Visa requirements for Malawian citizens explained

Visa requirements for Malawian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of the Malawi. As of 2 July 2019, Malawian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 70 countries and territories, ranking the Malawian passport 73rd in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.^[1]

Visa requirements

Country	Visa requirement	Allowed stay	Notes (excluding departure fees)
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Angola	^[2]	30 days
Antigua and Barbuda		30 days
Argentina
Armenia
Australia and territories			May apply online (Online Visitor e600 visa).^[3]
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas		3 months
Bahrain
Bangladesh		90 days
Barbados		6 month
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
		90 days^[4] ^[5]
Bhutan
		90 days
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana		90 days
Brazil
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia		30 days
Cameroon
Canada
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
Colombia			May apply online.^[6]
Comoros
Costa Rica
Cote d'Ivoire
Croatia
Cuba		30 days	Extendable up to 60 days with a fee.
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Djibouti	^[7]	31 days
Dominica		6 months
Dominican Republic
Ecuador		90 days
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia		up to 90 days
Fiji		4 months
Finland
Gabon	^[8]		Electronic visa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport.
Gambia		90 days
Georgia
Germany
Ghana		30 days
Greece
Grenada		3 months
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau		90 days
Guyana
Haiti		3 months
Honduras
Hungary
Iceland
India	^[9]	60 days
Indonesia
		30 days^[10]
Iraq
Ireland
Israel		3 months
Italy
Jamaica		180 days
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya	^[11]	3 months
Kiribati		30 days
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
		30 days
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho		90 days
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Madagascar		90 days
Malaysia		30 days
Maldives		30 days
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritania			Available at Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport.
Mauritius		90 days
Mexico
		30 days
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia		3 months
Nauru
Nepal		90 days
New Zealand			Holders of an Australian Permanent Resident Visa or Resident Return Visa may be granted a New Zealand Resident Visa on arrival permitting indefinite stay (pursuant to the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement), subject to meeting character requirements and obtaining an Electronic Travel Authority prior to departure.^[12]
Nicaragua		30 days
Niger
Nigeria
Norway
Oman
Pakistan	^[13]		Online Visa eligible.^[14]
Palau		30 days
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines		30 days
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Romania
Rwanda		30 days
Saint Kitts and Nevis		3 months
Saint Lucia		6 weeks
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines		1 month
Samoa		60 days
San Marino
Saudi Arabia
Senegal		90 days
Serbia
Seychelles		3 months
Sierra Leone
Singapore		30 days
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia		30 days
South Africa		30 days
	^[15]		Obtainable online^[16] Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel
Spain
Sri Lanka		30 days
Sudan
Suriname	^[17]
Sweden
Switzerland
Tajikistan
Timor-Leste		30 days
Togo		7 days
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu		1 month	Free of charge
Uganda		3 months
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom and Crown dependencies
United States
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu		30 days
Yemen
Zambia		90 days
Zimbabwe		3 months

Dependent, Disputed, or Restricted territories

Unrecognized or partially recognized countries

Territory	Conditions of access	Notes
	^[18]
	^[19]	90 days
	^[20]
		Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed.^[21]
		Undefined visa regime in the Western Sahara controlled territory.
		30 days for 30 US dollars, payable on arrival.^[22] ^[23]
	^[24]	Multiple entry visa to Russia and three day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia.^[25] ^[26]
	^[27]
	^[28]	Registration required after 24h.^[29] ^[30]

Dependent and autonomous territories

Territory	Conditions of access	Notes
China
Hong Kong		90 days
Denmark
Faroe Islands	^[31]
Greenland	^[32]
France
French Guiana
French Polynesia
French West Indies		Includes overseas departments of Guadeloupe and Martinique and overseas collectivities of Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin.
Mayotte
New Caledonia
Reunion
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Wallis and Futuna	^[33]
Netherlands
Aruba
Caribbean Netherlands		Includes Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba.
New Zealand
Cook Islands		31 days
Niue		30 days
Tokelau	^[34]
United Kingdom
	^[35]
Anguilla		Holders of a valid visa issued by the United Kingdom do not require a visa.^[36]
Bermuda
British Indian Ocean Territory		Special permit required.^[37]
Cayman Islands
Gibraltar
Montserrat
		14 days visa free and landing fee 35 USD or tax of 5 USD if not going ashore.^[38] ^[39] ^[40]
	^[41] ^[42]	3 months within any year period
	^[43] ^[44]
		Permission to land required for 15/30 pounds sterling (yacht/ship passenger) for Tristan da Cunha Island or 20 pounds sterling for Gough Island, Inaccessible Island or Nightingale Islands.^[45]
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands		Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling).^[46] ^[47]
Turks and Caicos Islands		Holders of a valid visa issued by Canada, United Kingdom or the USA do not required a visa for a maximum stay of 90 days.
United States
American Samoa
Guam
Northern Mariana Islands
Puerto Rico
Antarctica and adjacent islands

See also

• Visa policy of Malawi
• Malawian passport

References and Notes

References

Notes

Notes and References

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