📋 Administrative Procedures
Civil and administrative procedures in Mali (NID, Passport, Business registration, CNSS)
Road accident in Bamako: police report, insurance and injuries
What to do after a road accident in Mali according to the official portal: contact the Public Highway division of the police station or the gendarmerie, free report, record sent to insurers within a week, what changes if someone is injured.
Vehicle registration, road tax and roadworthiness test in Mali: steps, fees and timelines
Registering a vehicle in Mali according to the official portal: customs clearance and registration card, change of owner (10,000 FCFA plus stamps), roadworthiness test at Mali Technic System in Sogoniko (5,000 FCFA), annual road tax of 7,000 to 75,000 FCFA.
Biometric ID card in Mali: AES card, NINA, documents and validity (2026)
Mali's biometric identity card under the 2022 and 2025 decrees: the AES card replaces the ECOWAS card and the NINA card, documents, 5-year validity, compulsory at 15, where to apply in Bamako.
Residence Permit for Foreigners in Mali: procedure and cost
How to get a residence permit (carte de séjour) in Mali as a foreigner living in Bamako: competent authority, required documents, cost to be verified.
Criminal record certificate in Mali: 750 FCFA, 24 hours, where to apply in Bamako
Criminal record extract in Mali according to the official portal: court of your place of birth, in Bamako the Commune III Justice of the Peace court with extended jurisdiction, birth certificate, 750 FCFA, 24 hours.
Malian nationality certificate: 750 FCFA, 24 hours, and acquiring nationality by marriage or naturalisation
Malian nationality certificate according to the official portal: civil court, birth certificate, 750 FCFA, 24 hours. Acquiring nationality by marriage or naturalisation (10 years' residence): documents and timelines.
International vaccination booklet and social certificates in Mali
Health and social certificates in Mali according to the official portal: international vaccination booklet (750 FCFA, free vaccination in public facilities), free certificate of indigence at the town hall, household certificate (100 FCFA), pregnancy and disability certificates.
Civil service exams in Mali: eligibility, age limits, application file and retirement (2026 statute)
Mali's new General Civil Service Statute (ordinance no. 2026-003 of 2 March 2026): who can sit a direct recruitment exam, age limit by category, required diplomas, application documents, 18-month probation, leave and retirement age.
Starting a business in Mali: API-Mali one-stop shop, documents, fees and 72 hours
Starting a business in Bamako according to the official portal: API-Mali one-stop shop, sole proprietorship for 8,400 FCFA, company (RCCM 15,000 FCFA, articles, legal notice), 72-hour timeline, operating licences.
Registering an association in Mali: declaration, articles and receipt
Setting up an association or sports club in Mali according to the official portal and law no. 04-038 of 5 August 2004: founding meeting, declaration signed by three officers, articles and minutes in two copies, free receipt.
A death in Mali: burial permit and death certificate, free procedures
Procedures after a death in Mali according to the official portal: doctor's death declaration, burial permit issued on the spot by the town hall, death certificate in 24 hours; burial and certificates free, copy 100 FCFA.
Lost or stolen documents in Mali: free declaration and replacing your papers
Lost or stolen documents in Mali according to the official portal: free declaration at the police station, gendarmerie or prefecture, certificate of loss issued on the spot, then replacing your ID card, licence and passport.
Malians abroad: consular card, passport, civil status and documents to get in Mali
What a Malian living abroad can do at the consulate (registration, AES consular card, passport, safe-conduct, civil status, transcription within 30 days, legalisation) and what must be done in Mali (criminal record, nationality certificate).
Diplomas in Mali: DEF and baccalaureate certificates, authentication, scholarships
School and university procedures in Mali according to the official portal: DEF certificate at the CAP (200 FCFA stamp), free baccalaureate certificate, diploma authentication within 7 days, national CENOU scholarship (under 25), transfers after the DEF.
Flying a drone in Mali: permits, remote pilot licence, no-fly areas and fines (2026 decree)
Decree no. 2026-0092/PT-RM of 25 February 2026 regulates civil drones in Mali: permits to import, buy and operate, registration, remote pilot licence, no flying over towns or filming public places without permission, fines up to 500,000 FCFA.
Children in Mali: adoption, delegating parental authority, child travel document, selling a minor's property
Procedures for a minor according to Mali's official portal: protective adoption (court, 2 to 3 months), delegation of parental authority, ECOWAS child travel document from the Border Police in 24 hours, permission to sell a minor's property.
Birth certificate extract in Mali: free, 24 hours, civil status centre
Birth certificate extract in Mali according to the official portal: free volet III, 100 FCFA copy, 24-hour delay, declaration within 30 days and supplementary judgment afterwards.
INPS in Mali: social security card, retirement pension and work accidents
Social security in Mali according to the official portal: INPS registration by the employer, free insured person's card within 21 days, pension at 58 with 13 years of contributions, early retirement, declaring a work accident.
Legalising documents and getting a residence certificate in Mali: fee and timing
Getting a document legalised in Mali according to the official portal: at the town hall, ID card, 1,000 FCFA per copy, under 24 hours. Free residence certificate at the police station or town hall.
Renting out your home in Bamako as a landlord: lease, registration, property income, unpaid rent
A Bamako landlord's obligations according to official sources: registering the contract at the tax centre in 24 hours, declaring rental income before 30 March (30 April at the latest), property tax, and what to do about unpaid rent through a judicial officer.
Getting married or divorced in Mali: civil marriage, marriage certificate and divorce procedure
Civil marriage in Mali according to the official portal: declaration at the town hall, 15 days before the ceremony, free marriage certificate extract, 1,000 FCFA family booklet. Divorce: mutual consent, breakdown of married life or fault, 20,000 FCFA deposit.
Tax number (NIF), patente, tax clearance and VAT in Mali: a business's tax procedures
Tax procedures in Mali according to the official portal: free NIF in 48 hours at the tax centre, annual patente, tax clearance certificate (1,000 FCFA, 3 to 7 days), VAT return by the 15th of the month, registering contracts, rental income.
Malian passport: documents, fee, delay and the new AES e-passport (2026)
Malian passport: 50,000 FCFA per the official portal, documents, a 21-day delay often cut to 24 to 72 hours, Border Police in Bamako, and the new AES e-passport created in 2025 (5-year validity).
Driving licence in Mali: test, documents, fees, duplicate and renewal
Driving licence in Mali according to the official portal: test at the Regional Transport Directorate, documents, 5,750 FCFA in tax stamps, fees, receipt within 7 days, final licence in a month, duplicate and renewal.
Building permit in Bamako: file, 19 working days, tacit approval
Building permit in Mali according to the official portal and decree no. 08-766: application to the town hall, technical file in 7 copies, 10,000 FCFA fee, answer within 19 working days, tacit approval, valid for one year.
Local taxes in Bamako: TDRL, road tax, motorbike tax, bars, advertising (2026 ordinance)
Taxes of the District of Bamako and its communes under ordinance no. 2026-022 of 4 September 2026: TDRL at 3,000 FCFA, road tax, motorbike and bicycle tax, bars and maquis, nightclubs, advertising, building authorisation tax, with maximum amounts.
Land in Bamako: checking a title, CUH concession, occupation permit and land title
Buying or securing land in Bamako according to the official portal: check the title at the Land Registry (5,000 FCFA, 2 days), residential urban concession (CUH), transfer letter, occupation permit, conversion to a land title (15% registration duty, 6 months).