Entering by boat: Mayotte

Before you arrive

• Notify the authorities 48 hours before arrival.
• Online procedure: Formulaire « Préavis d'entrée et de sortie » (Affaires maritimes / marina de Mamoudzou) — noonsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Mayotte-How-to-do-clearance.pdf

The steps

1. Send the notice 48 h before arrival.
2. Call MAYOTTE TRAFFIC on VHF 16, go to the orange waiting buoy near the yacht club (ACHM), Q flag up.
3. Take crew and passports to the airport border police to stamp the form.
4. Drop a copy in the Maritime Affairs (or yacht club) mailbox and at the marina, then lower the Q flag.

Papers to have on board

• Passports for the whole crew
• Visas, if your nationality requires them
• Crew list
• Boat papers (registration certificate)
• Outward clearance from the previous country

Good to know

• Arrival notice at least 48 h ahead (form sent to Maritime Affairs or Mamoudzou marina).
• The entry stamp is done by the border police at the airport (Petite-Terre), with all crew and passports.
• Clearance is free; Customs have 1 h to inspect after you reach the waiting area.
• Mayotte is not in the Schengen area: specific visas for non-EU crew.
• The island was hard hit by cyclone Chido (December 2024): check services before arriving.

Ports of entry

The ports where you can clear in, and the services available there.

Sources

• noonsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Mayotte-How-to-do-clearance.pdf
• noonsite.com/?p=1151813

This information is gathered from public sources and sailors’ experience. It does not replace the country’s authorities, whose word is final: check before you leave.