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Iran visa for citizens of Mali

Citizens of Mali get an Iran visa on arrival at passport control. You don’t apply in advance, but border officers check your passport, return ticket and accommodation. Visago checks your documents before you travel. It costs $19.

For citizens of Mali: the passport opens 30 countries visa-free; Bamako — Tehran: ≈ 6,440 km, about 8.5 hours of flying.

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

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Iran 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; Iran passport: 13.
Citizens of Mali and Iran can travel together visa-free to 5 countries, for example: Tunisia, Dominica, Haiti, Seychelles, and Micronesia.
Citizens of Iran, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Mali. Mali visa for citizens of Iran

Travelling to Iran: good to know

Bamako — Tehran: about 6,440 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 8.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +3.5 hours.
Local time: Bamako 12:00 — Tehran 15:30.
Local currency: Iranian Rial.
Languages: Persian.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ IRR 1,541,045.
Iran is the 124th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Mali.