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
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines passport holders need a visa for Mali, issued by an embassy or consulate before travel.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines’ foreign ministry lists Mali as requiring all visa types and says travellers should contact the Embassy of the Republic of Mali to the United States for more information.
“MALI Business/Vacation -Yes Employment- Yes All Visa types required. Travelers should contact the Embassy of the Republic of Mali to the United States for more information regarding Visas.”
Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines — Updated visa requirements list (July 2020) · checked 9 Oct 2026
Fee and processing time not published — confirm with the embassy or consulate before you apply.
Official application site →Saint Vincent and the Grenadines citizens need a visa issued in advance by an embassy or consulate of Mali. Start the application several weeks before departure: you will typically need a passport valid for six months with blank pages, a completed application form, passport photos, a travel itinerary, proof of accommodation and of sufficient funds, and sometimes an invitation letter or bank statements.
The main option is the Visa.
Whatever your visa status, Mali applies the same entry conditions to every traveller:
Mali lets 16 passports in without a visa and requires an embassy visa from 182. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines citizens are treated the same way as Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados and Belize. Overall the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines passport ranks #50 in the world with 102 visa-free destinations.
Planning a longer trip in Africa? With a Saint Vincent and the Grenadines passport you can also visit 12 countries in the region without a visa, including Angola, Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Mauritius, Malawi and Chad.
In the other direction, Mali citizens can visit Saint Vincent and the Grenadines visa-free for up to 90 days.
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
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
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
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
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
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
Data: TravelRequirements.info — Entry Requirements Dataset, AXG Sp. z o.o. (CC BY 4.0). Entry rules can change — confirm with official sources before travel.
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