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Mali visa rules for Burkina Faso passport holders

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The answer

Yes. Burkina Faso passport holders can visit Mali visa-free.

Entry
Visa-free
Stay
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Official source

Portail MDC du Mali: résultats du formulaire « Ai-je besoin d’un visa pour voyager au Mali ? », Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Mali (MDC visa portal)Checked 31 Oct 2026

Nationalité : Burkina Faso Vous n'avez pas besoin d'un visa pour vous rendre au Mali, présentez-vous avec les pièces d'identité ou passeport en vigueur dans votre pays.

Quoted from the source.

Before you go

Passport validity

Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months.

Valid passport copy (minimum 6 months validity)

Tourist entry only

These rules cover tourist visits. Work, study and transit follow other rules.

The other way round

What Mali passport holders need to visit Burkina Faso.

Mali passport Burkina Faso

e-Visa · 90 days

Maximum stay
Up to 90 days

The eVisa is a protocol that certifies that the holder is authorized to enter and stay in Burkina for a maximum of 90 days.

Mali passport to Burkina Faso, full page

Visa-free nearby

Other places Burkina Faso passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of Bamako, nearest first.

  1. Côte d’IvoireYamoussoukro, about 710 km from BamakoVisa-free · 90 days
  2. GuineaConakry, about 710 km from BamakoVisa-free
  3. Sierra LeoneFreetown, about 740 km from BamakoVisa-free
  4. LiberiaMonrovia, about 770 km from BamakoVisa-free
  5. Guinea-BissauBissau, about 830 km from BamakoVisa-free · 90 days

We list only countries whose rules we have reviewed. More appear as we review them.

Weather in Bamako

Average high and low temperature and rainfall in Bamako, month by month.

  1. JanHigh 32.7°CLow 16.9°CRain 2 mm
  2. FebHigh 35.8°CLow 20.0°CRain 0 mm
  3. MarHigh 38.5°CLow 22.9°CRain 4 mm
  4. AprHigh 39.4°CLow 25.1°CRain 20 mm
  5. MayHigh 37.9°CLow 25.0°CRain 87 mm
  6. JunHigh 34.7°CLow 23.8°CRain 130 mm
  7. JulHigh 31.4°CLow 22.3°CRain 233 mm
  8. AugHigh 30.6°CLow 21.9°CRain 275 mm
  9. SepHigh 31.9°CLow 21.4°CRain 181 mm
  10. OctHigh 34.4°CLow 21.0°CRain 54 mm
  11. NovHigh 35.4°CLow 17.6°CRain 2 mm
  12. DecHigh 33.3°CLow 16.2°CRain 0 mm

Bar and large number: average high, °CSmaller number: average low, °Cmm: average rainfall

Averages of 16 to 30 years between 1991 and 2020, computed by One Time Livin’.

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