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🇲🇱 Who needs a visa for Mali?

⚠ U.S. State Department travel advisory for Mali: Level 4: Do Not Travel (updated 8 June 2026). It is written for U.S. citizens; read the advisory before you book.

World map: which passports can enter Mali visa-free, with an ETA, e-Visa, visa on arrival or with a visa

Travel essentials for Mali

CapitalBamako
CurrencyWest African CFA franc (XOF, Fr)
Official languagesFrench
Calling code+223
Plugs and voltagetype C, E · 220 V
Internet domain.ml

Neighbouring countries: 🇩🇿 Algeria, 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso, 🇬🇳 Guinea, 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast, 🇲🇷 Mauritania, 🇳🇪 Niger, 🇸🇳 Senegal

Visa requirements by passport

Entry requirements for Mali by passport, grouped from visa-free to visa required. Data updated September 2026; confirm with an embassy of Mali before you travel.

Visa-free (23)

Visa on arrival (2)

Visa required (172)

No admission (1)