No visa needed

Do citizens of Mali need a visa for Chad?

Citizens of Mali don’t need a visa for Chad and can stay up to 90 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Mali: the passport opens 30 countries visa-free; Bamako — N'Djamena: ≈ 2,500 km, about 3.5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

Can I travel to Chad without a visa on a Mali passport?

Yes, citizens of Mali don’t need a visa for Chad for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Chad visa rules at a glance

With a Mali passport you can visit 30 countries visa-free, 18 with a visa on arrival and 49 with an e-visa; 101 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Mali passport ranks 142nd of 199.
Mali passport: visa-free access to 30 countries; Chad passport: 24.
Citizens of Mali and Chad can travel together visa-free to 16 countries, for example: Ivory Coast, Gambia, Mauritania, Niger, Benin, Nigeria, Rwanda, Kenya, Barbados, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Haiti, Seychelles, Philippines, and Micronesia.
A language both countries share: French.
Citizens of Chad, in turn, don’t need a visa for Mali. Mali visa for citizens of Chad

Travelling to Chad: good to know

Bamako — N'Djamena: about 2,500 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 3.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +1 hour.
Local time: Bamako 12:00 — N'Djamena 13:00.
Local currency: Central African CFA Franc.
Languages: Arabic and French.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ FCFA 575.
Chad is the 21st closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Mali.