Mali visa requirements · checked 26 September 2026

Visa & Entry Requirements for Mali

Q: What documents do I need to enter Mali?

Passport validity: The UK Foreign Office says your passport must be valid for the duration of your stay in Mali. Travel insurance: No official source we could read states a travel insurance requirement for Mali. Return or onward ticket: No official source we could read states an onward or return ticket requirement for Mali. Proof of funds: Mali's Law No. 04-058 of 25 November 2004 on the entry of foreigners, which the online visa application shows before the form, says that to enter Mali every foreigner must carry the entry visa and documents on the purpose and conditions of the stay and, where applicable, on their means of subsistence and guarantees of repatriation.

Q: How long can I stay in Mali without a visa?

Up to 90 days for every visa-free passport.

Most travellers need a visa for Mali: 182 of 198 passports must apply at an embassy or consulate, while 16 passports enter visa-free.

The UK government tells British nationals they must have a visa to visit Mali, with the application and payment fully online via the Malian Ministry of Foreign Affairs website, and advises against all travel to the whole of Mali. The ministry's online visa check tells nationals of Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo, Burkina Faso and Niger that they do not need a visa, and tells nationals of Cape Verde, Ghana, Liberia and Sierra Leone that a visa is required. ECOWAS says Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger are no longer members of ECOWAS as of 29 January 2025.

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Visa for Mali — requirements summary

Visa-free: 16 (8%)
Visa required: 182 (92%)

All travellers must meet the entry rules set by Mali, and they depend on your nationality. Find your passport below — you may be able to enter visa-free, or need an eVisa, a visa on arrival or a visa from an embassy.

