Mali - Apply for a Driver License

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Procedure

Apply In-Person

1. For first time applicants, one needs to enrol yourself in a diving school, however No law obliges the applicant to be trained in driving school before taking the driving exams to obtain a driving license in Mali.
2. You should visit the Regional Transport Directorate at the driving license section, or at the transport subdivision at the Circle level near you and;

   • Collect necessary forms and accurately fill them;
   • Make all necessary payment at the cashier desk, upon which you will be issued with a receipt.
   • Attach all the required documents (listed below); and
   • Submit the documents to be verified and recorded.

3. The head of the permit section registers the file and transmits it to the Inspector who verifies compliance and affixes a visa.
4. The file is then sent to the secretariat of the driving license division for registration, then returned to the inspector responsible to schedule a booking of the theoretical and practical examination. {For example for Bamako and Kayes, the exams take place from Tuesday to Thursday}.
5. After the examination, the inspector draws up a report containing the list of definitive admissions.

   • NB: If the candidate fails for the first time, he/she must re-appear the following week. If he/she fails a second time, he/she must reapply in a month. After six attempts, he/she resumed under the conditions of a new candidate.

6. Candidates that have passed the exams will receives a success receipt (indicating his name, date of birth, license category and the day of the exam)
7. Successful candidate’s files are then sent to the Regional Director who issues the candidate’s with a provisional driving license within 7 days that enable them to practice driving for a period of time.
8. The candidate’s file slip is then sent to the National Directorate of Transport, to the “Production of Transport Documents” division for registration in the national file and issue of a driving license number.
9. The “Production of Transport Documents” division establishes the final Driving License signed by the National Director or his deputy.
10. The document is returned by slip to the Regional Directorate from where it originates and registered with the driving license division within one month.
11. The applicant should then visit the Regional Directorate, Secretariat of the driving license section and present the receipt and / or receipt of the provisional license and your identity card to be verified and issuing of the license upon payment of the license fees.
    

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Required Documents

• Copy of the birth certificate extract.
• Residence certificate.
• 4 identity photos.
• Revenue stamps 5,750 CFA francs.
• Certificate of medical examination for certain cases.
• A certificate of nationality for foreigners.
  

Office Locations & Contacts

Ministry of Equipment and Transport
Address: Dar salam - Mali
National Directorate of Transport: (+223) 20 22 41 12/20 22 64 63

Eligibility

• You have attained the legal adult age of 18 years, and above for motor vehicle license, and 16 years and above for a motor cycle license
• You have passed the driving test and you are competent to drive that class of motor vehicle and that you hold a certificate of competence.
• You produce a medical certificate from a medical practitioner, stating that you are physically fit to drive that class or classes of motor vehicles in question.
  

Fees

Driving schools:

• Apprenticeship to obtain a heavy vehicle license = 150,000 FCFA
• Apprenticeship to obtain a light weight license = 110,000 FCFA
• For each examination, the user pays 4,000 FCFA.
  

Driver's license:

• Application fees = 4,000 CFA francs
• Road Safety Fee = 5,000 CFA francs
  

Validity

The license renewal does not concern light-duty vehicles, but categories C, D and E, that is to say common transport vehicles, heavy-duty vehicles. It takes place every five years up to an age limit of 18 to 45 for the license holder. Beyond 4 years, renewal occurs every three years, and beyond 55, every two years.

NB: for A and B permits, renewal is carried out only if necessary;

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Processing Time

The processing period is 1 month after deposit of the exam success receipt.

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Required Information

• Full names of the applicant
• Date of birth/place
• Age/gender
• Class/category you wish to apply for.
• Contact details
• Residential address in Mali
• Nationality
  

Need for the Document

• The driving license is an official government document that allow/authorizes a person to drive a motor vehicle of any class on a road in Mali
• No person is allowed to drive a motor vehicle in Mali, unless he/she is a holder of a valid driving license or a provisional license endorsed in respect of that class of vehicle.
• Any person driving a motor vehicle on a road is required by law carry his/her driving license or provisional license all times, and produce it when requested for by a police officer for examination.
  

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Other uses of the Document/Certificate

A driving licence can be used as can be used as proof of identity/nationality.

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