Mali: visa and entry rules
What you need to get in, how long you may stay, and what an overstay costs
Mali's borders: every crossing point
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Mali's land border crossings, by the neighbours it shares a border with:
With Senegal: Kidira in the west, on the Dakar - Bamako road.
With Mauritania: Gogui in the north-west.
With Cote d'Ivoire: Pogo in the south.
With Burkina Faso: Koulokouko and Heremenkoro in the south-east.
With Guinea: Kourassa in the south-west.
With Niger and Algeria crossings exist, but the northern and eastern parts of the country are a conflict zone, and there are no routes through them.
The practical conclusion overrides the geography: overland routes across the country cannot be planned, the situation changes, and only a few directions in the south remain safe.
The main way in is Bamako-Senou International Airport.
Bringing a car into Mali
Check the carnet requirement and the maximum import period for Mali before you set off. Those two points are the most common reason a car is turned back at the border.
Insurance has to be local, and it is bought at the border.
An International Driving Permit is required.
Traffic police are active on the highways, and documents are checked often.
Travelling around the country by car carries a direct risk to life in most regions — this is not a matter of formalities.
Travelling to Mali with a pet
An international veterinary certificate is required, certified by the state veterinary service of the country you are leaving.
A rabies vaccination must be valid on the date of entry.
An import permit is obtained in advance from the veterinary service.
Check the vaccination, microchip and quarantine requirements for import into Mali with your airline before you buy tickets.
Overstaying your visa in Mali
A fine is charged for exceeding the period of your visa and is paid on departure.
The fine is worked out as you leave the country, and there is no calculating it in advance. Rates in Mali change and there is no single published scale. Cash at the border is essential.
Extensions are arranged in advance, before the permitted period expires.
For a serious overstay — detention and deportation at your own expense.
What else to check before you go
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Entry rules change faster than anything else on this site, and they change without notice. We cross-check every page against several sources and state the date it was verified, but that does not replace the main step: before you travel, check an official source — the country’s consulate, its immigration service or its e-visa portal. Especially if more than a couple of months have passed since our check.