Burundi: embassies, consulates & entry rules
- foreign missions here
- 17
- Consulates
- 3
- missions abroad
- 28
- Visa-free / Visa on arrival
- 198
Live & travel in Burundi
Monthly budget
$2,050/mo
Prices vs USA: 46%
Exchange rate
1 USD = 2,996.18 BIF
Internet access
9%
of people online
Air quality
35.7
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
Official languages
French, English, Rundi
Emergency
113 · 117 · 112
Plug types
Europlug, Type E
Calling code
+257
Estimate for a remote worker (rent + living) from World Bank price levels. Capitals can be higher. · US travel advisory: Apr 28, 2025
2.6
/ 5
embassly score
Sources: World Bank · NASA · U.S. State Dept
- Cost3.8
- Safety2.8
- Internet access1.0
- Air quality1.0
- Climate4.6
SOS · Burundi113Restaurants, cafés and dishes in BurundiUgali
Government consensus
Reconsider travel· 2 of 3 governments- United StatesReconsider travel· parts of the country
- United KingdomIncreased caution· parts of the country
- CanadaReconsider travel· parts of the country
Sources: official travel advice of the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada.
Upcoming public holidays
- Dec 25, 2026 · Christmas Day
- Jan 1, 2027 · New Year’s Day
- Feb 5, 2027 · Unity Day
- Mar 9, 2027 · End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
- Apr 6, 2027 · Ntaryamira Day
- May 1, 2027 · Labour Day
- May 6, 2027 · Ascension Day
- May 16, 2027 · Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)
Cities in Burundi
Traveller essentials · Burundi
- Emergency
- 113 · 117 · 112
- Calling code
- +257
- Currency
- BIF
- Plug types
- Europlug, E
- Drives on the
- right
- Capital
- Gitega
- Time zone
- Africa/Bujumbura
Foreign missions in Burundi
BelgiumBujumbura1ChinaBujumbura1EgyptBujumbura1FranceBujumbura1GermanyBujumbura1MaliBujumbura1MoroccoBujumbura1NetherlandsBujumbura1NigeriaBujumbura1RussiaBujumbura1South AfricaBujumbura1SwitzerlandBujumbura1TanzaniaBujumbura1TürkiyeBujumbura1United KingdomBujumbura1United StatesBujumbura1Vatican CityBujumbura1
Burundi missions abroad
AustriaVienna1BelgiumBrussels1BrazilBrasília1ChinaBeijing1CyprusNicosia1DR CongoKinshasa1EgyptCairo1EthiopiaAddis Ababa1FranceParis1GermanyBerlin1GuineaConakry1Hong Kong1IndiaNew Delhi1ItalyRome1Netherlands's-Gravenhage1NigeriaAbuja1NorwayOslo1RussiaMoscow1RwandaKigali1Saudi ArabiaRiyadh1South AfricaPretoria1SwitzerlandGeneva1TanzaniaDar es Salaam2TürkiyeAnkara1United KingdomLondon1United StatesWashington, D.C.1ZambiaLusaka1
Who can enter Burundi without a visa?
Visa rules change often. Always confirm with the official embassy or government site before you travel.
Frequently asked questions
Embassies & consulates in Burundi?
17 missions, 17 countries.
Emergency: Burundi?
113 (fire department), 117 (emergency medical services), 112 (police)
Who can enter Burundi without a visa?
198: DR Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda…