Mali - Obtain a Malian Nationality by Marriage

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Procedure

Apply In-Person

1. The application for the acquisition of Malian nationality by marriage is open to any person of foreign nationality or stateless who has contracted marriage with a Malian, either in Mali or abroad.
2. Eligible applicant should submit the application file (list below under required document section) to the closest judge's office if made in Mali, or a Malian embassies or consulates abroad if made outside the country. The judges and offices representing Mali abroad then transmit them to the Malian Ministry of Justice.
3. Your application file will then be forwarded to the judicial/public authority for validation and decision making by the minister of Justice within a period of 12 months.
4. After the expiry of the one-year period and in the absence of opposition from the government, the Ministry of Justice will approve the declaration and sign the copy of the declaration
5. You will then be notified of the outcome of your application by letter/phone by the judge's office or the Malian embassies/consulates with whom you had file the application with, if your request is denied no reason will be given for the refusal to grant the certificate.
6. Upon being notified of the approval, re-visit the judge's office or the Malian embassies/consulates with your identification document and calm the citizenship certificate on payment of all required fee.
   

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Required Documents

• A stamped request addressed to the Ministry of Justice
• A literal copy of the marriage certificate
• A certificate of nationality of the spouse
• A literal copy of the spouse's birth certificate
• A certificate of non-repudiation of Malian nationality
• Residence certificate.
• Police record and police investigation report.
• Certificate of good conduct and behaviour.
• Certificate of non-conviction.
• Judicial guarantee.
• Affidavit signed by two Malian citizens.
• Any other addition documents request for by the judge’s office/embassy.
  

Office Locations & Contacts

Ministry of Justice, Keeper of the Seals
Address: Cité administrative - Building n ° 12 - 3rd floor Mali
BP 97 Bamako, MALI
Telephone: (+223) 2001511/20236898/20226756
Website: Link

Eligibility

• Any person of foreign nationality or stateless who has contracted marriage with a Malian, except for them to decline the status of Malian before marriage.
• A foreign man who marries a Malian woman may apply for Malian citizenship three years after the marriage.
• Reside in Mali for a period of two years for a foreigner married to a Malian woman.
  

Fees

FCFA 100 stamp

Validity

The Certificate is valid forever and should be kept safely as no duplicate is issued in case of loss.

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Processing Time

Processing period is one year after registration and notification to the Ministry of Justice

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Instructions

Important notes

• Within one year after making the declaration, the Government may by decree oppose such acquisition of citizenship by marriage. Where the marriage has been celebrated in Mali, the time limit mentioned above shall be set from the date of celebration of the marriage. Where it has been celebrated abroad, the time limit shall be set from the date of transcription of the act on the civil status registers. In case of opposition of the Government, the person concerned shall be deemed never to have acquired Malian nationality.
• Any person who has acquired citizenship by registration may be deprived of that citizenship if the registration has been obtained by means of fraud, false representation or the concealment of any material fact.
  

Required Information

• Full name of the applicant
• Residential address in Mali and abroad
• Date of birth/place of birth
• Place/country of marriage
• Date of marriage
• Spouse full names
• Nationality of the spouse
• Declaration by the applicant
  

Need for the Document

• Citizenship is the status of a person recognized under the custom or law of a sovereign country as a member. Each country is free to determine the conditions under which it will recognize persons as its citizens, and the conditions under which that status will be withdrawn.
• Under Article 233 of the Persons and Family Code, the foreign spouse of a Mali citizen may be registered as a citizen of Mali as long as he/she meets the requirements as set by the Mali citizenship act.
  

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