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Samoa visa for citizens of Mali

Citizens of Mali get a Samoa 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 — Apia: ≈ 18,260 km, about 23.5 hours of flying.

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

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Samoa 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; Samoa passport: 82.
Citizens of Mali and Samoa can travel together visa-free to 13 countries, for example: Gambia, Rwanda, Kenya, Barbados, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Haiti, Seychelles, Bahamas, Macau, Philippines, Micronesia, and Hong Kong.
Citizens of Samoa, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Mali. Mali visa for citizens of Samoa

Travelling to Samoa: good to know

Bamako — Apia: about 18,260 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 23.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +13 hours.
Local time: Bamako 12:00 — Apia 01:00.
Local currency: Samoan Tala.
Languages: English and Samoan.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ WST 2.73.
Samoa is the 190th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Mali.