{"question":{"passport":"USA","destination":"BFA","entryDate":"2026-09-12"},"dateBasis":"reference-date","status":"conditional","headline":"Visa, no stated limit","requirement":{"kind":"visa_consular","message":"Before you travel: you need a visa from an embassy or consulate."},"stay":{"kind":"NOT_STATED","phrasing":"The rule sets no maximum stay. How long you may stay is decided when you enter."},"conditions":[],"caveat":null,"source":{"documentId":"loc-bfa-us","url":"https://www.loc.gov/item/global-legal-monitor/2026-01-20/burkina-faso-mali-reciprocal-entry-and-visa-restrictions-for-us-citizens-adopted/","passage":"(Communiqué, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Burkina Faso (Dec. 30, 2025) … The statement specifies that the measure is taken pursuant to the principle of reciprocity and entails a total restriction on visas for U.S. nationals, mirroring the action taken by U.S. authorities.","explanation":"Burkina Faso's 30 December 2025 Foreign Ministry communiqué imposes a total restriction on issuing visas to U.S. nationals; because an entry visa is a precondition for admission, U.S. citizens cannot obtain the document the general regime requires. The government's own signed communiqué was also fetched (gouv-us-visa-pdf, held) and confirms the date, the issuing ministry and the reciprocity basis; it is recorded in documentsRejected because the two documents give the same answer and the run's document budget is eight.","publisher":"Global Legal Monitor"},"checkedAt":"2026-08-29","snapshotAsOf":"2026-09-10","dataVersion":"4f66864a7d4f8a08b6c8c7e446d7f16addcd9303","upcomingChange":null,"alternatives":[],"scope":{"covers":["recorded entry requirement","recorded stay allowance"],"notEstablished":["personal admission decision","work permission","residence rights","tax position","individual eligibility for every condition"],"passportType":"ordinary"}}