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Portugal visa for citizens of Mali

Citizens of Mali need a visa for Portugal that is issued through the embassy or a visa centre: it can’t be obtained online, because you must attend in person to submit documents and biometrics. Visago fills in the form, prepares your documents and books your appointment. The service costs $49.

For citizens of Mali: the passport opens 30 countries visa-free; Bamako — Lisbon: ≈ 2,900 km, about 4 hours of flying.

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

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Document preparation and appointment bookingWe fill in the form, prepare your documents and book the visa centre appointment$49

The consular fee of $103 is paid separately when you apply.

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

No: citizens of Mali need a visa, issued by the embassy. We prepare your documents and book the appointment for just $49.

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Portugal 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; Portugal passport: 121.
Citizens of Mali and Portugal can travel together visa-free to 14 countries, for example: Gambia, Senegal, Cape Verde, Tunisia, Barbados, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Haiti, Seychelles, Bahamas, Macau, Philippines, Micronesia, and Hong Kong.
Citizens of Portugal, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Mali. Mali visa for citizens of Portugal

Travelling to Portugal: good to know

Bamako — Lisbon: about 2,900 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 4 hours.
No time difference with your country’s capital.
Local currency: Euro.
Languages: Portuguese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ €0.88.
Portugal is the 22nd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Mali.