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Old 16 Jun 2014
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Visa still very high

For people still looking at this thread, I crossed the border from Mali on June 16, 2014 and the price for a VISA was 94000CFA or about $200 USD. Quite unreasonable. I don't know what the price is in the embassy in Bamako.
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That's why you should get it at the embassy.
I bought 3 days transit at the border for 24000CFA in January
For that I could have had a full visa
Also group visa much cheaper, 12000
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Hello everyone.

Does anyone have the coordinates for the embassy or directions, I have the address but am struggling to find it on google maps and my sat nav.

I pick up my Mali visa tomorrow in Dakar and intend to get the Burkina Faso visa in Bamoko.

Cheers Zed.
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Zed,


BF Embassy in Bamako not shown on Google Maps but is approx 250 m east of American Embassy, 100m north of Ave de la Nation (RN5), as in Bradt's Mali 3rd edition 2009. Approx location is 12.630876N, -8.015289W. Hope this helps.
Peter
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Thank you Peter.
Co-ordinates stored, at least I know I will be in the right part of the city. Shouldn't be a problem now.
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Burkina embassy in Bamako January 2015


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Can anybody confirm the previous info about visa cost in Bamako? Is it still 24000 sfa?
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Confirmed. 24000cfa. Left passport today and will get it back tomorrow
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Can anyone confirm the cost at the Sikasso (Mali) border? Given the recent events in Mali I'd like to avoid Bamako completely.
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Does anyone has up to date information on the visa prices for BF?

Both at embassies and land borders.

And addresses of BF embassies in the neighbouring countries?

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