Passport	Requirement	Max stay	Details
Afghanistan	Visa required	—	Details →
Albania	Visa required	—	Details →
Algeria	Visa-free	—	Details →
Andorra	Visa required	—	Details →
Angola	Visa required	—	Details →
Antigua and Barbuda	Visa required	—	Details →
Argentina	Visa required	—	Details →
Armenia	Visa required	—	Details →
Australia	Visa required	—	Details →
Austria	Visa required	—	Details →
Azerbaijan	Visa required	—	Details →
Bahamas	Visa required	—	Details →
Bahrain	Visa required	—	Details →
Bangladesh	Visa required	—	Details →
Barbados	Visa required	—	Details →
Belarus	Visa required	—	Details →
Belgium	Visa required	—	Details →
Belize	Visa required	—	Details →
Benin	Visa-free	—	Details →
Bhutan	Visa required	—	Details →
Bolivia	Visa required	—	Details →
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Visa required	—	Details →
Botswana	Visa required	—	Details →
Brazil	Visa required	—	Details →
Brunei	Visa required	—	Details →
Bulgaria	Visa required	—	Details →
Burkina Faso	Visa-free	—	Details →
Burundi	Visa required	—	Details →
Cambodia	Visa required	—	Details →
Cameroon	Visa required	—	Details →
Canada	Visa required	—	Details →
Cape Verde	Visa required	—	Details →
Central African Republic	Visa required	—	Details →
Chad	Visa-free	—	Details →
Chile	Visa required	—	Details →
China	Visa required	—	Details →
Colombia	Visa required	—	Details →
Comoros	Visa required	—	Details →
Costa Rica	Visa required	—	Details →
Côte d'Ivoire	Visa-free	—	Details →
Croatia	Visa required	—	Details →
Cuba	Visa required	—	Details →
Cyprus	Visa required	—	Details →
Czechia	Visa required	—	Details →
Denmark	Visa required	—	Details →
Djibouti	Visa required	—	Details →
Dominica	Visa required	—	Details →
Dominican Republic	Visa required	—	Details →
DR Congo	Visa required	—	Details →
Ecuador	Visa required	—	Details →
Egypt	Visa required	—	Details →
El Salvador	Visa required	—	Details →
Equatorial Guinea	Visa required	—	Details →
Eritrea	Visa required	—	Details →
Estonia	Visa required	—	Details →
Eswatini	Visa required	—	Details →
Ethiopia	Visa required	—	Details →
Fiji	Visa required	—	Details →
Finland	Visa required	—	Details →
France	Visa required	—	Details →
Gabon	Visa required	—	Details →
Gambia	Visa-free	—	Details →
Georgia	Visa required	—	Details →
Germany	Visa required	—	Details →
Ghana	Visa required	—	Details →
Greece	Visa required	—	Details →
Grenada	Visa required	—	Details →
Guatemala	Visa required	—	Details →
Guinea	Visa-free	—	Details →
Guinea-Bissau	Visa-free	—	Details →
Guyana	Visa required	—	Details →
Haiti	Visa required	—	Details →
Honduras	Visa required	—	Details →
Hong Kong	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Hungary	Visa required	—	Details →
Iceland	Visa required	—	Details →
India	Visa required	—	Details →
Indonesia	Visa required	—	Details →
Iran	Visa required	—	Details →
Iraq	Visa required	—	Details →
Ireland	Visa required	—	Details →
Israel	Visa required	—	Details →
Italy	Visa required	—	Details →
Jamaica	Visa required	—	Details →
Japan	Visa required	—	Details →
Jordan	Visa required	—	Details →
Kazakhstan	Visa required	—	Details →
Kenya	Visa required	—	Details →
Kiribati	Visa required	—	Details →
Kosovo	Visa required	—	Details →
Kuwait	Visa required	—	Details →
Kyrgyzstan	Visa required	—	Details →
Laos	Visa required	—	Details →
Latvia	Visa required	—	Details →
Lebanon	Visa required	—	Details →
Lesotho	Visa required	—	Details →
Liberia	Visa required	—	Details →
Libya	Visa required	—	Details →
Liechtenstein	Visa required	—	Details →
Lithuania	Visa required	—	Details →
Luxembourg	Visa required	—	Details →
Macau	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Madagascar	Visa required	—	Details →
Malawi	Visa required	—	Details →
Malaysia	Visa required	—	Details →
Maldives	Visa required	—	Details →
Malta	Visa required	—	Details →
Marshall Islands	Visa required	—	Details →
Mauritania	Visa-free	—	Details →
Mauritius	Visa required	—	Details →
Mexico	Visa required	—	Details →
Micronesia	Visa required	—	Details →
Moldova	Visa required	—	Details →
Monaco	Visa required	—	Details →
Mongolia	Visa required	—	Details →
Montenegro	Visa required	—	Details →
Morocco	Visa-free	—	Details →
Mozambique	Visa required	—	Details →
Myanmar	Visa required	—	Details →
Namibia	Visa required	—	Details →
Nauru	Visa required	—	Details →
Nepal	Visa required	—	Details →
Netherlands	Visa required	—	Details →
New Zealand	Visa required	—	Details →
Nicaragua	Visa required	—	Details →
Niger	Visa-free	—	Details →
Nigeria	Visa-free	—	Details →
North Korea	Visa required	—	Details →
North Macedonia	Visa required	—	Details →
Norway	Visa required	—	Details →
Oman	Visa required	—	Details →
Pakistan	Visa required	—	Details →
Palau	Visa required	—	Details →
Palestine	Visa required	—	Details →
Panama	Visa required	—	Details →
Papua New Guinea	Visa required	—	Details →
Paraguay	Visa required	—	Details →
Peru	Visa required	—	Details →
Philippines	Visa required	—	Details →
Poland	Visa required	—	Details →
Portugal	Visa required	—	Details →
Qatar	Visa required	—	Details →
Republic of the Congo	Visa required	—	Details →
Romania	Visa required	—	Details →
Russia	Visa required	—	Details →
Rwanda	Visa required	—	Details →
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Visa required	—	Details →
Saint Lucia	Visa required	—	Details →
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Visa required	—	Details →
Samoa	Visa required	—	Details →
San Marino	Visa required	—	Details →
Sao Tome and Principe	Visa required	—	Details →
Saudi Arabia	Visa required	—	Details →
Senegal	Visa-free	—	Details →
Serbia	Visa required	—	Details →
Seychelles	Visa required	—	Details →
Sierra Leone	Visa required	—	Details →
Singapore	Visa required	—	Details →
Slovakia	Visa required	—	Details →
Slovenia	Visa required	—	Details →
Solomon Islands	Visa required	—	Details →
Somalia	Visa required	—	Details →
South Africa	Visa required	—	Details →
South Korea	Visa required	—	Details →
South Sudan	Visa required	—	Details →
Spain	Visa required	—	Details →
Sri Lanka	Visa required	—	Details →
Sudan	Visa required	—	Details →
Suriname	Visa required	—	Details →
Sweden	Visa required	—	Details →
Switzerland	Visa required	—	Details →
Syria	Visa required	—	Details →
Taiwan	Visa required	—	Details →
Tajikistan	Visa required	—	Details →
Tanzania	Visa required	—	Details →
Thailand	Visa required	—	Details →
Timor-Leste	Visa required	—	Details →
Togo	Visa-free	—	Details →
Tonga	Visa required	—	Details →
Trinidad and Tobago	Visa required	—	Details →
Tunisia	Visa required	—	Details →
Türkiye	Visa required	—	Details →
Turkmenistan	Visa required	—	Details →
Tuvalu	Visa required	—	Details →
Uganda	Visa required	—	Details →
Ukraine	Visa required	—	Details →
United Arab Emirates	Visa required	—	Details →
United Kingdom	Visa required	—	Details →
United States	Visa required	—	Details →
Uruguay	Visa required	—	Details →
Uzbekistan	Visa required	—	Details →
Vanuatu	Visa required	—	Details →
Vatican City	Visa required	—	Details →
Venezuela	Visa required	—	Details →
Vietnam	Visa required	—	Details →
Yemen	Visa required	—	Details →
Zambia	Visa required	—	Details →
Zimbabwe	Visa required	—	Details →

