Danish Embassy in Bamako

Malian citizens must obtain a visa before travelling to Denmark. Whether the Danish embassy in Bamako takes applications itself or through a visa centre is set out on its official website.

2024 figures: 510 short-stay Schengen visa applications were lodged at Denmark’s embassy in Bamako, and 124 visas were issued. 397 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 76.2%. The refusal rate rose by 21.1 points from 55.1% in 2023, a sharp increase. Applications rose by 23% compared with 2023 (415).

Across all Schengen consulates in Mali, 42.9% of applications were refused in 2024; Denmark’s rate worldwide was 24.1%. Denmark received the 5th largest number of applications of the 5 Schengen states represented here.

17.7% of the visas issued here were multiple-entry visas, valid for several trips. The statistics count applications, not people, and include every nationality that applies here, not only citizens of Mali.

The Danish embassy in Bamako is the only mission of Denmark in Mali on record. Mali has no mission in Denmark on record.

About the Danish embassy in Bamako

It appears in official lists as Embassy of Denmark in Bamako.

Address and contact

Address: Lots 94-95, Cité du Niger II, Bamako. The record for the Danish embassy in Bamako includes an official website.

Danish citizens travelling to Mali

Danish citizens must obtain a visa before travelling to Mali.

When the Danish embassy in Bamako is closed

The next closures of the Danish embassy in Bamako for public holidays in Mali are Christmas Day on Friday 25 December 2026 and New Year's Day on Friday 1 January 2027; it may also close for Christmas Day (Juledag / 1. juledag) on Friday 25 December 2026.

Before visiting the Danish embassy in Bamako

Current procedures for the Danish embassy in Bamako, including any appointment system, are on its official website, linked on this page.

Near the Danish embassy in Bamako

Within 1 km of the Danish embassy in Bamako there are 4 other foreign missions.