No visa needed

Do citizens of Mali need a visa for the Philippines?

Citizens of Mali don’t need a visa for the Philippines and can stay up to 30 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 — Manila: ≈ 13,630 km, about 17.5 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 30 days

Can I travel to the Philippines without a visa on a Mali passport?

Yes, citizens of Mali don’t need a visa for the Philippines for up to 30 days. A valid passport is enough.

Philippines 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; Philippines passport: 34.
Citizens of Mali and the Philippines can travel together visa-free to 10 countries, for example: Ivory Coast, Rwanda, Barbados, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Haiti, Seychelles, Macau, Micronesia, and Hong Kong.
Citizens of the Philippines, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Mali. Mali visa for citizens of the Philippines

Travelling to the Philippines: good to know

Bamako — Manila: about 13,630 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 17.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +8 hours.
Local time: Bamako 12:00 — Manila 20:00.
Local currency: Philippine Peso.
Languages: English and Filipino.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ₱63.
Philippines is the 181st closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Mali.