Mali visa types, fees and processing times

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Embassy

Fee and processing time not published — confirm with the embassy or consulate before you apply.

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Entry requirements for Mali

Passport validity

The UK Foreign Office says your passport must be valid for the duration of your stay in Mali.

UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office — Mali travel advice: entry requirements✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026

Vaccinations: Yellow fever

The UK Foreign Office says you must have a certificate proving yellow fever vaccination to enter Mali.

UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office — Mali travel advice: entry requirements✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026

Travel insurance

No official source we could read states a travel insurance requirement for Mali.

Mali Ministry of Foreign Affairs — Diplomatic Missions and Consular Posts portal✓ Checked 26 Aug 2026

Return or onward ticket

No official source we could read states an onward or return ticket requirement for Mali.

Mali Ministry of Foreign Affairs — Diplomatic Missions and Consular Posts portal✓ Checked 26 Aug 2026

Proof of funds

Mali's Law No. 04-058 of 25 November 2004 on the entry of foreigners, which the online visa application shows before the form, says that to enter Mali every foreigner must carry the entry visa and documents on the purpose and conditions of the stay and, where applicable, on their means of subsistence and guarantees of repatriation. No amount is stated.

Mali Ministry of Foreign Affairs — visa application, entry-conditions step (Law No. 04-058 of 25 November 2004, Article 8)✓ Checked 7 Oct 2026

Customs allowances

No official source we could read states a currency declaration threshold for Mali.

Mali Ministry of Foreign Affairs — Diplomatic Missions and Consular Posts portal✓ Checked 26 Aug 2026

Mali visa requirements statistics

198

Passports covered

182

Most common: Visa required

Least common: Visa-free

Visa-free access

Visa-free stays by length

90 days · 2 passports

Understanding Mali visa requirements

We track the entry rules of Mali for 198 passports. The most common situation is visa required, which applies to 182 passports (92%). 8% of passports can enter without a visa. The least common is visa-free (16 passports).

Entry categories for Mali

Visa-free entry: 16 passports can enter without a visa, for up to 90 days.
Visa required: 182 passports must apply at an embassy or consulate.

