Visa policy of Malawi

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]

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Visa exemption

Citizens of the following countries and territories can visit Malawi for up to 90 days without a visa:[2]

In addition, on 7 February 2024, the Malawi government has waived requirements for citizens of the following countries to boost tourism:[3]

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]

Electronic Visa (e-Visa)

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

See also
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Malawi.
  • Visa requirements for Malawian citizens

References
  1. "How to get there - Passports & Visas".
  2. "Visa and passport". Timatic. International Air Transport Association through Emirates. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  3. "Malawi government".
  4. "Ghana and Malawi introduce visa-free".
  5. "Visa New Regime October 2015 (PDF)" (PDF).
  6. "Malawi Introduces Visas for European, Asian Visitors".
  7. "Immigration Documents".
  8. "Revised Visa Country Categories October 2016 (PDF)" (PDF).
  9. "PRESS STATEMENT On 17 May 2016 (PDF)" (PDF).
  10. Was granted from 1 October 2015
  11. "PRESS RELEASE of Department of Immigration (PDF)" (PDF).
  12. "::Department of Immigration Republic of Malawi::". Archived from the original on 2018-05-10. Retrieved 2017-10-19.
  13. "Countries need Visa – Department of Immigration. Republic of Malawi". Archived from the original on 2019-06-22. Retrieved 2019-06-22.
  14. "Malawi eVisa".
  15. https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=144387233620652&id=102389571153752
  16. "Malawi : le pays lance son service de visa électronique".


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