Work, social security and tax
Work permits, social security, agreements with France, taxes, business travel and starting a business.
Some points in this guide concern ties with France (social security, taxes, pensions, French schools) and are labelled as such. If another country's system applies to you, ask your own bodies (social security, pension fund, tax authority) and your country's embassy whether an agreement exists with this destination and what it provides.
Social security
Mali's scheme covers public and private employees (sickness and maternity, work accidents, old age, invalidity, death, family benefits). The self-employed can join old-age, sickness and family insurance voluntarily.
Verified factVerified on 10/2/26High confidenceCleiss, Le régime de sécurité sociale: Mali (2025)- French social security
A bilateral social security agreement is in force between France and Mali. Such agreements coordinate both systems to keep the rights of people who work or live in both countries; the Cleiss publishes the text.
Verified factVerified on 10/2/26High confidenceCleiss, Textes des accords internationaux de sécurité socialeCleiss, Accords de sécurité sociale avec la France: Mali - French expatriates
French expatriates can join the Caisse des Français de l'étranger (CFE) whatever their family and work situation, country, age or health, with no medical questionnaire. It offers health insurance, pension insurance to keep contributing, and occupational risk insurance; on return to France, rights continue without a break.
Verified factVerified on 10/2/26High confidenceCaisse des Français de l'étranger (CFE), Qui sommes-nous ?
Taxes
- Taxes in France
A tax treaty links France and Mali: it allocates taxing rights between the two countries to avoid double taxation. The text is published on impots.gouv.fr.
Verified factVerified on 10/2/26High confidenceimpots.gouv.fr, Les conventions internationales
Sources for this guide
- Cleiss, Le régime de sécurité sociale: Mali (2025) · Checked on October 2, 2026
- Cleiss, Textes des accords internationaux de sécurité sociale · Checked on October 2, 2026
- Cleiss, Accords de sécurité sociale avec la France: Mali · Checked on October 2, 2026
- Caisse des Français de l'étranger (CFE), Qui sommes-nous ? · Checked on October 2, 2026
- impots.gouv.fr, Les conventions internationales · Checked on October 2, 2026
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