Do I need to provide passport or travel document valid for more than 6 months?

Your passport or other travel document must be valid for more than 6 months.

Do I need to provide valid enrolment certificate from your institution?

A currently valid enrolment certificate. If you're enrolled at a public university or institute, the certificate from the institution is enough. If you're enrolled at a private institute or school, your certificate must also be certified by the government ministry that oversees it (Higher Education, National Education, or the ministry in charge of Islamic Affairs, depending on the institution).

Do I need to provide an entry e-visa?

Mauritania issues entry visas online as an e-Visa, applied for through the national ANRPTS portal before you travel. The online form asks for your passport and personal details; choose the visa length (30, 90 or 360 days) that matches your trip.

Document checklist

Finland → Mauritania: Residence Card for study purposes (بطاقة إقامة لأغراض الدراسة)

What you need before you submit, checked against official requirements, not guesswork.

Checked by our automated verification on 20 Oct 2026: every source on this page resolves and the data is structurally complete. This does not confirm a person re-read the source text for accuracy.

Required documents

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Identity

Passport or travel document valid for more than 6 months
Required
Your passport or other travel document must be valid for more than 6 months.
Source: Agence Nationale du Registre des Populations et des Titres Sécurisés (Mauritania), Residents (المقيمون)

Purpose of travel

Valid enrolment certificate from your institution
Required
A currently valid enrolment certificate. If you're enrolled at a public university or institute, the certificate from the institution is enough. If you're enrolled at a private institute or school, your certificate must also be certified by the government ministry that oversees it (Higher Education, National Education, or the ministry in charge of Islamic Affairs, depending on the institution).
Source: Agence Nationale du Registre des Populations et des Titres Sécurisés (Mauritania), Residents (المقيمون)

Travel

An entry e-Visa
Required
Mauritania issues entry visas online as an e-Visa, applied for through the national ANRPTS portal before you travel. The online form asks for your passport and personal details; choose the visa length (30, 90 or 360 days) that matches your trip.
Source: Agence Nationale du Registre des Populations et des Titres Sécurisés (Mauritania), e-Visa application

Why applications on this route get refused

Private institution's enrolment certificate not certified
For private institutes and schools, the enrolment certificate must be certified by the relevant supervising ministry, not just issued by the institution itself.
How to avoid it: Ask your institution to have your enrolment certificate certified by its supervising ministry before you submit your residence card application.
Passport not valid for long enough
Your travel document needs to be valid for more than 6 months to be accepted for the residence card.
How to avoid it: Check your passport's expiry date well before you apply, and renew it first if it doesn't leave more than 6 months of validity.

Sources

Agence Nationale du Registre des Populations et des Titres Sécurisés (Mauritania), Residents (المقيمون) · checked 19 Sept 2026
Agence Nationale du Registre des Populations et des Titres Sécurisés (Mauritania), Secure Documents: Residence Card procedures · checked 19 Sept 2026
Agence Nationale du Registre des Populations et des Titres Sécurisés (Mauritania), e-Visa application · checked 19 Sept 2026

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