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Where can Mali passport holders live?

As of 2026, a Mali passport lets you enter 49 countries without applying for a visa — 30 visa-free and 19 with a visa issued on arrival. Another 45 only ask for a quick eVisa or eTA online. For longer stays, 1 countries let Mali citizens stay more than 90 days without any visa.

Updated July 2026 · Source: Passport Index open dataset · See it on the interactive map →

Visa-free (just show up)	30
Visa on arrival (at the airport)	19
eVisa / eTA (quick online form)	45
Stay beyond 90 days, no visa	1
Embassy visa needed	104

Stay beyond 90 days, no visa (1)

Barbados (180 days)

Visa-free (30)

Algeria (90 days), Bahamas (90 days), Barbados (180 days), Benin (90 days), Burkina Faso, Cameroon (90 days), Cape Verde, Chad (90 days), Dominica (21 days), Gambia (90 days), Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti (90 days), Hong Kong (14 days), Ivory Coast (90 days), Liberia, Macao (90 days), Mauritania (90 days), Micronesia (30 days), Niger, Nigeria, Philippines (30 days), Rwanda (30 days), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (90 days), Senegal (90 days), Seychelles (90 days), Sierra Leone, Togo, Tunisia

Visa on arrival (19)

Bangladesh, Bolivia, Burundi, Cambodia, Comoros, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Iran, Laos, Madagascar, Maldives, Mozambique, Nepal, Palau, Saint Lucia, Samoa, Sri Lanka, Timor-Leste, Tuvalu

Quick online form first (eVisa / eTA) (45)

Albania, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Bahrain, Bhutan, Botswana, Colombia, Cuba, DR Congo, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Lesotho, Libya, Malawi, Malaysia, Moldova, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Qatar, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Sao Tome and Principe, Singapore, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, South Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Embassy visa needed (104)

Afghanistan, Andorra, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Canada, Central African Republic, Chile, China, Congo, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Eritrea, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kiribati, Kosovo, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, North Korea, North Macedonia, Norway, Palestine, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Spain, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vatican, Venezuela, Yemen

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Frequently asked questions

How many countries can Mali citizens visit without a visa?

Mali passport holders can visit 49 countries without applying for a visa in advance: 30 are fully visa-free and 19 issue a visa on arrival. 45 more require only an online eVisa or eTA.

Where can Mali citizens stay for more than 90 days without a visa?

1 countries allow Mali citizens to stay more than 90 days visa-free, including Barbados.

Can Mali citizens move to Europe permanently?

Staying past the tourist window requires a residence visa. Popular routes include digital-nomad, passive-income, student and work visas in Portugal, Spain, Italy, Greece, Ireland, France and the UK. Residently builds your exact document checklist and checks every document against the official rules before you file.

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