No visa needed

Do citizens of Chad need a visa for Mali?

Citizens of Chad don’t need a visa for Mali 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 Chad: the passport opens 24 countries visa-free; N'Djamena — Bamako: ≈ 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 Mali without a visa on a Chad passport?

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

Mali visa rules at a glance

With a Chad passport you can visit 24 countries visa-free, 25 with a visa on arrival and 46 with an e-visa; 102 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Chad passport ranks 161st of 199.
Chad passport: visa-free access to 24 countries; Mali passport: 30.
Citizens of Chad and Mali can travel together visa-free to 16 countries, for example: Nigeria, Niger, Benin, Rwanda, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Mauritania, Gambia, Seychelles, Barbados, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Haiti, Philippines, and Micronesia.
A language both countries share: French.
Citizens of Mali, in turn, don’t need a visa for Chad. Chad visa for citizens of Mali

Travelling to Mali: good to know

N'Djamena — Bamako: 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: N'Djamena 12:00 — Bamako 11:00.
Local currency: West African CFA Franc.
Languages: French.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ F CFA 575.
Mali is the 22nd closest of 196 destinations open to citizens of Chad.