Malian Visa Fees:

All visas issued from the Embassy can be prolonged in Bamako a the office of Sûreté Nationale (Immigration Services)

It takes at least 48 hours to issue a visa. Upon issue, the visa must be used within 3 months and is valid for the first month of your stay in Mali. The cost of courrier to return your passport is your responsibility.

Canadian Embassy in Mali
Address : Immeuble Séméga, Route de Koulikoro, Bamako, Mali
Postal address: C.P. 198, Bamako, Mali
telephone : 223 221-2236
fax : 223 221-4362
email : bmako@international.gc.ca
web : www.bamako.gc.ca

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Vaccinations

It is important to contact you doctor or travel clinic as soon as you know you are going to Mali in order to insure that you will receive all the necessary vaccinations. Some shots have to be given in series and they cannot all be given at once. The following are commonly recommended:

•  Hepatitis A
•  Typhoid
•  Yellow Fever (compulsory)
•  Meningococcus
•  Polio
•  Hepatitis B
•  Rabies (optional)
•  regular vaccinations such as: tetanus-diphtheria, measles-mumps-rubella

Make sure your Travel Immunization Record booklet is all stamped and up-to-date. Travel clinics will give you one if you don't already have it.

For more information on Malaria and other diseases see Health & Sickness

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Registrations

Before leaving Canada, you must register on the ROCA (registration of Canadians abroad) web site posted by Consular Affairs of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade.

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