Madagascar visa requirements for Malians

Travel and visa requirements

Malagasy Visa is not required for Malians

Stay Duration: 90 days

Entry Requirements

  • Malians  intending to visit Madagascar must first apply for an E-visa.
  • This online pre-visa can be granted by the Madagascar consulate in the applicant's home country.
  • On presentation of the pre-visa at the border checkpoint of Madagascar  the traveller is then issued a visa on arrival.
  • This visa is valid for a maximum total stay of 90 days within a one-year period.
  • Alongside the printed confirmation that a visa will be issued upon arrival, the traveller must also have a return/onward ticket.
  • A proof of hotel accommodation is also needed, as well as an international certificate of vaccination.
  • Malians intending to visit Madagascar are required to provide a passport with six months of validity and with atleast two blank pages for stamps on arrival and departure.
  • Malians intending to visit Madagascar are allowed unlimited foreign currency import but amounts on or exceeding $2731 must be declared on entry 
  • 30 days tourist visa cots $37 while the 60 days tourist visa costs $45

Frequently Asked Questions


Is it safe in Madagascar?

You should remain vigilant when visiting beaches to the South and North of Toliara (Tuléar) as there have been attacks and robberies. Avoid visiting isolated and remote beaches, especially alone. Crime, particularly robbery and theft is widespread in Madagascar.


What is Madagascar most famous for?

Madagascar is well known many things including its wildlife and culture. The majority of Madagascan flora and fauna are endemic to the island. Madagascar is a 226,658 square mile island nation in Africa located within the Indian Ocean.


What’s special about Madagascar?

Almost all of Madagascar’s reptile and amphibian species, half of its birds, and all of its lemurs are endemic to the island; meaning they can be found nowhere else on earth. Their descendants underwent dwarfing and evolved into species unique to the island.


What is the best time of the year to visit Madagascar?

Whilst Madagascar holidays can be enjoyed hear-round, the principal wet season is from late December through to the month of March; often involving cyclones, it is probably best avoided! The best time to go to Madagascar is therefore between the months of April through to mid-December


Is Madagascar poor?

Despite a wealth of abundant and diverse natural resources, Madagascar is one of the world's poorest countries. Madagascar holds great potential for agricultural development, mainly due to the large variety of soil types and climatic diversity.