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Mali visa rules for United States passport holders

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The answer

No. Mali does not admit tourists travelling on passports from the United States.

No tourist entry

Official source

Mali Foreign Ministry Communiqué: Suspension of Entry for U.S. Nationals (Jan 2, 2026), Ministère des Affaires Étrangères et de la Coopération Internationale du Mali, published by the Embassy of the Republic of Mali in the United States of AmericaChecked 31 Oct 2026

l'entrée, sur le territoire malien, des ressortissants américains est totalement suspendue, à l'exception des cas suivants

Quoted from the source.

Before you go

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

Conditions from official sources

  • Entry is allowed for holders of a Malian visa that is still valid, permanent residents of Mali, and some categories such as athletes, diplomats and people whose entry serves Mali's interests.

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 the United States.

Mali passport United States

No tourist entry

I have determined to fully restrict and limit the entry of nationals of 7 additional countries: Burkina Faso, Laos, Mali, Niger, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, and Syria.

Mali passport to the United States, full page

Visa-free nearby

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

  1. SenegalDakar, about 1,050 km from BamakoVisa-free · 90 days
  2. Cape VerdePraia, about 1,700 km from BamakoVisa-free · 30 days
  3. Western SaharaLaayoune, about 1,700 km from BamakoVisa-free
  4. São Tomé & PríncipeSão Tomé, about 2,120 km from BamakoVisa-free · 15 days
  5. MoroccoRabat, about 2,380 km from BamakoVisa-free

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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