Visa policy of Malawi

Visitors to Malawi must obtain an e-Visa unless they come from one of the visa-exempt countries or countries eligible for visa on arrival. ^[1]

A Malawi single-entry visa issued to a Chinese citizen in 2017 at Kamuzu International Airport

A Malawi single-entry visa issued to a Russian citizen in 2010 at Kamuzu International Airport

Visa policy map

  Malawi

  Visa not required

  Visa on arrival / eVisa

  eVisa

Visa exemption

Citizens of the following countries and territories can visit Malawi without a visa for up to 90 days: ^{[3] [4] [5] [6]}

Angola Antigua and Barbuda Bahamas Barbados Belize Benin Botswana Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Eswatini Fiji Gambia Ghana

Grenada Haiti Hong Kong Israel Jamaica Kenya Kiribati Lesotho Malaysia Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Nauru Philippines

Rwanda Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Seychelles Singapore South Africa Tanzania Trinidad and Tobago Tuvalu Uganda Vanuatu Zambia Zimbabwe

Date of visa changes
Visa free 7 February 2024: Australia, Belgium, Brunei, Canada, China Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, [7] Guyana, Ireland, Italy, Maldives, Malta, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Papua New Guinea, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon, Islands, Sri Lanka, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States Cancelled: 1 October 2015: Australia, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brunei, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Guyana, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Maldives, Malta, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Papua New Guinea, Portugal, San Marino, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Taiwan, Tonga, United Kingdom, United States, Vanuatu. [8] [9] [10] 9 September 2016: Ireland [11] 3 January 2026: Australia, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brunei, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Guyana, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Maldives, Malta, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Papua New Guinea, Portugal, San Marino, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Taiwan, Tonga, United Kingdom, United States. [12] Visa on arrival 1 October 2015: Albania, Andorra, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, Chile, China,* Colombia,* Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Finland, France, Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guyana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland (Rep.), Italy, Japan, Jordan, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos., Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Maldives, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar,* Romania, São Tomé and Príncipe, Saudi Arabia, San Marino, Serbia,* Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Spain, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tonga, United Arab Emirates,* United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vatican and Vietnam 9 September 2016: Ireland Cancelled: 17 May 2016: Morocco and Niger [13] 9 September 2016: Algeria, Angola, China,* Colombia,* Cuba, Djibouti, Eritrea, India, Ghana, Liberia, Mauritania, Nepal, Oman, Qatar,* Senegal, Serbia,* Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Togo, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates* [14] [15] 25 March 2020: All ”Visa on arrival” countries are required to have e-Visa. Malawi does not issue visas on arrival anymore. There is no information available if this is permanent change or temporary due to the COVID-19 pandemic. * - these countries are in both lists (visa on arrival and visa is required)

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.

Visa on arrival

IATA Timatic indicates that visas are no longer issued upon arrival. However, travel advisories from several countries, as well as the Malawi Department of Tourism, state that visas are still available on arrival. Until the situation is fully clarified, boarding may still be permitted, but travelers should be aware of potential risks. Malawi Immigration recommends applying for an eVisa in advance. ^[16]

According to documents published by the High Commission of Malawi in the United Kingdom and the Malawi Department of Tourism, citizens of all countries that are not visa-exempt may obtain a visa on arrival. This does not apply to citizens of the following countries: ^{[17] [18]}

Afghanistan Algeria Bangladesh Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Central African Republic Chad China DR Congo Djibouti Egypt

Eritrea Ethiopia India Iran Iraq Kazakhstan Lebanon Liberia Libya Mali Mauritania Morocco

Nepal Niger Nigeria Oman Pakistan Palestine Qatar Russia Senegal Serbia Somalia South Sudan

Sri Lanka Sudan Syria Tajikistan Togo Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Ukraine Uzbekistan Yemen

Electronic Visa (e-Visa)

Malawi launched an e-Visa application system on 1 November 2019. ^{[19] [20] [21]}

See also

• Malawi portal

• 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 24 January 2025.
3. "Visa and passport". Timatic . International Air Transport Association through Emirates . Retrieved 1 April 2017.
4. "Immigration amendment regulations 2026".
5. "Visa Guide".
6. "List of countries and their visa requirement status" (PDF).
7. "Ghana and Malawi introduce visa-free".
8. "Visa New Regime October 2015 (PDF)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-10-10. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
9. "Malawi Introduces Visas for European, Asian Visitors".
10. "Immigration Documents".^{[ permanent dead link ]}
11. "Revised Visa Country Categories October 2016 (PDF)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-10-17.
12. "Immigration amendment regulations 2026".
13. "PRESS STATEMENT On 17 May 2016 (PDF)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
14. Was granted from 1 October 2015
15. "PRESS RELEASE of Department of Immigration (PDF)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-10-17.
16. "Visa and passport". Timatic . International Air Transport Association through Emirates . Retrieved 22 January 2026.
17. "Visa policy - High Commission of Malawi in the United Kingdom".
18. "List of countries that require a visa in advance".
19. "Malawi eVisa".
20. https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=144387233620652&id=102389571153752 ^{[ user-generated source ]}
21. "Malawi : le pays lance son service de visa électronique".

Notes

1. No longer listed on IATA Timatic ^[2]

External links

• List of nationalities who require a visa Archived 2019-06-22 at the Wayback Machine
• List of nationalities who are visa exempt Archived 2019-08-22 at the Wayback Machine
• eVisa portal