What else you need to enter Mali

Passport validity: The UK Foreign Office says your passport must be valid for the duration of your stay in Mali.
Travel insurance: No official source we could read states a travel insurance requirement for Mali.
Return or onward ticket: No official source we could read states an onward or return ticket requirement for Mali.
Proof of funds: Mali's Law No. 04-058 of 25 November 2004 on the entry of foreigners, which the online visa application shows before the form, says that to enter Mali every foreigner must carry the entry visa and documents on the purpose and conditions of the stay and, where applicable, on their means of subsistence and guarantees of repatriation.

Open your passport in the table for the exact rules — maximum stay, fees, how to apply and the official source. Entry rules change at short notice: confirm with the embassy of Mali or its official immigration website before you travel.

Frequently asked questions about Mali visas

Do I need a visa for Mali?

The UK government says British nationals must have a visa to visit Mali, that the application and payment process is fully online via the Malian Ministry of Foreign Affairs website, and that an entry permit is issued electronically once approved. The ministry's online visa check tells nationals of Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo, Burkina Faso and Niger that they do not need a visa.

Is Mali safe to visit?

The UK advises against all travel to the whole of Mali, and Canada says to avoid all travel to Mali due to the threat of terrorism, kidnapping, banditry and fuel shortages.

Can ECOWAS citizens still enter Mali visa-free?

ECOWAS says Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger are no longer members of ECOWAS as of 29 January 2025. The Malian Ministry of Foreign Affairs' online visa check tells nationals of Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Nigeria, Senegal and Togo that they do not need a visa, and tells nationals of Cape Verde, Ghana, Liberia and Sierra Leone that a visa is required.

Can I get a visa on arrival in Mali?

No official source we could read offers a visa on arrival. The UK government tells British nationals that they must have a visa to visit Mali, that the application and payment process is fully online via the Malian Ministry of Foreign Affairs website, that an entry permit is issued electronically once approved, and that there is no need to send documents to the Malian Embassy in Brussels.

Do I need a yellow fever vaccination for Mali?

The UK government tells people travelling on a full British citizen passport that to enter Mali they must have a certificate to prove they've had a yellow fever vaccination.

What documents do I need to enter Mali?

Passport validity: The UK Foreign Office says your passport must be valid for the duration of your stay in Mali. Travel insurance: No official source we could read states a travel insurance requirement for Mali. Return or onward ticket: No official source we could read states an onward or return ticket requirement for Mali. Proof of funds: Mali's Law No. 04-058 of 25 November 2004 on the entry of foreigners, which the online visa application shows before the form, says that to enter Mali every foreigner must carry the entry visa and documents on the purpose and conditions of the stay and, where applicable, on their means of subsistence and guarantees of repatriation.

How long can I stay in Mali without a visa?

Up to 90 days for every visa-free passport.

How many countries can visit Mali without a visa?

16 of 198 passports can enter Mali visa-free (8%). and 182 need a visa from an embassy.

Data: TravelRequirements.info — Entry Requirements Dataset, AXG Sp. z o.o. (CC BY 4.0) — official sources are linked on each passport page. Gaps filled from the Passport Index dataset (MIT).

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Visa & Entry Requirements for Mali

Check your passport

Do I need a visa for Mali? Quick answers

Visa for Mali — requirements summary

Mali visa types, fees and processing times

Visa

Entry requirements for Mali

Passport validity

Vaccinations: Yellow fever

Travel insurance

Return or onward ticket

Proof of funds

Customs allowances

Mali visa requirements statistics

Visa-free stays by length

Understanding Mali visa requirements

Entry categories for Mali

What else you need to enter Mali

Frequently asked questions about Mali visas

Do I need a visa for Mali?

Is Mali safe to visit?

Can ECOWAS citizens still enter Mali visa-free?

Can I get a visa on arrival in Mali?

Do I need a yellow fever vaccination for Mali?

Do US citizens need a visa for Mali?

Do UK citizens need a visa for Mali?

Do German citizens need a visa for Mali?

What documents do I need to enter Mali?

How long can I stay in Mali without a visa?

How many countries can visit Mali without a visa?

Where can Mali citizens travel visa-free?