Visitors to Mali must obtain a visa from one of the Malian diplomatic missions unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries.
Visa policy map
Visa exemption Citizens of the following countries and territories can visit Mali without a visa: All ECOWAS member states (3 months)
(3 months) (14 days)Embassy of the Republic of Mali and Republic of China (30 days) (30 days) (3 months) (3 months)
(3 months) (90 days)
Date of visa changes
Unknown: Algeria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Macao, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Tunisia, and United Arab Emirates 30 April 1980: ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States): Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo 2015: Andorra, Monaco 2016: Indonesia 16 August 2017: Kenya and Rwanda (resumed as Visa on arrival, but Kenya unknown date canceled) July 2025: Hong Kong Canceled: March 2015: All countries (as Visa on arrival, but Kenya and Rwanda was resumed 16 August 2017) Unknown: Kenya (as Visa on arrival)
Holders of diplomatic and service category passports of Brazil, China, Cuba, Russia and Rwanda do not require a visa for a maximum period of 90 days. Nationals of any country with a diplomatic and service passports do not require a visa for a maximum period of up to 1 month. Nationals of China holding passports for public affairs do not require a visa for a maximum stay of 90 days.
Visa exemption agreement for diplomatic, service, official passports was signed with South Africa but not yet ratified.
Visa on arrival
Nationals of Rwanda may apply for a visa on arrival for a maximum stay of 3 months. Up until 9 March 2015, many countries were also eligible for visa on arrival.
Syria and United States
Entry and transit is refused to Syria and United States nationals, even if not leaving the aircraft and proceeding by the same flight.
Visitor statistics Most visitors arriving to Mali for tourism purposes were from the following countries of nationality:Statistiques sur le tourisme au Mali Annuaire 2014 p. 20-21 Country 2014 2013 31,580 21,717 8,308 7,464 7,632 6,432 4,479 3,946 3,793 3,402 3,508 3,816 3,201 2,687 2,299 637 2,036 1,582 2,003 1,707 Total 110,529 85,315
See also
Visa requirements for Malian citizens
References