Visa policy of Malawi explained

Visitors to Malawi must obtain a visa from one of the Malawian diplomatic missions unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries or countries eligible for visa on arrival.^[1]

Visa exemption

Citizens of the following countries and territories can visit Malawi for up to 90 days without a visa:

Antigua and Barbuda Bahamas Barbados Belize Botswana Dominica Fiji Gambia Ghana Grenada Hong Kong (30 days)

Israel Jamaica Kenya Kiribati Lesotho Malaysia Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Nauru Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa Seychelles South Africa Trinidad and Tobago Tuvalu Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe

In addition, on 7 February 2024, the Malawi government has waived requirements for citizens of the following countries to boost tourism:^[2]

Australia Belgium Canada China Cyprus Finland

France Germany Guyana Ireland Italy Maldives Malta

Netherlands New Zealand Norway Papua New Guinea Poland Portugal

Sierra Leone Singapore^[3] Solomon Islands Sri Lanka Sweden United Kingdom United States

Holders of diplomatic, service or official passports of any country traveling on duty do not require a visa for 90 days. And Laissez-Passer holders of United Nations, African Union, African Development Bank, International Red Locust Control Organization for Central and Southern Africa and Preferential Trade Area.

Holders of confirmed onward tickets for a maximum transit time of 24 hours can transit without a visa through Malawi. This facility is not applicable to nationals of Egypt, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Russia, Sudan, Syria, Ukraine, Uzbekistan and Yemen.

Visa on arrival

Nationals of certain countries may obtain a visa on arrival to Malawi. The information on which countries are eligible is inconsistent.

Depending on the purpose of visit, a traveler who has a valid visa is granted a Visitors Permit (VP) or Business Visit (BV) at the port of entry valid for 30 days and can be extended up to a maximum period of 90 days.^[12]

According to a document published by the Department of Immigration, nationals of all countries that are not visa exempt may obtain a visa on arrival. This is not applicable to nationals of the following countries:^[13]

Afghanistan Algeria Angola Bangladesh Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Colombia Cuba Djibouti

Egypt Ethiopia Eritrea Ghana India Iraq Kazakhstan Lebanon Liberia Libya Mali Mauritania

Morocco Niger Nepal Nigeria Oman Pakistan Qatar Rwanda Senegal Serbia Somalia

Sri Lanka Sudan Tajikistan Togo Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Ukraine United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Yemen

Electronic Visa (e-Visa)

Malawi launched an e-Visa application system on 1 November 2019.^{[14] [15] [16]}

See also

• Visa requirements for Malawian citizens

External links

• List of nationalities who require a visa
• List of nationalities who are visa exempt
• eVisa portal

Notes and References

1. Web site: How to get there - Passports & Visas.
2. Web site: Malawi government.
3. Web site: Malawi - Travel Page . www.mfa.gov.sg . . 12 June 2024 . en . 4 June 2024.
4. Web site: Ghana and Malawi introduce visa-free.
5. Web site: Visa New Regime October 2015 (PDF).
6. Web site: Malawi Introduces Visas for European, Asian Visitors.
7. Web site: Immigration Documents.
8. Web site: Revised Visa Country Categories October 2016 (PDF).
9. Web site: PRESS STATEMENT On 17 May 2016 (PDF).
10. Was granted from 1 October 2015
11. Web site: PRESS RELEASE of Department of Immigration (PDF).
12. Web site: ::Department of Immigration Republic of Malawi:: . 2017-10-19 . 2018-05-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180510155448/http://www.immigration.gov.mw/visa.html . dead.
13. Web site: Countries need Visa – Department of Immigration. Republic of Malawi . 2019-06-22 . 2019-06-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190622102952/https://www.immigration.gov.mw/visa/countries-whose-nationals-need-visa-when-coming-to-malawi/ . dead.
14. Web site: Malawi eVisa.
15. https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=144387233620652&id=102389571153752
16. Web site: Malawi : le pays lance son service de visa électronique.