.
Visa agreement, residence permit, permit route or official exemption applies Conditional

Visa Burkina's entry-conditions page recognises entry by visa, visa agreement, permit, residence permit or exemption. This row does not infer a specific exemption without a direct country-specific official source.
Traveller requests a multiple-entry tourist visa eVisa

Up to 90 days. Visa Burkina's short-stay cost table lists the multiple-entry tourist visa at 55,000 XOF; the issued visa controls the actual entries and permission.
Stay beyond 90 days or long-stay purpose Visa required

Visa Burkina separates short-stay and long-stay visas. Longer stays need the correct long-stay or residence route.
Work, study, residence, diplomatic/service passport, official duty or other non-tourist purpose Visa required

The official short-stay page says a short-stay visa does not give the right to work in Burkina Faso without prior labour-authority authorisation.
Transit through Burkina Faso Visa required

Visa Burkina publishes a separate transit-visa route for foreigners transiting through Burkina Faso. Verify airside and landside transit with the carrier and official route before travel.

Frequently asked questions

Do Swedish citizens need a visa for Burkina Faso?

Swedish citizens need an eVisa to enter Burkina Faso for up to 90 days. (eVisa.) Verified 23 Jul 2026 against the official source.

How long can Swedish passport holders stay in Burkina Faso?

Up to 90 days.

How much does entry to Burkina Faso cost for Swedish citizens?

The official fee is 33000 XOF. This page tracks the official government fee only, not agent markup.

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