No visa needed

Do citizens of the United Arab Emirates need a visa for Mali?

Citizens of the United Arab Emirates 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 the United Arab Emirates: the passport opens 127 countries visa-free; Abu Dhabi — Bamako: ≈ 6,650 km, about 9 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 United Arab Emirates passport?

Yes, citizens of the United Arab Emirates 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 United Arab Emirates passport you can visit 127 countries visa-free, 34 with a visa on arrival and 26 with an e-visa; 11 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the United Arab Emirates passport ranks 2nd of 199.
United Arab Emirates passport: visa-free access to 127 countries; Mali passport: 30.
Citizens of the United Arab Emirates and Mali can travel together visa-free to 15 countries, for example: Seychelles, Chad, Tunisia, Macau, Burkina Faso, Philippines, Gambia, Senegal, Micronesia, Barbados, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Bahamas, Haiti, and Hong Kong.
Citizens of Mali, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to the United Arab Emirates. United Arab Emirates visa for citizens of Mali

Travelling to Mali: good to know

Abu Dhabi — Bamako: about 6,650 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 9 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −4 hours.
Local time: Abu Dhabi 12:00 — Bamako 08:00.
Local currency: West African CFA Franc.
Languages: French.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ F CFA 575.
Mali is the 132nd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the United Arab Emirates.