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Cameroon visa rules for Mali passport holders

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The answer

e-Visa needed. Mali passport holders need an e-Visa before travel to visit Cameroon.

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ONE TIME LIVIN’E-VISA

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Official source

ambacamcaire.comEmbassy of the Republic of Cameroon in EgyptChecked 30 Oct 2026

All visa applications must be submitted online at the following link https://evisacam.cm

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Before you go

The conditions that come with this rule, from its official sources.

Conditions from official sources

  • Needs biometric enrolment and a visa sticker: at the Cameroon embassy or consulate if you live in a city that has one, otherwise at the border post on arrival with the printed online visa authorisation.
  • Needs international vaccination certificates.

Passport validity

Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months.

All person wishing to enter Cameroon must be in possession of a valid passport (minimum 6 months before the expire date)

Tourist entry only

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

The other way round

What Cameroon passport holders need to visit Mali.

Cameroon passport Mali

Visa-free

No visa is required for ECOWAS countries' citizens, citizens from Algeria,Cameroon,Andorra,Monaco,Chad, Gambia,Morocco, Mauritania,and Tunisia (a valid identity card or passport are acceptable)

Cameroon passport to Mali, full page

Visa-free nearby

Other places Mali passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of Yaoundé, nearest first.

  1. NigeriaAbuja, about 730 km from YaoundéVisa-free · 90 days
  2. ChadN'Djamena, about 1,000 km from YaoundéVisa-free
  3. BeninPorto-Novo, about 1,030 km from YaoundéVisa-free · 90 days
  4. TogoLomé, about 1,170 km from YaoundéVisa-free · 30 days
  5. GhanaAccra, about 1,310 km from YaoundéVisa-free · 90 days

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

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