Cameroonian Visa is not required for Malians
Stay Duration: 90 days
Entry Requirements
- Mali citizens can travel to Cameroon without applying for a visa if they intend to stay for the maximum duration of 90 days.
- Passports of citizens must have a minimum of six months of validity remaining upon entry into the country.
- Citizens of Mali are required to provide a blank page of their passports for entry stamps upon entry.
- Malians must present a Yellow Fever certificate of vaccination upon entering Cameroon.
- Cats and dogs must be accompanied by a certificate of vaccination against Rabies as well as a certificate of good health issued by a veterinary authority less than 48 hours before departure.
- Travellers arriving with pets may be subject to a tax of 5,000 (CFA Franc-XAF) per pet.
- All visitors are required to pay an airport tax of 10,000 (CFA Franc-XAF) upon departing from the airport.
- Visitors are not restricted to carry any amount of currencies upon entry but visitors are required to make a declaration when they are exiting of 3,000,000 (CFA Franc-XAF) or more.
- Visitors are also expected to provide a computer-generated flight itinerary from the airline or travel agency or copy of airline tickets.
- Citizens of Mali must provide confirmed proof of accommodations for the duration of your trip through hotel reservation receipts, invitation letter of host or acceptance letter for internship.
- Visitors present evidence of sufficient funds to support stay in Cameroon through a most recent bank statement.
- The estimated flight time from Bamako, Mali to Yaounde, Cameroon is 3 hours, 26 minutes.
- Cameroon is on the West Africa Standard Time zone in Cameroon (GMT+1) which places Cameroon 1 hour ahead of Mali.
- The official languages of Cameroon are French and English, the languages of former colonial French Cameroons and British Cameroons. Although French is by far the most understood language (more than 80%).
- The religious population of Cameroon consists of 70% Christians and 20% Muslims.
- The country is well known for its native styles of music, particularly Makossa and Bikutsi, and for its successful national football team.
- Tourist literature describes Cameroon as “Africa in miniature” because it exhibits all major climates and vegetation of the continent: coast, desert, mountains, rainforest, and savanna.
- Transportation in Cameroon is mainly characterised by bus services, rail systems followed by aeroplanes and seaports.
- Thermal springs can be found throughout Cameroon and are found mostly in Ngaoundéré, Mt Cameroon and Manengoumba area, Lake Moundou.
- The Sanaga River is the longest in Cameroon and is known to be not navigable.
- Some of the most fertile land in the world can be found in Cameroon.
- The Waza National Park in Cameroon is one of the most visited places in the country. It has 30 species of mammals which includes the hartebeest, Sudan cheetah, water buck, lions and African Bush Elephants. It is also home to the rare Kordofan giraffe.
- Cameroon receives plenty of rainfall every year, making it one of the wettest places on Earth.