Travel advisory: governments advise against all travel
The UK FCDO advises against all travel to Mali. Check the latest advice before booking.
UK FCDO (updated 10 Jul 2026)
Business rules for French passport holders going to Mali are not verified yet. The holiday rules below are for tourism; they don't confirm whether business visits are allowed. Check the official Mali visa information.
Work: we only have work rules from an unofficial source (not the Mali government), see the Work section. Confirm with the embassy before you travel.
Transit: we only have transit rules from an unofficial source (not the Mali government), see the Transit section. Confirm with the embassy before you travel.
Route summary
Embassy visa
Unofficial source – not verified
This rule is not from an official Mali government source. It is based on a secondary reference source (en.wikipedia.org). Confirm with the embassy or the official immigration authority before you travel.
Not from an official Mali government source; based on research of the cited Wikipedia page 'Visa policy of Mali'. Confirm with the embassy before travel. Not from an official Mali government source; based on inferred from the official source below and matches the Passport Index dataset (GitHub, last updated 18 Feb 2026). Low confidence, not verified - confirm with the embassy before travel.
No conditions recorded for this route — check the official source.
Steps not published by the official source — use the official link to start.
Last checked 21 Oct 2026 against en.wikipedia.org · Secondary_research
Document list not published by the official source.
Fee not published by the official source.
Processing time, validity and maximum stay: not published by the official source.
A free PDF of this result with its official links, a checklist and space for notes. It is created in your browser; we don't receive or store it. Its QR link contains only this rule's status (visa type and check date), no personal data.
Visa required (embassy or online) (not fully confirmed by an official source). Not from an official Mali government source; based on research of the cited Wikipedia page 'Visa policy of Mali'. Confirm with the embassy before travel. Not from an official Mali government source; based on inferred from the official source below and matches the Passport Index dataset (GitHub, last updated 18 Feb 2026). Low confidence, not verified - confirm with the embassy before travel. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Visa_policy_of_Mali&oldid=1377742375
The rules above are for a holiday: tourism and visiting family and friends. Business visits, paid work and transit are covered separately below.
Not verified yet (not yet covered). We haven't verified the business rules for French passport holders, and we don't publish rules we haven't checked against an official source. A rule that is awaiting verification or not yet covered is not a negative visa decision: it only means we haven't confirmed it on an official source yet. Until then, see diplomatie.gouv.ml.
⚠ Not from an official source: items marked below come from secondary sources (law firms, employer-of-record guides, IOM, Wikipedia), not the destination government. They are not verified and may be out of date; confirm with the embassy or immigration authority.
These are the main routes and what they require. Whether you qualify depends on your circumstances; the official page decides.
⚠ Not from an official source
For: Foreign employees in Mali
Source: G-P Globalpedia – Mali visas & permits (employer-of-record guide) (Not official) (globalization-partners.com) · Not from an official source.
"your employees will then need a work permit to legally work for your company."
Checked 16 Oct 2026. Requirements, fees and thresholds change; confirm on the official page before applying.
We only create the PDF report from rules checked against an official government source.
Unofficial source – not verified
This rule is not from an official Mali government source. It is based on a secondary reference source (dict.dyimin.com). Confirm with the embassy or the official immigration authority before you travel.
Not from an official Mali government source: based on the World Visa Encyclopedia (dict.dyimin.com, an unofficial reference site), a single unofficial source. Not verified - conditions vary by airline and airport; confirm with your airline and the embassy before travel. The site says: “Therefore, foreign nationals traveling through Mali to a third country must clearly distinguish and prepare between visa-free airside airport transit, where the passenger remains solely within the airport's international transit area, and transit requiring entry into Malian territory through immigration inspection.”
Conditions
Steps not verified yet — follow the official source below.
Document list not verified yet — check the official source.
✓ Secondary_research
“World Visa Encyclopedia (dict.dyimin.com), 'Mali' chapter 14 Transit / Transfer: “Therefore, foreign nationals traveling through Mali to a third country must clearly distinguish and prepare between visa-free airside airport transit, where the passenger remains solely within the airport's international transit area, and transit requiring entry into Malian territory through immigration inspection.””
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Paraphrased from official travel advice: gov.uk · FCDO page updated 19 Oct 2026 · Last checked 24 Oct 2026.
French passport: of the 154 destinations with a rule verified from an official source, 114 visa-free, 14 visa on arrival, 25 eVisa or travel authorisation, 1 embassy visa.
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