Costa Rica, on a Malian passport
Visa required, filed at a consulate before departure.
The record sets no duration. Check the stay limit with the consulate before a long stay.
All visa-free countries with a Malian passport
Unchanged between the 12 January 2025 and 17 February 2026 datasets: visa required, through a consulate.
Applications go through Dirección General de Migración y Extranjería. It is the only source that counts.
Open the official portalMany consulates require proof of medical insurance among the supporting documents — the Schengen area, for instance, asks for €30,000 of cover. The exact list is on the official portal above: that is the authority, not us.
Compare travel insurance- San José · SJO — airside connection, nothing to show
International-to-international connection, single booking, same airport. Exemptions for holders of certain visas or residence permits are not assumed.
All 166 layovers for this passportThis country has a scheme for remote workers: Ley de nómadas digitales (2022). It takes over when the entry period is no longer enough.
A Costa Rica passport travelling to Mali: visa required.
Latin America & Caribbean: with a Malian passport, 6 of the 31 other countries in the region open visa-free or with a simple online authorisation.
- Visa-free (5)
- Bahamas (90 d), Barbados (180 d), Dominica (21 d), Haiti (90 d), St. Vincent & Grenadines (90 d)
- Electronic authorisation (1)
- Suriname
- Visa on arrival (1)
- St. Lucia
- e-visa (8)
- Antigua & Barbuda, Bolivia, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guyana, St. Kitts & Nevis
Entry rules change often, sometimes overnight. This record gives the known state, with its source; it does not replace checking with the destination’s embassy or consulate, the only authority on the day you leave.
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