Visas and entry requirements: Western Sahara
Prepare your journey to Western Sahara using official sources.
Western Sahara
Access is restricted. This is not a tourist visa offer. Consult the competent authority about access restrictions and any exceptional permission; do not assume ordinary tourism is possible.
Sources and review status
Review date recorded; current rules still need confirmation.
Dates describe an editorial record, not a live check or legal validity. Review is due after 90 days; rules can change sooner. Open the linked source before relying on this guide.
Recorded review date
- FCDO — Sahara occidental, entrée
Recorded review date:
Review date recorded; current rules still need confirmation.
UK travel advice: check its stated British passport scope; it is not a rule for all nationalities.
Your next checks
- Write down the passport you will use and its type, your country of residence and your planned activities. Residence and interface language do not replace passport nationality.
- List arrival and departure dates, transit stops and entry points. Check each leg separately, including whether you pass immigration during transit.
- Open the official instructions for that profile. Record the required documents, submission window, fees and processing guidance; mark anything the source does not confirm as unresolved.
- If a condition is unclear, contact the competent authority with your passport country, residence, purpose and dates. Recheck before departure and after a passport or itinerary change.
The source guide below is currently available in French.
Sahara occidental : vérifier la zone et le parcours d’entrée
La source documente les zones administrées par le Maroc et signale des restrictions de déplacement. Il faut identifier la zone exacte avant d’évaluer les formalités.
Pour le passeport British citizen, la dispense documentée vise uniquement les visites jusqu’à 90 jours dans les zones administrées par le Maroc ; aucune extension à tout le territoire ni aux autres passeports.
- Passeport valide pour le séjour et formalités correspondant au point d’entrée.
- Cachet d’entrée des autorités frontalières pour le parcours décrit.
- Préciser villes, frontière et voyage organisé ou individuel.
- Confirmer les restrictions et les conditions du passeport auprès du consulat compétent avant de fixer l’itinéraire.
- Des voyageurs indépendants peuvent être refoulés même lorsque la dispense de visa s’applique.
- Les formalités ne garantissent pas la sécurité ni l’accès aux zones déconseillées ; cette fiche ne tranche pas le statut du territoire.
Check your travel profile
Documents to consider
Eligibility depends on your passport and circumstances. The authorities decide whether documents are issued and entry is granted.
Check the official entry rules before travelling.
Official sources
Advice from a foreign government may be intended for its own nationals. Check the destination authority's requirements for your passport and circumstances; an advisory is not a universal eligibility decision.
- www.gov.uk ↗Source checked on 2026-09-28
