Visa policy of Mali explained

Visitors to Mali must obtain a visa from one of the Malian diplomatic missions unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Visa exemption

Citizens of the following countries and territories can visit Mali without a visa:^[4]

Algeria (3 months) Benin Burkina Faso Cape Verde Chad (3 months) Cote d'Ivoire Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Indonesia (30 days)

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Liberia Macao (30 days) Mauritania (3 months) Morocco (3 months) Niger Nigeria Senegal Sierra Leone Togo Tunisia (3 months) United Arab Emirates (90 days) (only listed by IATA)

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.^[6]

Visa on arrival

Nationals of the following 2 countries may apply for a visa on arrival for a maximum stay of 3 months.^[7] Up until 9 March 2015, many countries were also eligible for visa on arrival:

Kenya Rwanda

Syria

Entry and transit is refused to Syria nationals, even if not leaving the aircraft and proceeding by the same flight.^[8]

Visitor statistics

Most visitors arriving to Mali for tourism purposes were from the following countries of nationality:^{[9] [10]}

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Venir au Mali . Ministère des Affaires Étrangères et de la Coopération Internationale . 26 November 2023 . fr .
2. Web site: Visas. Embassy of Mali to the United States of America . The Embassy of Mali, Washington DC. 26 November 2023.
3. Web site: Visa . Ambassade du Mali au Canada . Ambassador of Mali in Canada . 26 November 2023 . en-CA . 1 November 2023 .
4. Web site: Venir au Mali - Ministère des Affaires Etrangères, de la Cooperation Internationale et de l'Intégration Africaine. diplomatie.ml.
5. Web site: Treaty Establishing the Economic Community of West African States - Protocol A/P1/5/79 on Free Movement of Persons, Right of Residence and Establishment . United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180614185441/http://investmentpolicyhub.unctad.org/IIA/treaty/3084 . 14 June 2018.
6. Web site: African Daily Voice (ADV) .
7. Web site: Rwandans traveling to Mali to receive Visas on arrival. www.en.igihe.com.
8. Web site: Visa & Health Information .
9. http://officetourismemali.com/index.php?option=com_phocadownload&view=category&download=41%3Aannuaires-statistiques-2016&id=7%3Aannuaires-statistiques&Itemid=163&lang=en Statistiques sur le tourisme au Mali Annuaire 2014 p. 20-21
10. Web site: Statistiques sur le tourisme au Mali Annuaire 2013 p.21-23. officetourismemali.com.